Piercing is a way to modify the human body, usually boring it in order to introduce sterile pieces of metal.
The papues of New Guinea-focused its decoration on the nose, the body decorations, serve to give the person the virtues of the animal from which the dress. The Kayapos, drill the ears of newborns and the lower lip of the smallest. The head Kayapo have the right to carry a adornment lip of quartz in private ceremonies, differentiating themselves from their counterparts.
For the Eskimos of Alaska, the piercing of the tongue and lip meant the moment of transition to the adult world and meant that the child had become hunter.
In India it is very common, especially women, pierce your nose, the nasal septum and the ears.
The pierced the side of the nose is from India, where caste reserved the highest since the nasal septum is drilled from New Guinea.
At the time of the pharaohs, the navel ring was only the royal family. The ancient Mayas practiced the art of drilling, boring the lips, nose and ears.
Currently, women with more piercings around the body is the Brazilian Elaine Davidson.
The jewel
There are several materials for the jewels. Though usually say that is the most appropriate surgical steel, this is not true. The ideal is to use materials such as titanium or even the Teflon because they are less reactive and thus produce a lower immune response, causing an allergy or inflammation. I do not recommend the use of Gold, because depending on the person’s immune system, can cause some allergic reaction.
Care for healing
For the healing will never come into the sea because it contains many impurities. You should also avoid alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, mertiolate and mercury. The truth is washing the piercings during the first months with a solution of water with salt (brine), or antiseptic soap. There may be no place inflammation (redness, secretions and accumulation of pus), and allergies. You should avoid swimming pool, sea, sauna and sex (in the case of genital piercings) for thirty days. You should not consume alcohol or fatty foods during the period of healing.
Important recommendations to users of piercing:
* Wash hands with antiseptic soap before touching it.
* Wash your mouth with antiseptic mouth after meals. (In the case of oral piercings)
* Clean the piercing two of the three times a day, in the process of healing.
* Do not let others touch on your piercing without washing their hands.
* Avoid sauna, swimming pool, sea bath, pond and excessive sun.
* Atritos caused by tight clothes, heavy or excessive movements can cause keloids, irritation of the skin. This forms a dark red around the piercing, which could lead to rejection.
* The piercing can only be exchanged or withdrawn when the place is already drilled completely healed.
* Avoid synthetic clothing fair and they are in contact with the piercing, make it difficult to breathe because of the skin.
* Do not submit your piercing any friction.
* Stress, poor diet, drug and alcohol or disease may prolong the period of healing, therefore decrease the immune system.
* Not having contact with fluids of others, such as sweat, saliva, secretions, blood, etc..
* Leave far from his piercing, cosmetics, bronzing, perfumes, bed linen dirty, appliances, telephone or any object of public use. The infections are caused by contact with bacteria and fungi that can be anywhere.
* To clean the piercing, use an antiseptic soap and brine, and apply on the spot, slowly turning the jewel. Make sure was not any residue or secretion.
* Only touch the piercing when you are clearing, and with their hands previously sanitised.
* For the healing of oral piercings, chew ice and drink iced water in the first three days. Avoid kisses, food apimentados, acids, eggs, chocolate and meat type pig.
* Do not apply on the piercing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, mertiolate, mercury and polishes that are not displayed by a professional.
* To use buds of the tongue piercings to remove excess of pus.
Time of healing the piercing
Wikimedia Commons has media on PiercingLábio - 2 to 4 months
Language - 4 to 6 months
Bochecha - 2 to 3 months
Sobrancelha - 6 to 8 months
Bring (ear), Sobrancelha, septum - 6 to 8 months
Cartilagem’s ear - 1 year
Tab of the nose - 2 months to 1 year
Umbigo - 6 months to 1 year
Nipple - 4 months to 1 year
Lábio internal, Clitóris - 4 to 8 weeks
Lábio outside, Períneo - 2 to 6 months
Pênis - 8 weeks
Nuca - 6 to 8 months
Cartilagem the Ear Nose and - 3 months to 1 year
Braço/pulso- 1 to 2 months
[edit] extensions
Extending the context of body-piercing is the deliberate expansion of a healed any fistula (hole in the skin). The lobes of the ears are the most common site, and nasal septum, tongue, lip and cartilage. Any hole can be extended to a certain extent, the cartilage is the site more difficult and painful to do so. Extending means sometimes, when there is lack of experience, careful and calm the emergence of queloides and hypertrophic scars. Professionals recommend to extend only 2mm at a time and with at least one month’s time since the last time.