Body Piercings Essay
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Jasmine Richardson
Mr. Carr
English II – 3rd Period
November 13, 2012
Body Piercings: Cool or Cruel As you stroll through the mall or across a college campus, you will probably notice an increasing number of individuals sporting a fairly new trend, body piercings. However, unlike flare jeans or platform shoes, body piercings have many risks involved, not to mention various pain factors depending on what body part is pierced. As an unregulated field of endeavor, infections, diseases, and accidents are not uncommon. Considering the unnecessary dangers and hassles associated with body piercing, ornamenting oneself in such a way is hardly worth the trouble. Many people look at a pierced navel, eyebrow, or the presently popular tongue accessory, and wonder why anybody would want to mar themselves in such a way. Although some claim that they sought body piercing for the purposes of beauty or for cultural reasons. The majority of those getting pierced and providing this reasoning are adolescents, particularly those younger than eighteen years old. At this age, teenagers are unable to get piercings at any reputable shop without their parents permission.
Excessive bleeding is no fun. Some people are prone to this condition. If you feel you may have this condition based on previous injuries; you may not want to pierce. The maintenance may be very laborious for quite some time. Excessive bleeding can occur if your piercer hits a large blood vessel. If this happens, then cauterizing is necessary. You will have to
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go to an emergency room; and you will have to incur the extra costs involved in this. If you are starting to notice a keloid after piercing; the best way to prevent scarring is to remove the piercing immediately and keep it clean and sterile. Treat it like an injury and it will probably heal unnoticeable. You must then let go of the idea of piercing that area. Sometimes you will get lucky and the keloid will be
Jasmine Richardson
Mr. Carr
English II – 3rd Period
November 13, 2012
Body Piercings: Cool or Cruel As you stroll through the mall or across a college campus, you will probably notice an increasing number of individuals sporting a fairly new trend, body piercings. However, unlike flare jeans or platform shoes, body piercings have many risks involved, not to mention various pain factors depending on what body part is pierced. As an unregulated field of endeavor, infections, diseases, and accidents are not uncommon. Considering the unnecessary dangers and hassles associated with body piercing, ornamenting oneself in such a way is hardly worth the trouble. Many people look at a pierced navel, eyebrow, or the presently popular tongue accessory, and wonder why anybody would want to mar themselves in such a way. Although some claim that they sought body piercing for the purposes of beauty or for cultural reasons. The majority of those getting pierced and providing this reasoning are adolescents, particularly those younger than eighteen years old. At this age, teenagers are unable to get piercings at any reputable shop without their parents permission.
Excessive bleeding is no fun. Some people are prone to this condition. If you feel you may have this condition based on previous injuries; you may not want to pierce. The maintenance may be very laborious for quite some time. Excessive bleeding can occur if your piercer hits a large blood vessel. If this happens, then cauterizing is necessary. You will have to
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go to an emergency room; and you will have to incur the extra costs involved in this. If you are starting to notice a keloid after piercing; the best way to prevent scarring is to remove the piercing immediately and keep it clean and sterile. Treat it like an injury and it will probably heal unnoticeable. You must then let go of the idea of piercing that area. Sometimes you will get lucky and the keloid will be