Body Piercings
Guinness World Record holder for the 'Most Pierced Woman' Elaine Davidson, poses for a photograph in the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland showing some of her 5920 piercings on May 16, 2008.
What do you make of that? I find it repulsive and totally weird. I had never been a fan of body piercings, and I don't intend to puncture or cut any part of my body for any reason. I know that there are RISKS related to body piercings:
1. Allergic reaction to ingredients of products used to clean the new piercing, or of ancillary products used in proximity to the piercing (e.g., soap, hydrogen peroxide, isopropyl alcohol, antibacterial products, antiseptic medicines, makeup, hair spray, swimming pool chlorine, etc.).
2. Chlorine from swimming pools may cause the pierced area to dry out, which may cause the piercing to be torn out very easily.
3. Allergic reaction to the metal in the piercing jewelry, particularly nickel.
4. Bacterial infection, particularly from Staphylococcus aureus, group A streptococcus and Pseudomonas spp. Reports at the 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in 2006 indicated that such infections are seldom serious, but that between 10-20% of piercings result in local benign bacterial infection. Infection due to piercing of the tongue can be FATAL. Know what that means? F.A.T.A.L. = D.E.A.D.
5. Parasitic and protozoan infections may occur by swimming in lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans during the healing period.
6. Excess scar tissue, which can be caused by improper piercing, cleansing, and stretching. This may result in loss of sensation and difficulty piercing and stretching that area of skin in the future.
7. Keloid formation can sometimes occur, particularly among people who are pre-disposed to this condition through heredity.
8. Trauma, usually associated with unintended entanglement of the piercing jewelry with another object. This risk is greatest for fresh piercings, but is always present.
9. Viral infection, particularly from hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. However, it is important to note that although hepatitis has been transmitted through the practices of ear piercing, body piercing, and tattooing, there have not been any documented cases of HIV transmission associated with these procedures. Piercing guns have been documented to spread HIV and hepatitis (A, B and C).
10. Recession of gingival tissue affecting 19% to 68% of subjects with lip and/or intra-oral ornaments. In some cases, the alveolar tooth-bearing bone is also involved, jeopardizing the stability and durability of the teeth in place and required a periodontal regeneration surgery.
11. Dental fracture and wear, affecting 14% to 41% of subjects with lip and/or intra-oral ornaments.
Whatever it is, if you are a body piercing fanatic, DON'T go near a magnet. Can you imagine what would happen to Elaine Davidson if she got close to a large magnet? Say CHEESE!
Guinness World Record holder for the 'Most Pierced Woman' Elaine Davidson, poses for a photograph in the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland showing some of her 5920 piercings on May 16, 2008.
What do you make of that? I find it repulsive and totally weird. I had never been a fan of body piercings, and I don't intend to puncture or cut any part of my body for any reason. I know that there are RISKS related to body piercings:
1. Allergic reaction to ingredients of products used to clean the new piercing, or of ancillary products used in proximity to the piercing (e.g., soap, hydrogen peroxide, isopropyl alcohol, antibacterial products, antiseptic medicines, makeup, hair spray, swimming pool chlorine, etc.).
2. Chlorine from swimming pools may cause the pierced area to dry out, which may cause the piercing to be torn out very easily.
3. Allergic reaction to the metal in the piercing jewelry, particularly nickel.
4. Bacterial infection, particularly from Staphylococcus aureus, group A streptococcus and Pseudomonas spp. Reports at the 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in 2006 indicated that such infections are seldom serious, but that between 10-20% of piercings result in local benign bacterial infection. Infection due to piercing of the tongue can be FATAL. Know what that means? F.A.T.A.L. = D.E.A.D.
5. Parasitic and protozoan infections may occur by swimming in lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans during the healing period.
6. Excess scar tissue, which can be caused by improper piercing, cleansing, and stretching. This may result in loss of sensation and difficulty piercing and stretching that area of skin in the future.
7. Keloid formation can sometimes occur, particularly among people who are pre-disposed to this condition through heredity.
8. Trauma, usually associated with unintended entanglement of the piercing jewelry with another object. This risk is greatest for fresh piercings, but is always present.
9. Viral infection, particularly from hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. However, it is important to note that although hepatitis has been transmitted through the practices of ear piercing, body piercing, and tattooing, there have not been any documented cases of HIV transmission associated with these procedures. Piercing guns have been documented to spread HIV and hepatitis (A, B and C).
10. Recession of gingival tissue affecting 19% to 68% of subjects with lip and/or intra-oral ornaments. In some cases, the alveolar tooth-bearing bone is also involved, jeopardizing the stability and durability of the teeth in place and required a periodontal regeneration surgery.
11. Dental fracture and wear, affecting 14% to 41% of subjects with lip and/or intra-oral ornaments.
Whatever it is, if you are a body piercing fanatic, DON'T go near a magnet. Can you imagine what would happen to Elaine Davidson if she got close to a large magnet? Say CHEESE!
5 Comments:
Oh my gosh---that was terribly looking-- (I'm sorry,) But,it's too much--- just to avail the name of the most women body piercing?
She looks---not normal..
Anyway, thanks for the information...
Thats disgusting! I can't look at the picture for more than 3 seconds without feeling my stomach move.
Can you imagine how she washes her face? If she did, when she takes off everything, you wouldn't want to see all those "holes"... gross huh?
This woman has gone overboard with trying to alter the body the Good Lord gave her if you ask me! She doesn't look quite human anymore.
My youngest son, he's 24, has a few of holes in his face that he wasn't born with. He got his septum (the bridge of his nose), his left eyebrow and his bottom lip pierced back when he was in his late teens. He doesn't have those holes filled with anything now, hasn't for a few years. I discouraged him from getting more piercings after he got his septum pierced but he didn't listen to his mother! He got his tongue pierced on two separate occasions because it got infected on the first try and him being a stupid teenager he tried it again when the tongue healed up. It didn't work the second time either and he gave up on piercing any other part of himself.
I think piercings are alright if one doesn't go overboard. More than three visible piercings on the face is going overboard in my opinion.
The woman in the picture must look even less human-like when she takes all the hardware off and is left with a face full of holes! It isn't natural at all! With over 5000 piercings, she must weigh a ton when she has all her hardware on!
No thanks--I don't need anymore hole in me than I already have! My ears are pierced with one hole in each lobe and that is quite enough.
I think she's trying just too hard to gain attention and fame.
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