Think Beauty:Body piercing

Piercing can be psychologically addictive and often linked to an increased likelihood of 'sensation-seeking behaviour'.Some perceive them as fashion whereas many see them as a push to test their limits. Upon conquering the anxiety or fear after piercing once, it became a new excitement to pierce further. Commonly pierced body parts are the ears, nose and the belly button. Oral piercings include the lip, cheek and tongue. When a piercing is healed, some people will choose to expand the size of the hole to wear certain types of jewellery, including plugs and tunnels. The most painful body piercing is:

• Daith piercing, puncture to the lump cartilage in the inner year
• Helix,at the cartilage groove of the upper ear
• Rook, the thickness of cartilage
• Conch, pretty sharp and intense
• Dermal anchor, flat surface of your skin
• Septum
• Nipple

Whereas the least painful piercings sites are:

• Earlobes
• Lips
• Navel or belly button
• Nostril
• Eyebrow
• Tongue

Body piercings were once believed to have medical benefits such as in Indian have a firm believe that piercing nose and earlobes help to stimulate concentration power and reduces anxiety. However, this changed over time for fashion and fascination. Many may query that if body piercing is really good or bad? Body piercing will never escape from troubles too as follows:

• Infection such as hepatitis and HIV
• bleeding
• swelling
• scarring
• reactions to the jewellery

So it is advisable to observe precautions when attempting for body piercing such as choosing the expert body piercing person, ensure the person practice hygiene and limit yourself from piercing on critical areas of the body. Also, try to avoid excessive piercing over kids and infected area of your body.