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Body JewelryHow Body Piercing Works -- The Ins and Outs of this Cutting Edge ProcessHow Body Piercing Works -- The Ins and Outs of this Cutting Edge Process Body piercing (defined as any piercing beyond the standard earlobe piercing) has become such a popular form of body modification that between five and ten percent of the population of the United States has indulged in at least one form of it at some time in their lives. In most cases, once a person gets a body piercing, they follow the first one with more. There are lots of considerations; however, for making sure that your body piercing is done safely so that you don’t end up with either an infection or a poorly done piercing that could leave an unsightly scar. What are the Real Risks of Body Piercing? -- Advice for Parents & TeensWhat are the Real Risks of Body Piercing? -- Advice for Parents & Teens Are you or your teenager considering a body piercing? Is it difficult to see eye-to-eye on this subject, or are you just not sure what the real risks of body piercing are? Sometimes it’s hard to separate the facts from the myths surrounding body modification. When that happens, it can make it even harder for parents and teenagers to come to an agreement on whether a body piercing is an acceptable form of self-expression. Top 10 Questions about Body PiercingTop 10 Questions about Body Piercing Body piercing has grown so much in popularity in recent years that it has become almost mainstream, with more and more people sporting navel rings and multiple ear rings. Facial piercings, surface piercings and lots of others to choose from can make things confusing. If you don’t know what to expect when you decide to get a piercing, it can be even more intimidating. Here are some of the top questions people have about body piercing. Teens and Body PiercingsTeens and Body Piercings You’ve passed by them on the streets or at the mall and you have looked in curiosity and possibly turned away in disgust. You know what I mean—they are the teens of today—what used to be the fringe, the counterculture, who have now become more mainstream, the ones with the nose rings and pierced tongues. You silently wonder “how can they eat like that or blow their noses?” And then your 16-year-old daughter returns from school one day talking about her friend Mallory’s new navel ring. She thinks it’s cool and wants one. You are dead-set against the idea, but how do you handle this situation? Lip PiercingsLip Piercings Lip piercing is a custom that goes back as far as ancient history. Some tribes believed that it would make their ancestors’ spirits happy. For some, it was a ritual or a status symbol. For some, of course, it was just a sign of beauty, of femininity, like the members of the Makolo tribe of Malawi. The Mayans and the Aztecs wore labrets or special lip pins made of gold, jade and obsidian. Among some tribes in Africa, the labrets could well be a disk, rather than simple jewelry. Ear PiercingsEar Piercings Ear piercings are those pieces of jewelry that attach to the ear by way of a barb or thin piece of metal that is threaded through a small hole in the earlobe or other part of the ear. Ear piercing is one of the most widespread practices in the world. Ears were the first to be experimented on when man considered piercing. In some tribes, it was done because they thought that evil spirits entered the body through the ears and metals repulsed these spirits. Throughout history, we have instances of women, and even men, piercing their ears and adorning them with beautiful jewelry. Nose PiercingsNose Piercings Nose piercing is a custom which was prevalent in the Middle East and then taken to India by the Mughals in the 16th century. In the 1960s when the hippies made their way back from India, they brought back with them the custom of nose piercing more as a sign of rebellion against society than anything else. Body Jewelry and Today's StarsBody Jewelry and Today's Stars Body jewelry and body piercing practices have been observed by various groups of people all over the world throughout the centuries. For some tribes it is a rite of passage, for others it is an indicator of social status. For many, body jewelry is used to enhance personal beauty and as devices to rise above the rest of the pack. Today’s celebrities have been at the forefront in making body jewelry much more mainstream and acceptable – even desirable. 
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