PROJECT 3 WRITING 2 (Discussion text)

 Discussion text

 THE PIERCING AS AN ART ?

Nowadays, the body piercing becomes popular around the stylist people life. Many people are interesting to use it. Let says the lovers are young people and also adult ages. We need to know that the body piercing is an invasive procedure. It means you are inserting a piece of metal, usually, into the skin. Your body does not want it to be there. It is up to the piercer to put it where it belongs. Now, you can find there are many people have used it. It can be in ears, nose, lips, tongue, cheeks, nipples, eyebrows, belly button or even genital organs. A person can leave no part of his body unexposed.

Although, the body piercing is an art form that has been practiced for centuries now, the central purpose of undergoing it has changed dramatically over the last few years. While people initially opted for getting their body pierced as a sign of spiritually, religion, conformism, eroticism, and sub cultural identification, the modern youth has surpassed these symbols and accepted body piercing as a chic, cool, and appealing fashion accessories. Nonetheless, this body art form has several disadvantages to its credit as opposed to the few advantages.

The dangers of body piercings rise when facilities are unclean, technicians do not use facial masks and tools are not sterilized improperly. Unsterilized equipment can also lead to secondary death from disease. When the piercer uses improper sterilization techniques, which in addition to bacterial infections; have also been linked to the transmission of hepatitis and even HIV. According to expert at Creighton University School of Medicine, Dr. Marvin Bittner, said “The classic risks are that the needles are not sterilized between patients.” So, the cause of infections are when the piercers use the facilities which is unsterelized. 

We know that the dangers of body piercing range from mild to serious, with some complications even ending in death. An example, In 2006 a 17-year-old girl died from complications incurred when she had her breast pierced in a private parlor. According to the investigation, the piercing parlour did conform to industry standards. After investigation, an expert at Memorial University's Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Jim Hutchinson, concluded that death due to a dangerous body piercing infection is a rare occurrence. However, as with anything else, there are no guarantees.

Another huge disadvantage of getting a body piercing is the chance of getting an infection. Most of people are worried about HIV/Aids. Since the virus only live in Oxygen for between 20 and 30 seconds this is not the one you need to worry about. Hepatitis, staph, and other infections are the great concern. If the piercer is a professional and is using sterile equipment, the risk is greatly reduced. The biggest problem comes from customers. They don't listen to the piercer about not touching the piercing, aftercare and healing time.

In conclusion, the body piercings can carry some serious risks for the users. Experts are concerned with their increase in popularity. The once rare reports of serious complications may become more common. According to me, before anything else happens, make sure you understand what body piercing is. Think about what the danger of body piercing gone bad is and what the future effect repercussions of having a body piercing might be. Do not think about the style or new trend, just because you think it looks cool or sexy in a certain place, does not mean that it will save for health and have good advantage.

References : 

http://www.helium.com/items/1871089-problems-with-body-piercings-dangers-of-body piercings-disadvantages-of-body-piercings

http://www.life123.com/beauty/style/piercings/risks-of-body-piercing.html 

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=117072&page=1 

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/pros-and-cons-of-body-piercing-10780.html