9/4/2004: Pierced woman

[lookout123]

Originally Posted by Brianna

penile implants

people really do that? i honestly thought that was just an insecure frat boy joke. seriously. about 10 years ago i dubbed a friend "implant boy" and everyone still calls him that. i may have to end that now that i know it is real.


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ok, i'll make this a full fledged thread hijacking. do these things look and feel real? are they um, functional or just there to make the guy feel better about the bulge in his pants?

[jdbutler]

Originally Posted by Brianna

I once took an X-Ray of a blind guy who had a gun in his pocket.

Maybe the blind guy was just happy to see you (a la Mae West for all the youngsters in the cellar).

[paxton]

And here's some more info, if you have a strong constitution.
"Davidson has more piercings in her genitalia than in any other part of the body - 500 in all, externally and internally."

Internally?!?! Ouch. And yuck.

[Cyber Wolf]

Originally Posted by irma

Weird. Here's another Pierced woman

Ok, this multi-multi-multi-pierced lady is much easier on the eyes, even with all the piercings. Quite well done, I think, nice hoop and chain choices. If you're going to have a million piercings, end up looking like the lady in the link, not...the other one. I wouldn't want to run into that face on a dark night...or a bright day...or...ever.

[zippyt]

she looks like she fell face first into a fishing tackel box !!!!

[wolf]

Eeeeeeauw.

I think even one facial piercing looks freaky.

Just not good.

Must gouge out eyes ...

Now, is she making enough money off these personal appearance type things to support herself, or is she living off the dole?

Lookee, Great Britain ... she's your Inland Revenue dollars at work.

[Karenv]

"oh, i'm sure they were all perfectly sterile piercing needles. and i'm sure her tattoo artist used a new needle each time."

Lookout-

Sterile needles don't stop infection from happening. Whenever I come down with a flu or other infection, my ear piercings (of many years standing) get infected. Infections anywhere near the "T-zone" of the face can be fatal- remember why they told you not to pick zits there?

As for tattoos, not only the needle but the ink needs to be sterile. Otherwise at each dip of the pen, the ink gets contaminated. Something like 85% of people with tatts are up for infection from Hep C- fortunately it has a 20 year incubation period.

[lookout123]

Originally Posted by Karenv

Sterile needles don't stop infection from happening. WHenever I come down with a flu or other infection, my ear piercings (of many years standing) get infected. Infections anywhere near the "T-zone" of the face can be fatal- remember why they told you not to pick zits there?

As for tattoos, not only the needle but the ink needs to be sterile. Otherwise at each dip of the pen, the ink gets contaminated. Something like 85% of people with tatts are up for infection from Hep C- fortunately it has a 20 year incubation period.

actually the sterile needle prevents the process of piercing from introducing infection. what happens with your open flesh wound after the piercing is no longer the technician's fault.

check your facts on the tattoos. your numbers may be accurate in prison but not in reputable shops. the ink is required (at least in Illinois, Iowa, and Arizona) must be stored in appropriate containers and once removed for use, cannot be reintroduced to the original container. the ink is placed into small containers, similar to a McD's ketchup container so you ink is only contaminated with your blood, so no risk of contamination. if you have a reputable provider you will have A) gloved artist B) sterile or new needle C) fresh ink straight from storage. the chance for hep c is extremely minimal.

i've got my share ( and maybe yours too) of piercings and tattoos and have close friends in the business and have yet to meet anyone run into trouble using reputable providers.

BUT, what is this about zits in the t zone? never heard that one.

[Trilby]

Well hells bells!

[jojomonkeygirl]

my tongue is pierced...and I have 4 tattoos. no infections. I would never pick a zit though...that would hurt!

[Karenv]

The "T zone" is your forehead down to the sides of the nose- the part of your face that is oiliest when you are a teen. It is close to nerves running to the brain, so they warn kids not to pick zits there.

The piercings get infected because the body gets infected. I'm not talking about infection from the initial piercing- my ears were healed without problem, but when you get a systemic infection it can irritate the skin. I'm guessing that the metal that is tolerated when the immune system is functioning well can be irritating when the immune system is compromised with disease. I find even surgical steel can be a problem then- gold less so.

The 85% Hepatitis C rate is based on the already pierced but not yet full blown diseased- I think it will fall as clean tattoo technique laws spread. The number may even be a bit dated, but damn, that is a high number to fall from. Hep C is symptomless during most of the 20 year incubation period. They're expecting a huge mushrooming of Hep C rates in the future. (Even nail salons spread it.)

BTW, I'm an acupuncturist and we've found that midline (upper lip to groin) piercings in women can be associated with menstrual and fertility problems because they are along the Conception Meridian. The menstrual problems often go away with changing piercings to gold. Sometimes that isn't enough for infertility, but removing them helps. I suggest checking out the acupuncture meridians before piercing and making sure you aren't constantly stimulating an important point. (The teacher I learned this from was much pierced- it isn't just prejudice.)

[Troubleshooter]

I wonder what would happen to that woman if I walked by and just, by some strange quirk of fate, happened to have one of the those marine dredging magnets in my backpack?

I mean, stranger things have happened...

[jaguar]

I have a bolt of metal thorugh my tongue, I've never had an infection of any sort from it nor any other ongoing health problems.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I knew you were a silver tongued devil.

[jinx]

I found that any metal in my ear piercings caused problems for me, but my nose has been pierced twice and I've never had a problem with it.
How often do you get systemic infections? That would concern me more than just how it affects piercings.