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Question 1

Why do people pierce themselves?

Answer 1

an effort to redefine themselves and establish control over their bodies and lives, peer pressure from friends, a sense of individuality, or to harm themselves through self-mutilation

Question 2

Where are some common piercing sites?

Answer 2

Besides the most common sites such as ears and the navel, many more exist now, such as nose, eyebrow, lip, tongue, uvula, cheek, chest, neck, knuckles, 3-D inserts (insertion of plastic/wood plus where ends of piercing jewelry are embedded into skin), genital piercings and nipple piercings

Question 3

What are some risks of impulse purchase piercings?

Answer 3

Impulse purchasing may lead to overpaying of body art and then inducing pain during the procedure and later experiencing pain because they did not know the importance of skin care

Question 4

What are some risks of possession in piercings?

Answer 4

the risk of negative response from others when the piercing is noticed. When others express displeasure with it, the risk is that the individual may potentially have low self-esteem

Question 5

What are some health risks in piercings?

Answer 5

infectious complications or localized skin reactions, including HIV and sepsis.

Question 6

What is the role of the PCP in piercings?

Answer 6

remain nonjudgemental, tell the pt to have common sense, and to watch health related to the piercings