Complications and implications of body piercing in the head and neck

Abstract

Body piercing in the head and neck region is an emerging practice that has gained increasing popularity as an expression of body art. The primary motivation of piercing in the head and neck is based predominantly on aesthetics. Piercing is generally an unregulated practice occurring in a multitude of diverse settings and is usually performed by unlicensed individuals. Available data on the extent and prevalence are limited, but there has been an increasing number of published reports on the complications related to piercing that range from damage to teeth and gingival tissues to disease transmission, potentially life-threatening infections, hemorrhage, and infective endocarditis.

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