Teens And Aids

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South African Teens talk about sex & AIDS (Red Hot + Riot)

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Are you or your teenager taking into account 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 earsplitting are? Sometimes it's hard to distinguished the facts from the myths surrounding body modification. When that happens, it may make it even harder for parents and teenagers to come to an agreement on whether a body deafening is an adequate for the purpose form of self-expression.

First, you will have to grasp that the risks of body deafening are very real. There are authenti difficultnesses that may and do arise, and these shouldn't be ignored. On the other hand, by taking sure precautions and taking proper care of your piercings, you may denigrate your chance of having a problem and principally increase the prospects that you will be one of the millions of humans who will end up with a healthy, normal piercing.

What are the health risks of body piercing?

• Infection. Without proper care, infection may lead to scarring and even blood poisoning. Infections of piercings are unattractive and may be very dangerous.
• Allergic Reaction. Some humans are sensible to sure metals and only discover this when they are pierced and have a severe reaction to the jewelry. The rash, swelling, and difficultness breathing may lead to shock and hospitalization.
• Nerve Damage. If a piercing isn't placed carefully, it may be pushed through a nerve, severing it and making the surrounding area permanently deadened to any feeling.
• Excessive Bleeding. This is just what it sounds like. If you get pierced and take place to hit a huge blood vessel, you could have difficultness stopping the bleeding and may end up in the emergency room getting it cauterized. Not pretty.
• Risk of Cross-Contamination. You may become cross-contaminated by Hepatitis, the HIV virus, or another blood-borne pathogen is you are pierced by improperly sterilized needles.
• Keloids. These are toughened knots of scar tissue that look like cysts at the base of a earsplitting that now and then form for no reason at the internet site of a piercing.
• Can't donate blood. Is it necessary for you to be a blood donor? Is there somebody in your family who is ill and may need blood donations in the near future? Don't get pierced. You can not donate blood for one year after getting pierced -- no exceptions.
• Dental Risks. There are various difficulties that may arise from oral piercings, including chipped teeth, worn tooth enamel, harm to the gums and jaw line from wear, and even aspiration (inhaling) of a loose piece of jewelry into the lungs. Infection and swelling of the tongue is likewise a possibility, and is very unpleasant.

Are there other body piercing risks?

It depends on what you consider a risk. There are surely things you will have to consider that you could call potential drawbacks to getting pierced. Among these are:

• Pain. How much of a weenie are you? If you can't tolerate pain, you may be risking suffering more than you like for your vanity. Some piercings scarcely injure at all, others may be finelooking rough for a few weeks.
• Cost. Do you have the cash to compensate not only for the earsplitting and jewelry, but for the aftercare products, such as Provon® or Satin® and H2Ocean®?
• Commitment. You are putting yourself at risk if you can't clean your piercing each day, twice a day. Period. End of discussion. And you have to do your sea salt soaks or H2Ocean® treatments without fail.
• Judgment of Others. Let's get real. You may not want to listen this one, but face it; others may judge you based on your piercings, so in truth think this one through. Will it bother you if others look with fixed eyes as even though they are afraid of you? Do you want to have to explain yourself or remove your piercing for occupation interviews? Will you feel severely if your piercing upsets your grandparents or family friends?

Okay, we've looked at the risks of body piercing, and you (or your teenager) are still sure that a earsplitting is a "must have." How do you prevent all of those scary future prospects or potentials we cited in our list of health risks? By doing your homework! A good earsplitting with a low danger of infection or other complicatednesses is the result of choosing a good, professional piercer and having the deafening done in the proper environment.

What must you look for in a piercing parlor that will reduce the risks of body piercing?

First impressions count! When you walk in the door, scan the waiting area. Is it clean, neat and professional looking? If the front of the shop isn't clean, it's a sure thing that they can't keep the back area clean. If you primary impression makes you wary, turn around and walk out the door.

Credentials

Check to make sure they are licensed by the local board of health to operate as a deafening studio, and make sure their license hasn't expired. Also look for membership in a recognized group such as the Association of Professional Piercers (APP), which sets high standards for membership and requires broad training. An APP corroboration will indicate that the piercers have taken classes and been through a stringent apprenticeship program.

Helpful, Knowledgeable Staff

Ask questions, and a large total of them. If the workers don't recognise the answers and are more like sales clerks pushing jewelry than anything, you ought to be wary. They may have a high turn-over of staff for a great deal of reason; this is likewise a red flag. If, however, they may answer your earsplitting questions and give you good, clear advice, then they have been well-trained by someone with experience.

The one exception may be if the studio is very huge and they have a few sales humans who only work the front counters. If this is the case and you commence asking questions, they will have to answer frankly that they are salespeople, and be more than willing to refer you to a piercer or apprentice who may talk about your worries with you. There ought to always be a piercer on emplacement at the studio or parlor when it is open -- always.

Printed information

Ask to see the aftercare selective information they provide to people getting pierced. If you hear, "Oh, your piercer will explain all that to you," insist on seeing the printed version before getting pierced. If they don't have printed, step-by-step instructions, walk away. It is too easy to forget what you need to do, forget the name of the product you must be using, etc. if you don't have printed instructions. If they aren't more than willing to spend the cash to print the instructions for their clients, who knows where else they might be cutting corners!

Read through the aftercare instructions and see if they are current with the prevailing standards. A good way to valuate this is by checking them versus what you see on internet sites such as BME, Tribalectic and APP. If the earsplitting creative writing of recognized artisti value still recommends using alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, for instance, to clean your piercing, then the studio is not keeping up with the current exploration in body deafening care and may cause you unnecessary suffering and longer healing times.

The rules are there for a reason

If you're a teenager and they don't ask for I.D. or tell you to come back with a parent or guardian, do not thank your lucky stars. Leave! The law says your parent has to be present, and any studio that bends or breaks the rules on one issue will do the same on others.

In other words, if they are more than willing to "ignore" one rule to grab your money, they will ignore others to turn a higher profit. They may determine that the expense of an autoclave is unnecessary, or that reusing earsplitting needles is a great way to save a good deal of money. You are a minor and have little or no shelter without your parents present, and they recognise this -- that's why they do it -- to take vantage of you, pure and simple. If you are going to get pierced, make sure you take a parent or guardian with you for your own safety. If they've been cool sufficient to get this far with you, they'll survive going to a piercing parlor, trust me.

The rest of the place

We've made it past the waiting room and decisive that the piercing parlor seems okay so far; they have current credentials and health certificates, their aftercare instructions look good, and they had Dad sign a consent form. Are we ready to go? Not yet. You still need to check a few more things. Don't be scared to interrogate them regarding the earsplitting room and the sterilization procedure itself. These are two of the most primary things to consider.

Ask these questions before ever getting pierced:

• Do you sterilize your tools in an autoclave? May I see your most recent spore test results? If they don't do spore testing at least once a month, don't get pierced there. Spore testing is the only way to recognise if an autoclave is efficaciously sterilizing the equipment, and autoclave sterilization is the only method approved by the Association of Professional Piercers.
• How long have you been piercing, and how did you learn? Body earsplitting is complex, and any piercer who is a professional will gladly explain where he learned and from whom. It takes rather a while to learn what types of jewelry and needles are best for each earsplitting and to learn how to place the piercings optimally. If a piercer seems defensive or less than forthcoming, be hesitant to let him touch you with a needle.
• May I see the room where you'll be doing the piercing, and may I watch you set up? Check out the area where the piercings are done. Do they wipe down the area before and after each piercing? Do they maintain a clean, dust free environs at all times? When setting up, make sure that the sterilized instruments are put on a tray and not touched except with washed, gloved hands. Make sure the piercer uses gloves for the entire deafening and changes them frequently.
• What type of piercing needles do you use? There is only one rectify answer: single-use, pre-sterilized, disposable needles. These must not be opened except in your presence at the time of the piercing. If they use a piercing gun for any piercing, leave immediately. No body earsplitting must ever be done with a deafening gun, which causes bruising, trauma and exuberant tearing and bleeding.

"I've chosen the parlor and piercer and I got a in truth cool body piercing. Now what?"

AFTERCARE!!! There is not one thing as essential to addressing the risks of body piercing as the right way following the guidelines for piercing aftercare. Since you've chosen a reliable, professional piercer, you will have a set of aftercare instructions that will tell you what to do to decently care for your piercings.

Do not skip a day because you are too tired, too busy, or because you "forget." Aftercare is in a literal sense preventative care -- you are taking care of your piercing in order to prevent an infection and to enable the wound to heal properly. While following your aftercare instructions, watch for signs of disturb so that you may address them early on before they turn into real problems.

Signs of a potential problem that you will have to fetch to the attention of your parents (if you are a minor) or your piercer are:

• Discharge that is green or yellow from the piercing
• Splitting, oozing or cracking and bleeding of a deafening more than a week old
• Swelling and redness after the firstborn few days
• Pain and redness or red streaks radiating out from the earsplitting
• Migration (movement of the piercing) up through the layers of skin
• Difficulty breathing and swelling of the tongue within hours of a piercing, peculiarly an oral deafening
• A rash or hives soon after a piercing
• A lump or bump forming at the base of the piercing

In a great deal of cases, you will need to see a doctor; in others your piercer will be capable to advise you on the proper steps to alleviate the situation. The essential thing is to catch any little difficulties before they turn into huge ones. If you follow your aftercare instructions and monitor your earsplitting carefully, you may minimize the risks of body earsplitting so that you may take pleasure in your new body deafening completely!

This article "What are the Real Risks of Body Piercing?" reprinted with permission.

Copyright © 2004 Evaluseek Publishing.

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• Running time: 37 minutes

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