What Is a Dermal Piercing? Dermal piercings, also known as single-point piercings, anchor jewelry underneath a layer of skin. A dermal piercing is a popular body-jewelry technique among teens and ...

When Kim Kardashian and her 12-year-old daughter were spotted in Rome recently, the masses zeroed in on the dermal piercing North West had in her middle finger. Not only were parents in an uproar ...

Contemporary adolescent and young adult culture has embraced tattoing and body piercing, ostensibly as a form of self-expression. It seems that if not tattooed themselves, there are very few degrees ...

It is important to be aware of who is performing body piercings in the community and under what conditions (Armstrong, 1996). Many jurisdictions do not regulate body modification practices. Depending ...

Some piercings hurt much more than others, and some may have longer healing times that can be uncomfortable for months. Body piercings are becoming more popular and accepted. What once seemed the ...

A cheek piercing, sometimes called a dimple piercing, is a piercing on the side of the face, typically right above the side of the mouth where a dimple would naturally indent. It can also be placed ...

The body piercing procedure is relatively quick and simple. Body piercing artists, not medical providers, perform body piercing; therefore local anesthetic use is contraindicated. Anesthesia is not ...