Thursday, August 2, 2012

Body Modification Trends

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Have you at any time thought about experimenting with body piercing? If the answer is yes then I fully support it and say go for it! Piercing is definitely an art and looks incredible when performed on the ears and eye brows. A lot of people choose piercing, because it's in style. Piercing can be carried out on the navel, the ears, and the tongue as well as pretty much any area of the entire body.

Body piercing is by no means a new manner of decorating an individual. This has been identified all through history. Previously it had been a ritual, now it's all about fashion. Whatever reason a person may have for getting a body piercing, the end result is something the wearer finds to be aesthetically pleasing. Our generation is willing to do pretty much anything possible to make themselves stand out in the crowd. Piercing done on body is one of those things. History gives us reason to believe that both lip piercing and tongue piercing was fashionable during ancient times and ear and nose piercing were also very popular body modifications. It is still very common among many tribal cultures who consider it to be an important ritual custom.

Even though body piercing is today considered as fashion, it is a serious matter as the healing process can be fairly complicated depending on which part of the body the piercing is located in and how safely the piercing has been carried out. The most important thing that anyone should consider before opting for body piercing is how hygienic the piercing studio is. The choice of jewelry is another important criterion before getting body pierced. Implant grade stainless steel, gold and also titanium are typically utilized in body piercing as these are the safest choices. Silver, although cheap is a poor choice for body piercing. It may seem strange to the older generation that young people are punching all sorts of holes in their body parts, but no doubt our predecessors had some pretty odd fashions in their day as well!

The social acceptance of body modification in our society has been rising over the years and hence more and more youngsters are going for body piercing. The safety and complication part should always be kept in mind before piercing as results show that any place other than the ears attract complications and therefore fashion should go hand in hand with safety and hygiene to make a person more attractive.


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