Editors Note: This story was written before COVID-19 had an impact on Iowa City. The piercing shops mentioned are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Are you ready?” he asked me, ...

To provide safe and effective care for patients with body piercings, nurses must become more knowledgeable about this increasingly common practice. Competent nursing care is more than simply noting ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Whether it’s the location, number or type, piercings are becoming more intense with the years. It’s evolved from simple ear piercings to nose and navel piercings, to various ...

Tattoos cover much of her arms, and she has nine piercings on her face alone. She is known by her clients only as “Boge,” a nickname that stuck with 30-year-old Andrea Gonzales since childhood.

Months after garnering online buzz over her finger piercing in September, the 12-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and ...

Ten years ago, one local woman thought tattoos were for gang members only, until she noticed many of her close friends were open to the form of permanent body art. Today, that woman is one of many ...

The tattoo industry in Iowa is held to high safety, sanitation, training and operational standards, but the same is not true for body piercing - a service that many tattoo establishments provide. In ...

Changing up your look is like a summer tradition. But, body modifications are arguably the most exciting ways to celebrate the summer with style. Of course, they might mean you have to avoid the pool ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook On a projector screen at the front of the Michigan Union’s Pond Room, a woman dangles inches from ...

If teen trends lose their edge when adults find out about them, then this week may bring a sign that tattoos have finally gone mainstream. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first-ever ...

Kim Kardashian’s daughter, North West, is playing around with piercings again. On Saturday 3, North, 12, posted multiple ...