If you're considering tongue piercing as a form of self-expression, know that new research suggests that whether the stud used is metal or plastic makes a difference when it comes to chances of ...

About 20 percent of body piercings result in bacterial infections, according to a paper published by Dr. Anne Laumann, chief of dermatology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage. I am a physician specializing in dermatology. My colleagues and I ...

Once ubiquitous in every 90s teen movie, tongue rings still have an allure of ~mystery~ around them — especially if you were far too scared to get one (read: me). Thankfully Brian Skellie, medical ...

You’re near death. Tongue hanging out. Saliva dripping to the floor. Too much to drink? Rat poison? How about Ludwig’s Angina? Your tongue swells to the point that it blocks off your ...

Piercing isn't just for ears anymore. With celebrities like Christina Aguilera and Serena Williams leading the way, it's becoming more and more common to pierce everything from navels to tongues. The ...

It's not uncommon these days to see people pierce their tongues and accessorized their teeth with gems and all sorts of jewellery to look good (and maybe cool?) but most times they end up creating ...

Not long ago, “piercing” meant one hole per earlobe and only in women. Today, both women and men get pierced, and in addition to the ear, other body parts may be pierced for erotic enhancement: the ...

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