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Piercing migration is the process that occurs when a body piercing moves from its initial location. [1] This process can be painful or go unnoticed, until it has progressed. Given enough time, a ring may migrate entirely outside of the skin , although it may only migrate a small amount and come to rest.
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Teenage girls were known to hold "ear-piercing parties", where they performed the procedure on one another. By the mid-1960s, some physicians offered ear piercing as a service. [18] Simultaneously, Manhattan jewelry stores were some of the earliest commercial, non-medical locations for having one's ears pierced. [citation needed]
To lower the risk of infection after ear piercing, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends cleaning the piercings with rubbing alcohol or applying an antibiotic ointment two times a day for ...
The risk of an ear piercing becoming infected is the highest during warm weather and shortly after the piercing has taken place. Case studies show that normal ear piercing infections may develop into serious infections caused by Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus, which are reported at rates of 10–30%. [14]
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One of the piercings, the forward-helix piercing, is made closer to the head, while the second piercing, the outer-helix piercing, is made on the opposite side of the ear. While barbell jewelry is typically worn during the healing period to maintain piercing alignment, a pair of captive bead rings may be used as an alternative.
Personal adornment has been documented as far back as 12,000 years ago. But objects interpreted as piercings hadn’t been directly associated with body parts — until now.