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Are piercings bad for your health? I heard that even simple ear piercings are bad for your health since you are placing metal into your body. Is this true? Can you get metal poisoning?
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if you pierce your ears and clean them reaguarly than is still bad for you
January 4, 2019 - 2:45pmThis Comment
Hello, Anon.
For most people, ear piercing is safe as long as you keep them clean.
Your first earrings should have gold posts. A gold post is less likely to cause infection and swelling.
Use a cotton ball or swab to apply rubbing alcohol or antibiotic ointment to the earlobe or lobes. Gently rotate the earring in the ear. After your ears have healed, it's a good idea to remove your earrings every night before you go to sleep. When you remove your first earrings, clean them and any other earrings you'll be wearing in rubbing alcohol.
Helena
January 4, 2019 - 4:45pmThis Comment
to be honset yes they can be bad for you but that is truly if u dont clean them regularly
February 19, 2012 - 6:44pmThis Comment
i heard piercings mess with your immune system and make it easier to get infections. Is this true?
August 17, 2011 - 2:17pmThis Comment
i dont think piercings are bad for health it just depends how you care for them in the healing process so far i have an industrial and a labret and so far no reactions on my body but idk it depends on the person as well because some people are allergic to any metal period
May 13, 2011 - 10:46pmThis Comment
i dont know if they hurt your health but i do know that they are bad ass!
May 22, 2010 - 8:32amThis Comment
I've read online that titanium causes alzheimer's. I'd be weary of wearing any titanium on my body. In fact, I'm thinking of giving up on metals in general...It seems that the only organisms that need these metals for their day to day functions are parasites inside our bodies, parasites that when fed by heavy metals introduced to our bodies through all forms of contact and ingestion reproduce to the point of making us ill. Look it up... Regards.
January 20, 2010 - 4:16amThis Comment