Complications after body piercing in patient suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus.
BACKGROUND
Body piercing has been a well-known practice of body ornamentation. Nowadays, it is believed to involve from 6.5% to 50% of the population. Complications after body piercing procedures are variable.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this report is to present complications after body piercing in a patient suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus.


METHODS
A twenty-four-year-old woman came to our plastic surgery outpatient clinic complaining of penetration of earring clips to her earlobes. This caused inflammation and continuous decubitus ulcers on the posterior surfaces of both earlobes.


CONCLUSIONS
On the basis of observations of the described patient, it can be concluded that unregulated diabetes is a contraindication to body piercing procedures.
Antoszewski
Bogusław
B
Plastic Surgery Clinic, Institute of Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland. klinchirplast@toya.net.pl
Jedrzejczak
Marta
M
Kruk-Jeromin
Julia
J
D000328:Adult; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000075202:Contraindications; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin