title: Body piercing: more than skin deep.
abstract: Young adult populations (18-25 years of age) throughout the world have latched onto the mainstream trend of body piercing. Best health care practices for these individuals involves the knowledge of proper procedural techniques, postsite care, common complications, and treatment modalities.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, Lubbock, TX, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055498:Jewelry / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult