Body art: piercing, tattooing, and scarification

Adolesc Med Clin. 2006 Oct;17(3):505-19; abstract ix. doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2006.06.007.

Abstract

Body art, particularly piercings and tattoos, is becoming more common. Many patients get their first piercing or tattoo during adolescence or young adulthood. Clinicians should understand the potential complications of these procedures and their management. It also is important for clinicians to feel comfortable counseling adolescents and their families about practices in safer body art facilities.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic* / adverse effects
  • Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic* / psychology
  • Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic* / statistics & numerical data
  • Body Piercing / adverse effects
  • Body Piercing / psychology
  • Body Piercing / statistics & numerical data
  • Child
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Cosmetic Techniques
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motivation
  • Safety / standards
  • Tattooing / adverse effects
  • Tattooing / psychology
  • Tattooing / statistics & numerical data
  • United States