Tattoo and piercing were not very common until a decade ago. On the contrary they were associated with social outcasts or convicts. But once they became common among film stars and celebrities body art became just one more expression of what was in.
Today, kids who want to be stylish get tattooed or pierced without there parents knowledge rarely think about medical implications. Approximately 30% of those who get pierced experience an adverse reaction. The most common is infection.
Piercing gun, an instrument that uses pressure to embed the metallic piece in the skin. Because of their design and the materials used to manufacture them, these guns can't be completely sterilized. In addition in most cases the pieces of jewellery that are attached are not made with suitable materials, this results in infection.
This type of piercing however can bring on more serious problems such as an adverse reaction to the material from which the piece of jewellery is made, damage to important nerves, warts, keloid scars (collagen excrescence), Herpes or even transmission of the Hepatitis C Virus. When piercing are done in the mouth there is a danger of breaking a tooth, choking, puncturing a nerve or even speech impairment.
"Piercing involve puncturing of the skin. If they are done without adequate hygiene or with defective techniques, they are clearly an assault on persons health.
Some people had to literally tear out there skin to get rid of the tattoo he had on his left arm.