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moonwiseCNN posted an article today about the dangers of upper ear piercing.
I went and looked at the JAMA article they were talking about, since I'd kicked around the idea of such a piercing from time to time. Here it is:
Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Caused By Commercial Piercing of the Upper Ear Cartilage
What is so nasty about this article isn't just the pictures (which are, undoubtedly, unpleasant) but the sanitary conditions reported at the store. Granted, there are many piercing places that obey proper health and safety guidelines, but there are probably a lot more that are like the Oregon store.
...On a side note, what parent allows their kid to get an upper-ear piercing at 10 years old? High school maybe, but a fourth-grader?
I went and looked at the JAMA article they were talking about, since I'd kicked around the idea of such a piercing from time to time. Here it is:
Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Caused By Commercial Piercing of the Upper Ear Cartilage
What is so nasty about this article isn't just the pictures (which are, undoubtedly, unpleasant) but the sanitary conditions reported at the store. Granted, there are many piercing places that obey proper health and safety guidelines, but there are probably a lot more that are like the Oregon store.
...On a side note, what parent allows their kid to get an upper-ear piercing at 10 years old? High school maybe, but a fourth-grader?
