I’ll be offline over the weekend hence an earlier newsfeed post:
Body piercing aftercare according to one doctor: Hygiene important for piercing
On a slightly bizarre note: Man wearing nothing but tattoos arrested in woman’s home in CO, Man sticks it out 900 times for piercing record in TX and Chinese man sticks 2008 needles in his head in, quite obviously, China (the last link submitted by CuteLittleMetal)
A recent event with a comment by Lyle Tuttle and an upcoming event featuring designs by Ed Hardy
Modern tattoo artists – a female tattoo artist from Phililippines and a prospective one from USA
An interesting and thought-provoking read: Norms and Deviations. Who’s to say? (submitted by prurientpenguin)
Scare tactics – an article about unusual phobias, including a phobia of body jewelry.
Law-related: Swastika tattoo arrest in Germany (in English; submitted by freekyeyes) and new laws proposed in Russia.
Tattoos on swimmers: Top 5 tattoos in swimming.
Thanks for the links submitted this week; as usual, you can use this link if you come across anything body modification-related.
Nice to see doctors are still telling people that alcohol is good for piercings. :P
she’s gorgeous. i have that gold top thing but it doesn’t compare to the way she wears it :)
some of that stuff that the doctor said to do seriously sounds like what NOT to do…antibiotic ointment? alcohol??
“Definitely do not pierce any cartilage, such as the ear. The ear lobe is acceptable.”
hahaha
“You should never pierce a part of your body that you do not potentially want to lose due to infection”
fail.