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Preface
Contents
PART IV-THE HOLES (For piercees, piercers, and others)
The chapters in this part contain comprehensive descriptions of the
most common piercings with historical facts, average healing times,
anatomic considerations, piercing procedures, and suitable jewelry styles
and sizes, plus tips on healing and troubleshooting.
Chapter 10 Holes in Your Head: Ear and Facial
Chapter 10 addresses the above-the-neck piercings for the face including
earlobe, eyebrow, cartilage, nostril, and nasal septum.
Chapter 11 Kiss of the Needle: Tongue and Oral
Chapter 11 covers piercings of the tongue, lips, and mouth area with
a focus on reducing the risks of damage to delicate oral structures.
Chapter 12 Torso Piercings: Nipple and Navel
Chapter 12 examines the immensely popular navel piercing, and male and
female nipple piercings.
Chapter 13 Below the Belt: Female and Male Genital Piercings
Chapter 13 candidly discusses the intimate piercings for women: vertical
and horizontal clitoral hood, inner and outer labia, fourchette, triangle,
and the extremely rare clitoris piercing. It also covers the many options
for men: Prince Albert, Reverse Prince Albert, ampallang, apadravya,
frenum, lorum, dydoe, foreskin, scrotum, guiche, and dolphin piercings.
PART V-HEALING AND AFTERCARE (For piercees, piercers, and medical
professionals)
Chapter 14 Healing 101: Standard Aftercare
Chapter 14 provides a meticulous step-by-step guide to the care and
cleaning of healing piercings. The importance of maintaining good hygiene
and a healthy lifestyle to prevent complications is underscored.
Chapter 15 Alternative Aftercare
Chapter 15 describes post-piercing regimens that divert from the standard
approach. Natural options and specialty care products are evaluated,
and warnings are issued about trying unorthodox or experimental methods.
Chapter 16 Trouble and Troubleshooting
Chapter 16 explains how to identify the most common piercing problems
and provides concrete suggestions on how to handle them. Readers are
urged to seek immediate medical attention for serious complications.
PART VI-LIVING WITH PIERCINGS (For novice and advanced piercees)
Chapter 17 Upkeep and Stretching
Chapter 17 covers the regular maintenance that is needed once you have
a healed piercing, along with relatively optional activities including
changing jewelry and stretching to larger sizes. Removing jewelry to
abandon the piercing is also discussed.
Chapter 18 Advanced Jewelry and Practices
Chapter 18 examines the vastly expanded range of jewelry suitable for
healed piercings. Several advanced piercings and more extreme body modification
procedures are touched on, along with descriptions of related activities
such as temporary piercings and suspensions.
Chapter 19 Special Situations
Chapter 19 looks at a diversity of circumstances in which a piercing
may be affected, from contact sports to pregnancy and breastfeeding;
and from medical and dental procedures to travel and airport security.
Ear piercing of infants and children is also addressed.
Chapter 20 Sex
Chapter 20 explores the intriguing potential for stimulation and erotic
pleasure through piercings, while making clear that they are not a panacea
for sexual dysfunction. The particulars of engaging in safer sex while
healing a piercing are outlined.
PART VII-PIERCING IN MODERN CULTURE (For piercees, aspiring piercers,
and others)
Chapter 21 Piercees and the Establishment
Chapter 21 describes the challenges piercees can encounter when dealing
with authority figures such as teachers, employers, medical and dental
professionals, and law enforcement officials.
Chapter 22 So, You Want to Be A Piercer?
Chapter 22 clarifies the realities of a career in professional piercing
and investigates the attributes required of an aspiring piercer. The
limited opportunities for piercer training are assessed with a focus
on the importance of a proper apprenticeship.
Chapter 23 The Future of Piercing
Chapter 23 closes the book by examining the role of body piercing in
our current culture and concluding that the practice has been part of
our world for millennia and will continue to be a valid way of celebrating
the human body.
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