Open AccessRadiofrequency-assisted body piercing
Author(s) -
Preethitha Babu,
Ravi Kumar Chittoria,
Hemant K Sudhanva,
Sunitha Kumaran,
Elan Kumar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/jcas.jcas_79_17
Subject(s) - medicine , body piercing , nose , indian subcontinent , statement (logic) , surgery , ancient history , law , history , political science
The art of body piercing is ancient; however, nowadays it has evolved into a fashion statement. In the Indian subcontinent, ear and nose piercing hold religious and cultural significance in addition to being done for aesthetic reasons. Body piercing is routinely performed by railroading technique or by piercing guns; many modifications of the technique have emerged. Irrespective of the technique used, the main complications associated are intraoperative bleeding and postoperative infection. To overcome these problems, we describe a novel and simple technique of ear and nose piercing using the radio frequency cautery.