Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage. Mayan royalty had their tongues and genitals pierced; during the Victorian era, many ...

Selecting an appropriate body piercing serves as more than purely decorative. A piercing’s position on the face will create either an enhancing effect or a balancing effect that alters total facial ...

Body piercing has, for centuries, been integral to cultural and spiritual identity in many communities around the world. Traditionally, it was linked to rites of passage, religious rituals and symbols ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage. I am a physician specializing in dermatology. My colleagues and I ...