Attitudes and Practices Regarding Nose Piercing: Results of a Questionnaire Survey and Review of the Literature

CİNGİ C., Songu M., Cingi C. C., ÇAKLI H., Ihvan O.

DERMATOLOGICA SINICA, vol.27, no.4, pp.210-217, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: DERMATOLOGICA SINICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.210-217
  • Keywords: Nose piercing, INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS, AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, NASAL JEWELRY, BODY, TUBERCULOSIS, STUDENTS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Body piercing confined to the ears, mouth, and nose has been a common practice in almost every society around the world as far back as can be traced. As the popularity of piercing increasing, there is a soaring urgency of understanding the subsequent complications.