Uvula Piercing

It happens, but thankfully rare... Ear piercing I will do, but truly uvula piercing is not something I would recommend given a whole host of problems it may cause including: • Gagging • Snoring • Airway obstruction • Uvular stretching • Uvular bisection • Accidental inhalation if it comes loose • Uvular swelling etc. etc. etc. Indeed, most people would rather get their uvula removed rather than "enhancing" it!

2/02/2013 1

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Embedded Earrings and Treatment

A few times a month, I have a patient, usually a young child, who presents with an earring that not only can not be removed, but is embedded within the earlobe (or ear) itself. There are two common scenarios that lead to this unfortunate situation: infection and fiddling. Infection is fairly straightforward. For whatever reason, the piercing gets infected and the earlobe skin starts to swell around and eventually even enveloping the earring itself. To prevent an embedded earring, immediate…

12/09/2012 2

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Tongue Piercing Infections

It seems that tongue piercing is slowly becoming more popular than ever... and correspondingly, there seems to be even more tongue infections than ever before due to the piercing. If tongue piercing MUST happen, it is recommended that you avoid studs made of metal which increases the risk of infection, at least according to a recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health . The study demonstrated that studs made of steel might promote the development of a bacterial biofilm leading to i…

1/16/2011 2

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We Now Offer Sterile Ear Piercing Using Lab-Tested, Hypoallergenic, Packaged & Sealed Earring Studs

Our office offers ear piercing by a doctor to patients in a manner superior to that obtained in most commerical locations. The ear piercings we provide are: • Performed in a sterile manner (numbing offered as well) • Ear studs placed are hypoallergenic • Ear piercing system used has been laboratory tested, packaged, and sealed • Hypoallergenic studs and clasps are individually sealed with disposable earpiercer - avoiding any concern of cross contamination Better yet, we can perform th…

4/24/2010 0

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