Radiofrequency-assisted body piercing

• Main Authors: Preethitha Babu, Ravi K Chittoria, Hemant K Sudhanva, S Kumaran, Elan S Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
• Series: Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
• Subjects: Body piercing; radiofrequency; bloodless piercing
• Online Access: http://www.jcasonline.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2077;year=2017;volume=10;issue=4;spage=231;epage=233;aulast=Babu

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.