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Cartilage (Ear) Piercing Information- Procedure, Healing & Infection Risks

Posted: July 28th 2010 By rajeshm6         under: Beauty, Misc. Health Articles     Tags: , , , , ,

Ear or cartilage piercings are amongst the oldest rage acquired by youngsters worldwide. Almost every one especially teenagers till individuals of both the gender in the age up to 30 are keen to get pierced so as to look trendy and happening. Guys are catching up faster than girls in getting ear cartilage piercing. However, they need to be very particular to ensure the overall look comes out well.

People are no longer restricting to just one cartilage pierce on their ear lobes but a many along the cartilage portion of external ears to sport a unique fashion statement. It is more of a gesture to depict your individual fashion style and get a distinctive look out of the normal crowd. Even the guy cartilage piercing is getting popular these days.

To be more precise the piercing of upper portions of external ear is termed as “cartilage piercing” whilst that of the earlobe only is referred simply as “ear piercing”. Generally across the helix, daith, antitragus, tragus, conch or shell and rook and snug are the areas where pierced cartilage is done apart from the ear lobe. Also side and middle parts of the nostrils are subjected to it.

Cartilage Piercing Picture 1 : madmaxtattoo.com

Cartilage piercing is a complicated as compared to simple ear lobe piercing and is prone to higher risks of contacting cartilage piercing infection. Sometimes even bumps or scars can be left if the procedure is not performed properly. Treating cartilage contagions is very difficult as unlike other body parts blood supply to cartilage is lesser in amount. It usually takes 6 times more the time required by any other body piercing to heal completely. In severe cases of infections one might have to take recourse of antibiotic medications. Thus, it is always advisable to anyone who wants to experiment with cartilage piercing to go for some authentic and experienced source.

A wide range of materials are available today which can be used to adorn your new piercing. Most common metals to be used as cartilage piercing earrings are gold, silver, platinum and even stainless steel. Apart from this precious, semi-precious stones, crystal, diamonds studs are equally popular as earrings. Now a day beads and plastic creations are also in demand. The accessory might be in form of studs, hoops, rings, pins, drop dangling stuffs, cuffs etc. The size of the earring is determined by the ability of the ear lobe to hold it for long.

How to pierce your cartilage?

Innumerable methods are present for getting a piercing done, from “Help yourself” to specialized equipment’s like piercing guns or medically sterile needles. Most traditional cartilage piercing procedure is with the help of a sewing needle as the piercing object and a thread to draw through the hole.

This is not a safe means though because of lack of sterilization. It is henceforth advisable to go for fully sterilized piercing needles as using a piercing gun will enhance the risk of acquiring an infection. Guns are invariably used on several customers and may contain infection causing germs.

Salvia Divinorum as Healing Agent

Posted: November 18th 2008 By editor1         under: Addiction, Alcohol, Drugs     Tags: , , , , , ,

Anyone of us can see online videos showing people while using the hallucinogenic drug. In such videos you may notice that after the use of such drugs like salvia people may unable to talk and extremely disoriented within few seconds.

Videos like this can’t be an advertisement for the drug, which can be legally bought online. But some people who use salvia said the drug awake something inside them that is greater than them.

Healing property

It is this potential for good that have caught the interest of researchers, and salvia divinorum, whose side effects are still unknown, is one of hallucinogenic drugs, about which some scientists believe that it may have healing properties that overlap with the spiritual experiences.

In a study participants were given proscribed doses of “psilocybin”, the unique ingredient of magic mushrooms. Some volunteers experienced anxiety, initially, but after two months of regular use, most experience significant personal meaning and spiritual significance and positive changes in attitudes also clearly observed by the community.

After FDA approval psychiatric researchers use ecstasy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and noticed that many patients were able to diffuse fears that had left them almost disable.

“Philosophical experiences of unity with the cosmos…sometimes lead to some lasting benefits. Use of certain plants, herbs and chemicals may provide a legitimate and potentially safe way to reach such states.

A historic survey of salvia shows that, the herb was originally used by Mazatec shamans in Oaxaca, Mexico. In Western culture hallucinogenic a plant are associated with illegal drugs, but in many other cultures these plants are sacred and regarded as the key to another mystical world.

Psychic Healing with Gemstones

Posted: October 14th 2008 By editor1         under: Misc. Health Articles     Tags: , , , , , ,

Well, we all know about the magical powers of the gemstones. Loads of people across the globe are interested in knowing the different types of psychic readings. With the increasing demands of this contemporary society, a lot of us develop a number of negativities within us. This leads to health problems. Psychics possess an ability to remove these impurities through a number of ways. One of the most sought after method is through using gemstones.

Being a psychic, choosing the right gemstone is extremely important. You must go by your intuition and pick the one that guides you. That will be the stone that you need the most. It is important to keep your intention in mind at the time of selecting the stone whether it is to increase your psychic abilities or to increase the inner confidence.

The second most important part is to charge the crystal. Charging the stone increases its positive energy. You might want to keep it safely as they are very sensitive to the surrounding environment. It can easily absorb a person’s negativity and hence keep them away from everyone.

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