Aime Jeanne P.

dela Cruz BSN-3

Objectives
The patients will be able to:
1. Discuss why people engage in these activities
2. Converse the health risks associated with these activities
3. Explore what can be done to avoid the health risk associated with body piercing

Materials
The class will need the following:
• paper and pen

Procedures
1. Open the lesson with a discussion about current fashion trends that involve minor
alterations to a part of the body. What trends are students attracted to? What trends
do they think improve their appearance?
2. Tell students that during this lesson, they will examine three extreme fashion trends
that involve altering the body and are difficult or impossible to undo. The trends are
permanent tattoos, body piercing, and cosmetic surgery. To make each of these
changes, people must either undergo a procedure or an operation.
3. Discuss with the class what body piercing means ; explanations follow:
Body piercings. Piercings are holes put in the ears, nose, navel, eyebrows, lips,
tongue, or other parts of the body for the purpose of putting jewelry in them. They
must be done according to proper sanitary procedures. The area surrounding a
piercing must be washed twice a day with antibacterial soap.
4. Ask the patient about their own ideas on the health risks of having a piercing. Discuss
the health risk associated with body piercing especially in teenagers and how to
avoid them.

Discussion Questions
1. What role does peer pressure play in encouraging young people to get tattoos and
body piercings? Do young people feel they must do these things to be "cool"? Give
reasons to support your ideas.
2. Imagine that you are with a group of friends who decide to get some tattoos. How
would you handle the situation? Would you go along with your friends or refuse to go?
 Evaluation
Use the following three-point rubric to evaluate how well students can research different
topics and answer assigned questions, apply what they learned to their own lives, and
participate in class discussions on sensitive topics:

Three points: above-average ability to answer questions accurately and sensitively,

strong ability to apply what was learned to the student's own life, and maturity and
insight in discussing sensitive topics.
Two points: average ability to answer questions accurately and sensitively, average
ability to apply what was learned to the student's own life, and some maturity and
insight in discussing sensitive topics.
One point: slightly below-average ability to answer questions accurately and
sensitively, difficulty applying what was learned to the student's own life, and difficulty
discussing sensitive topics with the class.

Vocabulary
body piercing- Putting a hole for jewelry in the ears, nose, navel, eyebrow, lips, tongue, or
other part of the body.
Abscess- a pus-filled cavity resulting from inflammation and usually caused by bacterial
infection
Infection- the reproduction and proliferation of microorganisms within the body

Academic Standards
The following standards are from the American Association for Health Education for
students in grades six through eight:
Students will analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on
health.
Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community
health.
Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to
enhance health.
This lesson plan adheres to the standards set forth in the National Science Education
Standards, in particular the category Science in Personal and Social Perspectives.
Credit
Marilyn Fenichel, freelance writer and curriculum developer.
This lesson was created in consultation with Shauna Felton, middle school health teacher.

What is a body piercing??

Body piercing, a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of
the human body, creating an opening in which jewellery may be worn. Contemporary body
piercing practices emphasize the use of safe body piercing materials, frequently utilizing
specialized tools developed for the purpose. Body piercing is an invasive procedure with
some risks.

Health risk associated with body piercing

The risks of Tattoos and body piercing are real and they simply cannot be wished away
or they should not be taken lightly too. One should be aware of all the issues involved and
take necessary precautions to avoid complications latter. The health risks associated with
tattoos and body piercing are given below.
1. Infection is a common complication of mouth and nose piercings because of the
millions of bacteria that live in those areas.
2. Tongue piercings can damage teeth over time. And tongue, cheek, and lip piercings
can cause gum problems.
3. It is possible to transmit viral infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and
 herpes through tattooing and piercing, as well as bacterial skin infections such as
Streptococcus and Staphylococcus.
4. Skin allergies to the jewelry that's used . Metals such as nickel that are used in cheap
jewelry are known to cause skin allergic reaction and this can lead to itching and
swelling and other related complications. Only nontoxic metals should be used for
body piercings, such as:
5. abscesses or boils (collections of pus that can form under your skin at the site of the
piercing)
6. inflammation or nerve damage. If the piercing is not done carefully by a trained
person, there is a possibility of some nerve getting damaged leading to permanent
lack of sensation in the affected area of the body.
7. Excessive bleeding -- At the time of piercing, if a blood vessel gets pierced by
mistake, this can cause excessive bleeding and further problems associated with it.

Ways to avoid the common risks of having a body pierce.

• Make sure that the shop is clean
• the person doing the piercing washes his or her hands with a germicidal soap
• the person doing the piercing wears fresh disposable gloves (like those worn
at a doctor's office)
• The body part you have chosen to be pierced (apart from the tongue) should
be cleaned with germicidal soap to eliminate bacteria and other
microorganisms that may cause diseases.
• the person doing the piercing uses sterilized instruments or instruments that
are thrown away after use
• the person doing the piercing does not use a piercing gun (they're not sterile)
• the needle being used is new and is being used for the first time
• The jewelry that will be placed in the pierced area should also be cleaned and
sterilized.
• the needle is disposed of in a special sealed container after the piercing
• there are procedures for the proper handling and disposal of waste (like
needles or gauze with blood on them)