When you head in for some radiology, your nurse or technician might tell you that you'll have to remove your piercings before receiving an x-ray. What if you have piercings that can't be taken out, or jewelry that you've never actually taken out before? Eyebrow rings, tongue rings, nose rings, you name it - this can be a frightening experience, especially if it's on-the-spot sprung on you. Will the x-ray irradiate your jewelry? Will it burst into flames into the machine? Will some strong, magnetic field forcefully rip it out of your body?!
In most cases, the answer is a little less scary than you might think... Body jewelry appears as a solid black (or white) object on an x-ray. This opacity can obscure the x-ray from capturing important medical information related to your condition. For example: your ears/nostrils may hide important information about your jaw or nasal passages; tongue, lip, and medusa piercings may block the view of your mouth, teeth and gums; and belly/nipple piercings may block information related to your internal organs.
Disclaimer: Body Candy is only here to give you fun and helpful advice and information when it comes to getting pierced. Your health is more important than a piercing - always listen to your doctor's advice and always ask a professional piercer for help if you know you'll be heading in for an x-ray sometime soon.
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Looks like this individual has a whole face full of piercings! In this x-ray: - A septum ring is visible in the nose - there may also be nose rings here.
Two lip piercings can be seen here - these are most likely either labrets, a monroe and a madonna, or some variation of a bite piercing (snake bites, cyber bites, etc.)
This is an interesting case - this individual happens to have a pacemaker implanted in their buttocks. We certainly don't consider that a piercing, but also included in this x-ray:
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This patient has had some dental work - a top and bottom retainer can be seen on the teeth. Also included in this x-ray:
The patient's tongue ring can be seen in the middle of the x-ray. In this case, it looks like the patient moved their tongue while the x-ray was being taken, resulting in a bit of distortion in the image.
A barbell can be seen in this patient's nipple piercing. If you look closely, you can see the ribcage beneath the breast tissue.
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