Risks Associated with 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.

       The word piercing can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to an opening in the body created by this act or practice.


Before you have your body pierced
If you choose to have a body piercing, get advice from people who have used a reputable, licensed body-piercing shop or piercer before. Ask them how much information they were given about looking after their piercing and taking jewelery out safely. Check that the staff were helpful and professional, the premises were clean and the equipment was properly sterilized.

Body Piercings and Surgery

Jewelry with Therapeutic Properties

Leah Heiss, in collaboration with Nanotechnology Victoria, has developed a range of jewelry with therapeutic properties.

Diabetes Jewelry
         Diabetes jewelry is a neckpiece and rings for administering insulin through the skin via a nano-engineered patch.
The Diabetes Neckpiece is a wearable applicator device to apply Nanotechnology Victoria’s NanoMAPs to the skin. NanoMAPs are small (10 x 2mm) circular discs which have an array of micro needles on their surface.