Some people keloid with piercings and tattoos, keloiding used to be something that only specific ethnic groups had a problem with but more and more I am seeing people who keyloid that do not fit the known genetic predisposition to it. read more
Sometimes, the bump you are seeing following a piercing may not be a keloid. When you undergo any form of piercing, there is a subsequent injury. The skin around the site becomes irritated. read more
While nose piercings are a relatively recent fashion phenomenon in the western world, they have a history that goes back thousands of years in the Middle East and at least a few centuries in southern Asia. In other cultures, nose piercings sometimes have cultural significance or are considered medicinal, but in the US they’re strictly ornamental for most people. read more