on body areas.
The consultant of maxillofacial surgery at King Abdulaziz Medical City in the National Guard and Associate Professor at King Faisal University, Dr. Othman Salem Al-Tuwairqi, confirmed to Al-Watan that 3 risks arise from placing the throat in different areas of the body, which are acute infections in the area, and the splitting of parts of the area adjacent to the throat, And the occurrence of deformities in the region, indicating that approximately 10 thousand cases annually are treated in cases of earring, cleft lip, etc.
Lip piercing is considered one of the most dangerous types of piercings that can pierce the body, because if not paying attention to it, it leads to exposure to many unpredictable dangers and diseases.
Types of lip piercing
There are different types of lip piercing that girls have been following recently, including piercing the upper lip on the left side, which is known as the “Monroe” piercing, in addition to the “Madonna” piercing, which is known as a hole in the upper lip on the right side, and a “piercing” Dalia ", which is a hole on the sides of the mouth, and the" Medusa "hole is a hole between the nose and the mouth, and is characterized by its large size on the upper side of the lip, and finally a" Lapret "hole in the shape of a hat and decorated with a plastic ball at the top of the lip.
Abnormalities occur
Al-Tuwairqi said that there are 5 reasons for the occurrence of symptoms and deformities that result from the throat, which are lack of control and lack of practice in doing it, and there are no rules followed in terms of hygiene to reduce the risk of infections, and the absence of supervision by the Ministry of Health for those experienced in this regard, and also there is insufficient knowledge of the consequences of using this the product.
Make decision
Al-Tuwairqi expressed his regret about the families'' role in not making appropriate decisions to put the throat for all ages, explaining that doctors are keen on the consumer because they provide them with the best solutions for what he suffers from diseases and congenital deformities, but that there are personal freedoms, so we do not impose or push them to take any action. Without giving them the full picture of the consequences of these products.
Personal desires
Al-Tuwairqi stated that placing the throat in different areas of the body are personal desires for imitation and compromise that are widespread these days in our societies, and are caused by the psychological or accompanying pressures of these people and colleagues, acknowledging that it must be a decision governed by the person concerned with the decision after knowing the totality of the problems and consequences represented. In infections and the loss of parts or the entire area after the throat becomes entangled with furniture, clothes, or other problems.
Severe infections in the area.
Incision in parts of the vicinity of the throat.
Distortions occur in the area.


