An increase in infections among "scene" kids.

[savethewave]

My mom is a pediatric nurse, and has noticed that among Caucasian, middle-class teenagers, there is a dramatic increase in staphococcus infections, especially around recent body modifications. We got to talking about why, and this was my theory. I presented it to the doctors at the office, and they agreed. Cool

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[cinema_babe]

Funny, weren't we *just* having this conversation a short time ago? I remember reading about "Pauly Holes in the Head" talking about how ill he was and it hit me then that even a clean, well done tattoo or piercing requires the body to repair itself. Pretty or not the body considers it an injury.

If one's body is in a constant state of healing, one is bound to become more susceptible to a host of things because the your resistance is always running at a sub-optimal level.

Thank you for sharing Dr J!

[savethewave]

Exactly why that "Pauly Unstoppable" will finally be stopped by illness.