New Recommendations on Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification – American Academy of Pediatrics

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/09/14/peds.2017-1962

“Tattoos, piercing, and scarification are now commonplace among adolescents and young adults. This first clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on voluntary body modification will review the methods used to perform the modifications. Complications resulting from body modification methods, although not common, are discussed to provide the pediatrician with management information. Body modification will be contrasted with nonsuicidal self-injury.”