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Piercings and tattoos (pg. 2)
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| dj_mdma |
| quote: | Originally posted by Streakfury
I've thought about getting my eyebrow pierced on several occasions, but I've never actually had the guts to do it. I've heard that there's a vital nerve that runs through your eyebrows, and if pierced, can cause blindness, which is a bit of a turn-off. Anyone know if it's true??
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your optic nerve runs from the back of your eyeball from the retina straight to your brain.
and no i have no piercings or tattoos. Might get a small one on my upper chest one day :thepirate |
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| RubiK Cube |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_mdma
no
your optic nerve runs from the back of your eyeball from the retina straight to your brain.
and no i have no piercings or tattoos. Might get a small one on my upper chest one day :thepirate |
Its got nothing to do with the optical nerve, its the facial nerves that control facial expressions. The Orbicularis oculi nerve forms a sphincter around the eyelid in three parts. This can get damaged but the likelihood is tiny |
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| dj_mdma |
i would try to come up with a smart answer to this, since i'm doing a neuroscience unit in my degree at uni...but i can't. better get revising :whip:
but, since you said it forms a sphincter round the eye in 3 parts, i'd guess you'd have to damage it at all 3 parts, or at the root of the nerve...which would mean you'd be almost damaging your trigeminal nerve, so you wouldn't be able to control half you face :nervous: |
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| anuneventrade |
| Two tattoo's one piercing. Please use search button next time, this topic has been done multiple times. |
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| RubiK Cube |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_mdma
i would try to come up with a smart answer to this, since i'm doing a neuroscience unit in my degree at uni...but i can't. better get revising :whip:
but, since you said it forms a sphincter round the eye in 3 parts, i'd guess you'd have to damage it at all 3 parts, or at the root of the nerve...which would mean you'd be almost damaging your trigeminal nerve, so you wouldn't be able to control half you face :nervous: |
Lol revision is evil!!
All piercings have a tiny risk that it could cause serious damage, uve jus gotta hope it aint when u get one done |
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| Mebot |
| quote: | Originally posted by RubiK Cube
Lol revision is evil!!
All piercings have a tiny risk that it could cause serious damage, uve jus gotta hope it aint when u get one done |
yeah very true. Its just like tongue piercings as well, that theres a slight chance (and of course you always "hear" about this happening to someone) where the peircing goes thru the blood vessels in the tongue and can cause severe bleeding.
I guess this would be true, to an extent.. if you're getting a tongue piercing in the back alley of some hobo-town by a person who doesnt know what the hell they are doing.
I used to have an eyebrow ring. But i took it out. it suited me fine for a year and then i decided to take it out. |
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| RubiK Cube |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mebot
yeah very true. Its just like tongue piercings as well, that theres a slight chance (and of course you always "hear" about this happening to someone) where the peircing goes thru the blood vessels in the tongue and can cause severe bleeding.
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When i got mine pierced he kindly told me about the dangers of catching the veins and webbing AFTER he'd done it :nervous: :eek: |
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| Mebot |
| quote: | Originally posted by RubiK Cube
When i got mine pierced he kindly told me about the dangers of catching the veins and webbing AFTER he'd done it :nervous: :eek: |
ha! wow how courteuous of him! i guess he didnt want to get you riled up before you had it done i s'pose. |
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| DigitalMP |
| i have a couple tatts - one on my left arm, and one on my back, and both ears, nipples, and navel pierced. |
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| Mr. Pink |
Septum piercing?
the bull looking one....
dizam....that's kinda like...:wtf: |
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| mcleod |
| Two tattoos, one on my back and one on my left arm. Six piercings. |
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| RubiK Cube |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mebot
ha! wow how courteuous of him! i guess he didnt want to get you riled up before you had it done i s'pose. |
Maybe so, tho it was my first proper piercing so would have liked to have been told.
Been back to that piercer's 5 times since so didnt bother me to much really |
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