area. Despite the risky nature of body-piercing , the trend apparently is here to stay. It's cheaper ($25-$125) compared to $50 to $2000-plus for tattoos, according to one published report; it takes less time than tattoos, which can take hours to apply, and body-piercing is easily reversed. some other reasons adolescents offer for body piercing is that (a) it is a form of body art, (b) it is fashionable, (c) it makes a personal statement, (d) it is daring (e) killing boredom or (f) the need for a change...etc etc Some who have piercings also have tattoos, but many other adolescents say they would never get a tattoo because "they are too permanent." They see the biggest advantage to body piercing is that if they don't like it, they simply remove the jewelry and the hole closes....
