Queens resident Dana Smith was diagnosed with fulminant Hepatitis B and underwent a liver transplant in January A New York woman is recovering after a nose piercing infection led to a life-threatening ...

The diagnosis was right on the nose. Queens woman Dana Smith, 37, nearly died after contracting an infection from a nose piercing. Smith was rushed to the hospital in late January with a mysterious ...

Dana Smith, 37, from Queens, New York, was rushed to the hospital in late January with a mysterious infection that doctors later learned was connected to the $60 ($78) piercing in her nose. Ms Smith ...

A 20-year-old girl has been left in a wheelchair for life because of a bacterial infection that developed after she had her nose pierced. Layne Dias had her nose pierced last July and said the ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Nose studs are often considered the signifier of a punkish ...

Thinking about getting a nose piercing? You're in the right place. Welcome to Nose Piercing 101: Cosmopolitan's handy guide to what to expect on your trip to the jewellery counter. Maybe you're trying ...

A nose piercing can heal and maintain itself well with regular cleanings. But with any piercing, there’s always a risk of infection or scarring and the piercing being rejected. A new nose piercing ...

Each of these celebrity women pass the bar when it comes to artistic expression and social independence. As they’ve made a difference in popular culture, they have broken the Hollywood mold by ...

Layane Dias developed an infection which led to a build up of pus compressing three vertebrae in her spine A WOMAN was left wheelchair-bound after having her NOSE pierced. Layane Dias said she thought ...

Let’s break down healing times for the different types of nose piercings, what you can do to make sure your nose piercing heals properly, and what to do if healing doesn’t go as planned. During the ...

You should clean a nose piercing two to three times a day with a .09% sodium chloride solution. Wash your hands before touching the jewelry and keep the piercing in your nose while you clean it. After ...

A new nose piercing requires regular and thorough cleaning to help it heal and to prevent infection. This includes avoiding touching the piercing except to clean it with saline solution. Piercing ...