[Piercing, between health and asthetics].

Skin piercings continues to be a growing socially accepted phenomenon. The nursing profession needs to modify and increase its knowledge in order to adequately respond to this new situation. The nursing profession must learn what are the legal parameters which regulate skin piercing, what type of health education should be applied regarding skin piercing, what limits exist when carrying out skin piercing on patients, what prior- and post-piercing treatments are required, as well as the possible complications which may occur due to skin piercing and how to deal with those complications once they arise.