No, it's not true.
in fact, it's a form of art.
Some infomations on piercing
(Pictures of piercing at the bottom)
Nowadays, body piercing has become very popular, trendy and fashionable. Body piercing greatly varies with multiple hoops up, around, and inside the ear, or studs and rings sticking out of the tongue, eyebrow, nostril, belly-button and lips. It seems that almost every part of the body is open to piercing. While parents shout "Gross" and teachers ask "Why?", teens continue to gravitate toward body piercing. If you're like many teens who have thought about piercing you probably see them as a personal and fashion statement, a form of body art, and a chance to establish your individuality.
Piercing may be considered cool, but there are things you need to know before you get that piercing done. Piercing are susceptible to infection during the healing period. It is extremely important to take care of your new piercing in order to promote healing and prevent infection.Thinking about piercing your tongue or eyebrow?
Many teenagers not only the girls like to have their ears pierced. Most earrings today are available for pierced ears. If you have very small earlobes you may want to think about how an earring will look before you have it done. Ear piecing is unlikely to cause infection or to damage your ears if you have it done by someone who is trained in piecing, and you properly care for your ears afterwards. After you have your ears pierced, you must wash the area with soap daily and use isopropyl alcohol on both sides of the ear at least twice a day.
For tongue piercing, you must use mouthwash, avoid alcohol, hot liquids and spicy foods until the area is healed. With tongue piercing healing time is approximately 3 weeks. To keep this area as clean as possible use an antiseptic mouthwash 2 to 3 times a day. Oral contact with other persons should be avoided for several weeks.
Some history of the area of piercing.
PIERCING CARTILAGE OF THE EAR:
This is found in Africa, North America and South America, Indonesia, and India. It is meant to signify beauty and wealth. New types of cartilage piercing are called "DIATH" and "ROOK".
CHEEK PIERCING: Men from Aleutian Islands used cheek piercing when they went seal hunting. By piercing their cheeks with rods, they looked like they had whiskers. Their intent was to imitate the appearances of the seal and they felt this increased their chances for a successful hunt.
EAR: This type of piercing was meant to mark life stage changes in group affiliation.
EYEBROW, and NAVEL: The Egyptians used this as a sign of royalty.
LIPS: This is also a ritual to celebrate the passage from childhood to adulthood. It also mimics facial beauty marks. This type of piercing comes from Australia, New Guinea, Africa, India, North and South America, and Indonesia.
NOSE PIERCING: The people of India view this a sign of beauty.
SEPTUM: Aborigines used bones in their pierced septums. This signified a warrior status.
TONGUE: The Maya's performed this type of ritual when they wanted to talk to their ancestor's spirits.
History of Piercing of Genitals
FEMALE GENITALS: There are two different kinds:
1. Labia: Truskese women pierced their labia and hung a little bell from their labia to attract a male partner.
2. Clitoris: This is a modern technique that is done to enhance female orgasms. (so they claim, the jury is still out on that one).
FEMALE NIPPLE: In the 14th century Bavarian women had diamond studded rings through their nipples and passed gold chains through them.
MALE GENITALS: The main reason for this type of piercing is increased sexual enhancement as well as initiation into adulthood. It is meant to establish male sexual identity. There are the many variations.
1. Dydoe: This is a piercing of the gland along the coronal ridge of the penis of a circumcised male. This originated in Southeast Asians and India and was felt to enhance female pleasure during intercourse.
2. Foreskin: This was used by Roman athletes to keep their attention on the games. It had a metal ring on their foreskin, which was welded shut and called a "fibula". This prevented erections. This was also used on the foreskin. It was used also used on their slaves to prevent procreation. The Greeks also used it on their athletes. They fastened a ribbon around the foreskin and tied the end to the base of the penis. This decreased chafing and "flapping" during the games and during the Olympics, which were then played in the nude.
3. Guiche: The Samoan men pierced the flesh between their testicles and their anus. This was a ritual of puberty and was believed to stimulate the prostate gland.
4. Kandoekoe: Tribes of Borneo used round-like marble devices and implanted them under the skin on the shaft of the penis. This was meant to increase the stimulation of the vagina, and increase the girth (circumference) of the penis.
5. Palang: This method used a rod that transected the gland of the penis . This is to increase blood flow causing the gland to swell. It also was felt to make erections last longer and orgasms are more intense. In Borneo some tribal women refused to marry a male that had not had this type of piercing done. Kama Sutra recommends this for impotence.
6. Rhinoceros penis: A rigid cross bar is placed 4 inches behind the tip of the penis and projects 2 inches on either side, looking like a rhinoceros. This method of piercing is from China and Borneo.
7. Scrotum: French soldiers used this to signify passage from childhood into adulthood.
MALE NIPPLE: This signified masculine status in Roman centurions. This was seen as a sign of courage.
The time of each piercing area of healing is different.Like the ear lobe it require 6 to 8 weeks, Ear cartilage 4 months to 1 year, Eyebrow 6 to 8 weeks, Nostril 2 to 4months, Nasal septum 6 to 8 months, Lip 2 to 3 months, Tongue 4 weeks, Nipple 3 to 6 months, Belly Button 4 months to 1 year, Female genitalia 4 to 10 weeks, Male genitalia 4 weeks to 6 months
(imagine you're this guy, how will it be like ? :/)