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MEDICAL IMAGING OF UMBILICAL PIERCINGS
Navel piercing is the most common non ear-lobe piercing and can be seen in up to 29% of UK females and 2% of males.



It is the most common piercing that a doctor will see and is often imaged on X-rays and at CT.

Body piercing Is more common in women than in men and in younger age groups. In a recent UK survey, nearly half the women aged 16-24 reported having had a piercing and 10% of adults in the UK have non ear-lobe piercings navel. In another survey in a USA university, over 50% of students have body piercings.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmj.39580.497176.25# Body piercing in England: a survey of piercing at sites other than earlobe Angie Bone, specialist registrar in public health medicine1, Fortune Ncube, consultant epidemiologist 1, Tom Nichols, statistician 1, Norman D Noah, professor of public health2