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Body art — visible tattoos, nose/lip/eyebrow/tongue piercings — or even the dreaded open-toe/heel shoe or sandal, can arouse surprising passion in health care. Over the years I've heard variations of the comments below, be they factual or not, invariably ending with: "Can't you do anything about this?"

iP Newbe: Self expression or threat of infection?