Heart and Artery Damage and High Blood Pressure. There are several harmful consequences for your arteries and heart because high blood pressure, also called HBP or hypertension, places a higher workload on them. It addition, high blood pressure can damage other organs. Watch an animation of how HBP affects your arteries and your heart.
Just as dermatologists have a responsibility to identify medical conditions with cutaneous manifestations, they must be alert for psychological conditions affecting the skin.
Dermal piercing, also known as microdermal piercing, is a form of body piercing where the dermis, i.e., the layer of skin underneath the epidermis, the outer layer of skin, is punctured or cut in order to place body jewelry. Dermal piercings can be made on almost all skin surfaces of the body.