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.
What is Dermal Piercing? Dermal piercings, also known as microdermal piercings or single-point piercings, are piercings installed on flat surfaces of the body. Dermal piercings are different from ordinary body piercings in that the latter have entry and exit points for the jewelry. In dermal piercing, only one end of the ornament emerges from the surface of the skin; the other end is embedded in the dermal layer of the skin.