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And now the latest news from the American Academy of Pediatrics - at their national conference in Chicago today, the academy is announcing new recommendations on tattoos² and piercings for teens and young adults. Here's NPR's Patti Neighmond.

PATTI NEIGHMOND, BYLINE³: On Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, climb a steep flight of stairs, and you're in a space filled with artwork and primary colors - the Body Electric tattoo¹ parlor⁴ and piercing studio. Owner Brian Keith Thompson says he's never been so busy.

BRIAN KEITH THOMPSON: I feel like everyone has to be pierced now. It is a phenomenon.

NEIGHMOND: Piercings and tattoos are no longer the realm of bikers and gang members.

THOMPSON: When I first start getting tattooed⁵ in 2001 in this studio, I didn't see mothers and daughters getting matching tattoos.

NEIGHMOND: Today, it's common.

THOMPSON: Flowers are getting big. Trees and root systems - that's real big right now.

NEIGHMOND: And for people in their 20s, it's not just one tattoo or piercing - it's multiple. Take 23-year-old Ariana Marciano. She has 10 piercings and 75 tattoos.

ARIANA MARCIANO: I think that they're so cool. And I think they're, like, visually, really nice to look at.

NEIGHMOND: There's a praying mantis⁷, a ram's head, a moth⁶. Today, she's getting a ladybug.

MARCIANO: I like bugs⁸.

NEIGHMOND: Dots on it back, a bit of rusty⁹ orange, and it's done in about 20 minutes. Because body art's now so mainstream¹⁰ and more teenagers are getting tattoos and piercings, pediatrician Cora Breuner says doctors need to be talking to patients and parents about them, which is why she and colleagues with the American Academy of Pediatrics developed guidelines to help doctors answer questions. First off, she says, doctors need to emphasize to patients that it's up to them to make sure the tattoo and piercing studio is hygienic.

CORA BREUNER: ...That the needles that are being used are pulled out of a clean, sterile¹¹ packet, that the person doing the piercing or tattooing¹² is wearing gloves.

NEIGHMOND: While infection is rare, she says, doctors should know symptoms and explain them to patients - for example, redness that spreads beyond the tattoo or piercing, increasing pain or fever. Before getting a tattoo or piercing, immunizations, especially tetanus, should be up to date. And with piercing, it's important to know healing times differ.

BREUNER: For example, if you get a piercing in your ear, healing time can be anywhere from one to two weeks. But if you get a piercing in your tongue, it can be up to six weeks. If you get a piercing done in your bellybutton, it could take up to nine months for that to heal.

NEIGHMOND: And of course, with tattoos, the main thing for a young person to bear in mind is that they're permanent. Body Electric owner Brian Keith Thompson often counsels young clients against tattoos that are easily visible on hands, neck and fingers.

THOMPSON: And I'll tell them, no, I think you're 19. I think you should wait.

NEIGHMOND: Many professions, he says, are still conservative when it comes to tattoos.

THOMPSON: Definitely stay away from the face. We call that the job stopper. You don't want to get employed, tattoo your face.

NEIGHMOND: Tattoo removal by laser is difficult, expensive and only partially¹³ effective. Patti Neighmond, NPR News.

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1 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

2 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

5 tattooed   

v.刺青，文身( tattoo的过去式和过去分词 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• He had tattooed his wife's name on his upper arm. 他把妻子的名字刺在上臂上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sailor had a heart tattooed on his arm. 那水兵在手臂上刺上一颗心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 moth   

n.蛾，蛀虫

参考例句：

• A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
• The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。

7 mantis   

n.螳螂

参考例句：

• Praying mantis has two powerful claws like sharp knives.螳螂有一对强壮的爪子，它们像锋利的刀。
• In her mind,it was a female mantis,devouring her mates.她的意识中，是一只雌螳螂正吞咽她的配偶。

8 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

10 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

11 sterile   

adj.不毛的，不孕的，无菌的，枯燥的，贫瘠的

参考例句：

• This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.这个盖子严实地盖在奶瓶上，保持奶嘴无菌。
• The farmers turned the sterile land into high fields.农民们把不毛之地变成了高产田。

12 tattooing   

n.刺字，文身v.刺青，文身( tattoo的现在分词 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• tattooing and body piercing 文身和穿体装饰
• On earth most work of the absolute shy cattle ^s skin-tattooing world! 地球上最牛的纹身绝对惊世之作！ 来自互联网

13 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。