Piercing and tattoos in adolescents: legal and medico-legal implications
Conti Adelaide,
Bin Paola,
Casella Claudia,
Capasso Emanuele,
Fedeli Piergiorgio,
Salzano Francesco Antonio,
Terracciano Lucia,
Piras Mauro
Affiliations
Conti Adelaide
Department of Surgery, Radiology and Public Health, Public Health and Humanities Section, University of Brescia – Centre of Bioethics Research (with the contribution of IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio - Fatebenefratelli”), P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy
Bin Paola
Department of Surgery, Radiology and Public Health, Public Health and Humanities Section, University of Brescia Italy -Forensic Medicine Institute, 25123, Brescia, Italy
Casella Claudia
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Capasso Emanuele
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples, Section of Legal Medicine, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Fedeli Piergiorgio
Jurisprudence School, University of Camerino, Via A. D’Accorso 16, 62032, Camerino (MC), Italy
Salzano Francesco Antonio
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Salernitan Medical School”, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Terracciano Lucia
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Piras Mauro
Department of Surgery, Radiology and Public Health, Public Health and Humanities Section, University of Brescia – Centre of Bioethics Research (with the contribution of IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio - Fatebenefratelli”), P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy
Non-therapeutic body modification interventions are permitted within the limits of the use of one’s own body that can be specified in the legal system. The authors take into consideration Italian regulation on tattooing and piercing, in particular in relation to adolescents.
