Without picking a side here, I'd like to point out that piercings (and tattoos?) can certainly cause complications if an infection ensues from the initial modification.
Of course if that does happen and you successfully treat it, I imagine you aren't impaired in any way going forward, but that is entirely thanks to antibiotics.
Of course if that does happen and you successfully treat it, I imagine you aren't impaired in any way going forward, but that is entirely thanks to antibiotics.