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Originally Posted by b182
So I'm a first year medical student, and for a while now I've been thinking of getting a so called snakebite, which is two piercings in the lower lip (2 lip rings). I'm wondering what people think about this considering my furture profession as a physician.
Will patients find it offending in any way? Will they think I'm less competent as a doctor? I'm not sure how accepted this is... Please share your thoughts or experiences!
(Hope I posted in the right forum)
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Some hospital will not allow you to attend your rotations if you physical appearance isn't up to "professional standards" (i.e. numerous visible piercings, green hair, etc.). Medicine is a field that is all about tradition and conformity and changes to that will not be met with positive results.