I'm almost scared to ask, but I will anyway:

So am I the last twentysomething in America to get a cartilage piercing? What else have you had done?

-- Anonymous, February 12, 2001

Answers

I had my cartilage done with a gun at a mall. Don't do that. Ever. It sucked. It didn't heal for three months, so I took it out.

Guns near anything are a bad idea. Especially those stupid ear piercing guns.

I have a hole in my right nostril and through my labret (essentially halfway between my lower lip and chin). I cried when they punctured the membrane in my nose, but the labret didn't hurt at all. Eating was interesting, though.

You're not the last twentysomething, Jen, I promise. I know plenty of twentysomethings with nothing pierced.

-- Anonymous, February 12, 2001

Ow. Guns are *only* for lobes.

Anyway, your next step: an industrial! It hurts HORRIBLY but looks cool. (See pic here: http://iam.bmezine.com/?alison [that's my own industrial]). If I had known it would have hurt, I wouldn't have gotten it. Anyway, my left ear: three lobes, one industrial. My right ear: one lobe, one cartilage. And a belly-button. I'm thinking of getting an or bital, if I can find space for it. Alas. :)

Alison

-- Anonymous, February 13, 2001

I don't have any ear piercings, cartilage or otherwise. I like to keep any work I have done under clothing, so I don't have a nose piercing either, which I guess it the only other place you could have cartilage pierced.

I think another reason I don't have any cartilage piercings is that when I was into getting piercings, I was also in an I can't afford that, I'll just do it myself kinda mode. As a result, I have three nipple piercings, one of them rather crooked, and a belly botton piercing. I tried piercing my forearm by pinching up some skin, and running a pin through, but that got all messed up and grew out leaving a decent sized scar. I now know that surface piercings are near impossible to do.... I also know that you're not supposed to clean piercings with alcohol or peroxcide, which is exactly what I did.

-R

-- Anonymous, February 13, 2001

It took me 12 years to get my first piercing, and then another 16 to get my second, so I don't think I'll be getting anything else done anytime soon!

-- Anonymous, February 13, 2001

I don't have anything pierced. Almost once, but too chicken. My lil' angel gets a hunkering every once in a while (cuz of her mom the dragonlady who comes from a culture where piercings occur very early), but I plan on asking/getting her to wait 'til she's at least 10.

-- Anonymous, February 13, 2001

I had my earlobes pierced in eigth grade, and left them in for exactly a year (about the safety period for healing until you can do fun stuff) before deciding I hated them. My hair would always get caught in them. So I just let them close up, although 4 years later I can still feel the little healed tube of where they were if I feel my earlobes.

I want to get my belly-button pierced. I know, I know, it's trendy and everyone and their grandmother has one, but I want one anyway.

That way I can be symmetrical. Yay. Symmetry is totally rad. No single cartiledge piercings for me!

-- Anonymous, February 13, 2001

Piercings? NO! No way!

Oh, okay, so about eight or ten years ago I thought about getting my ears pierced... but then decided that it was a bit much for a middle- aged guy to get his ears pierced, kind of like buying a bright yellow two seater sports car...

My older son (32) has had multiple ear things since college (hmmm, I guess he got his first piercing in high school)... My daughter (18) has no interest in pierced ears (we've told her since she was little that she could get her ears pierced anytime she wanted) but what she wants is an eyebrow ring (the very mention of which causes us parental units to foam at the mouth and hold our breath until we turn blue)... Youngest is 15 and has expressed no interest in such stuff, although he regularly makes his hair turn weird colors.

My wife has pierced ears (done when she was in her late 20's).

I had a vascectomy. Does that count?
Jim

-- Anonymous, February 13, 2001

I had third holes pierced in my ears years ago, but those got infected so often I just gave up on piercing any further up the ear. So no cartilege piercings for me. However, I got my nostril pierced three months ago and it only hurt while the piercer was putting the jewelry in. Otherwise it's been totally trouble and pain free, and I'm very happy with it.

-- Anonymous, February 15, 2001

I had my bellybutton done in mid december. I'm still cleaning it everyday. It was done excellently though. Body Manipulations in San Francisco is just the best place to go, plus, if you get infected, they will help you with free advice even if you didn't get pierced there! I had my nipple done actually, when I was interning out here in 1994, but it was done too spontaneously, and I removed it after a few months. The bellypiercing is definitely right for me, though it has kept me from riding my motorcycle since I did it, for the most part. I still walk around with the top button undone on my jeans, two months later, so that it doesn't rub and irritate it. Belly piercings take the longest time to heal, up to a year! Other than that, three piercings in one ear, two in the other. I think I am done with that particular activity....a shame, the rush of endorphins is so fun!

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2001

Actually, even 16 months later, I still don't let the waistband of my jeans hit my (now healed) bellybutton... it feels sort of icky to have your pants push the metal around in your body while you move. Blech.

However, if you are a little tipsy, that same feeling becomes slightly erotic. Go fig.

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2001

I'm looking more for reassurance here, rather than advice - but bear with me anyhow. My husband and I have had a recent disagreement over our 20 mth. old twin boys and what I consider to be a question of fashion. My DH decided within the last 6 mths or so that he would like our boys to have pierced ears. It began shortly after his sister visited with her three boys (9 mths - 8 yrs) all of whom have pierced ears. While I respect her decision to get her kids ears pierced, it's one that I would not feel comfortable making for our boys. It's not a "boy / girl" issue as far as I'm concerned, but more a question of age. I'd have no problem, a few years down the line, if either of them ask to have earrings - as long as it was their own decision then that's okay. Even now, I do agree with DH that the boys would look extra cute/cool with earrings (as do his nephews) but I feel that they're embarking on a few years of rough n' tumble living and I would hate to thing what could happen. Either way, I've said "No" explaining my reasons, but DH still persists - bringing the subject up at ever available opportunity. He's claiming that I'm being over protective and old-fashioned! Old fashioned I dispute - I don't have a problem with them having earrings, I just want it to be their decision. As for 'over-protective' am I not right in fearing the worst? Who hasn't heard horror stories about toddlers and ripped earlobes? And that's girls - how much more boisterous are boys!! Unless there's the parent of boisterous, "earring'd" toddler out there who can tell me otherwise - all I need is reassurance that I'm not out of order. Rita

-- Anonymous, April 12, 2001

I'm 14 and i have my ear's pierced 4 times plus the cartlidge on the left and my belly botton... none of them hurt AT ALL! but i have one problem! when i got my belly botton pierced they didn't let me choose the ring so they put a hoop with a ball in the middle through it... and i can't get the dumb thing out! i need to clean it and i dunno how to take it out at all! i've tried to unscrew it but it's not working! HELP!

-- Anonymous, April 30, 2001

Amanda Harrison, I got my cartilage pierced with a ring and a ball, my belly button too. I haven't taken the belly one out yet but the cartilage one doesn't unscrew. You have to pop out the ball. You kinda push on the ring in one direction and the ball in the other direction. Its difficult but it should come out. I assume the belly one is the same way. I have a question about the belly ring. When I first got it done, the inside of my belly button had little red dots that itched in it. Now it still itches now and then, about 2 month later, and just the pierced areas are red. Is this normal? Alex

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2001

OK, I really want to get my belly botton pierced but i'm 16 and I know if I ask my parents I'll have to wait to long til I hear a Yes. So my question is...does anyone know if it is somewhat safe to pierce your own belly botton. Someone told me that when you get it done they actually take some of the stuff inside your stomach out so that there is actually a whole. I'm not sure but someone please write me back and tell me if I can pierce my belly botton by myself!! Thanks so much!!

-- Anonymous, May 16, 2001

i got the cartiliage done with a gun when i was 15. didn't hurt at all. the other ones i was stupidly drunk and peirced 15 holes (NO LIE) into my ears with just a stud. drunk, didn't hurt. now i have an eybrow, nipple (OUCH) and navel ring. and i hope to go for the labaret in about 2 weeks. and maybe a 3rd tattoo. not sure what i want though.

about the labaret, i've been searching and searching, i want to know what the pain factor is on this one. i heard it's not too bad, but that's what i heard about the navel and it hurt like a bitch. any feedback i'd love it!

thanks

-- Anonymous, June 28, 2001

.. Don't feel so alone. I don't even have my cartilage pierced. All I have is 3 holes on each ear, and my left nostril. Fun.. did the nostril myself..

-- Anonymous, October 26, 2001

Ok, i am 12 years old now.. i got BOTH of my cartilages pierced when i was 11!! it barely hurts at all.. i also have my lobes pierced. I got them done when i was 3 and then i refused to wear earings and i got them redone when i was 5. It didnt even bother me. So all u older people theres nothing to be scared of. And when i turn 13 im getting my belly button done. It's ok just go for it

-- Anonymous, November 17, 2001

I have the cartilage picerced two times. The higher one didn't hurt to get but I think I was so scared I couldn't feel it. The second one hurt though and it took longer to heal. I have both of my lobes pierced twice and that didn't hurt at all. I have the piece of skin that sticks out in the middle of your ear, its connected to your face, pierced and that didn't really hurt but it stung for a while. Then the last one on my ears I have the middle of the outside part of the ear pierced and that hurt quite a bit, out of all of them I think it hurt the most. I'm getting my belly botton pierced VERY soon...so if you have any info on the pain and stuff like that please email me.

-- Anonymous, December 22, 2001

i wanna get my chin doen, then i will look sweet ass with my guitar, yup

-- Anonymous, December 27, 2001

I got my ears done when I was five ears old. I was scared, but I wanted it because everyone else had it done. Then later I got my cartilage pierced. It didn't hurt, it just pinched a little after. After my cartilage was pierced the lady who did it said I turned really pale. Then a year later I got my other cartilage pierced. It didn't hurt at all. For my 16th birthday I got my belly button done. Now, that hurt to me. Most people I talked too, said it didn't hurt. But after it was finished it hurt me for about 2 hours. I still have it, but if it happens to close I will never get it done again. I have a total of 5 piercings in both ears and my belly button. I don't think I want anymore. =)

-- Anonymous, December 27, 2001

I just got my second holes and my cartliage done and it was only a pinch and believe me i am so afraid of needles. so this coming from me is actually suprizing my cartlige only hurts alittle and i cant even feel the pain from my second hole now just one day later. Dont be afraid it is really excillerating when you are finished and you are filled with relief. Dont worry have fun and create your own look _ - )

-- Anonymous, December 30, 2001

I have 18 holes in my ears in total, all done with a gun, my left ear has 8, 3 in the cartiledge and 5 in the lobe, and in my right ear i have 5 in the lobe and 5 in the cartiledge. I wanna get my belly button pierced but my mom says no, i tried to do it my self, but it didnt work, can any one who has ever done it themselves please email me and tell me what the best way to do it is and step by step procedure, because my friend told me i probably forgot to do something. Someoner help me PLEASE!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, December 30, 2001

There is a lot of people who do not have their cartlage done. I do. I have triples on my lobes though too. And today I'm getting my belly- button peirced. I'm 14. what do you have done?

-- Anonymous, January 03, 2002

Well, I just got two cartilage piercings in my left ear two days ago. One is near the top and the other is in the center. No lobe piercings yet, which most people see as odd. I plan on getting many more, namely 3 lobes in each ear, helix and anti-tragus in my right ear, and maybe another couple of cartilages. In addition, I'd love 2 eyebrows and a labret. I had the cartilages done with a gun, though I was aware of the dangers. No problems yet. (Knock on wood!) Didn't really hurt, more like a sharp pinch. The top one is a little more tender than the middle one. Oh, and they hurt bad to sleep on. But They truly look great! I recomend them for anyone, minus guys. I just don't like that.

-- Anonymous, January 03, 2002

i'm 13 and i got my belly-button pierced about 4 weeks ago and its not going very good, i don't think...its red and pusy and this like ball thing is growing over the top...i didnt get to choose my ring and he didn't clean my recieving piercing area...but i think its getting better...(I HOPE SO MUCH ITS GETTING BETTER) but it didn't hurt no where near as much as i thought it would the only thing i thought was pain was when the needle was coming out of the skin at the top..coz they pierce it from the bottom upwards, i didn't even feel the needle enter my skin.... id any one has anything that you thiunk might interest me and help me with knowing that what is happening is normal would they plzzzz e- mail me or add me to msn messenger...this is a pretty kool site thankyou!!

-- Anonymous, January 23, 2002

im almost 15 and i had my first lobe pierced when i was a baby and my cartilage i pierced in 6th grade..when i was 11 (that was the COOL thing....and my parents didnt find out till last year) then i got my second hole done when i was 12 and my third when i wasd 13 and my second cartilage when i was 14. now, i want to get my bellybutton pierced but my mother says that its white trashy, slutty and low rent. she says if i have it pierced people will think "what were her parents thinking???" and "wow she must be a hoebag" i totally disagree and i catn get them to let me get it pierced. im tempted to do it on my own. any advice? right on. Kara

-- Anonymous, January 25, 2002

I am 17 and had my ear pierced when i was about 4. At 14 I got my eye- brow pierced after a long debate with grandmother i took it out after she paid me 50$ then it was offto my toung at 15 which i dont incourage others to get done, first off your teath will evetually fall out and you van chip your teath. i then had my lipit pierced (athe inbetween piercing off the lip and the librea) and i am now about to pierce my own nipple which is a NO NO if anyone else thinks about it dont do it. It is just not safe. Well to conclude express your self the way you want and do it healthy, have fun.

Nick

-- Anonymous, February 06, 2002

hey, my name is Amber and i am 14, soon to be 15 i am getting my belly botton pierced next week. well if i go threw it. I need some advice on getting it done i am really nervous and have the biggest fear of needles but i really want to get it done i have been asking to get it done since i was 10 but my mom was like when ur turn 15 u can get it done and no i am but i am really scared about how much it is goingot hurt but my best friend said it didnt hurt at all and another girl said that it didnt hurt but for 30 mins after it was done i know i have ot clean it like everyday and cant touch it. and it doesnt heal up for like a year. i have even been reshearing it lol on the internet. i just need advice what to do !! please help!! asap Amber

-- Anonymous, February 10, 2002

Cartilidge piercings are not all they're cracked up to be...its just since its at the top of ur ear usually..that you sleep on it and irritate it..i have 2 cartilidge piercings on each ear i use to have 3 but they got swollen and i took them out..just depends on you. i changed the way i slept and it got a lot easier. AND !! my mom is 45 and has 2 cartilidge piercings on each ear.

-- Anonymous, February 14, 2002

HEY PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP. ANYONE THAT JUST GOT YOUR EARS PIERCED RECENTLY PLEASE TELL ME IF IT HURTS, IM GETTING IT DONE LIKE IN A FEW DAYS AND IM SOOOO SCARED I THINK IT IS GOING TO HURT SO BAD! DOES IT HURT, PLEASE TELL ME THE TRUTH! I DONT CARE IF IT DOES, IM GETTING IT DONE NE WAYS, SOME PEOPLE TELL ME IT HURTS BAD AND OTHERS SAY IT DOESNT PLEASE TELL ME THE TRUTH, WILL YOU SENT ME AND EMAIL AT ARCANINE_64@HOTMAIL.COM? AND TELL ME PLEASE IM ONLY 13 AND I DONT EVEN HAVE MY LOBES PIERCED

-- Anonymous, February 16, 2002

please help me!!! i'm going to get my cartilege pierced soon and i need all the info i can get about it.... pain, infection, how to sleep with it on...pleez tell me....I NEED LOTS OF INFO PLEEZ!!!!!

THANK U 4 HELPING, Stephanie

-- Anonymous, March 10, 2002

hey, im 16 and i only have my ears pierced, once! lol, i never wear earrings so i didnt bother getting it done again, *for those who want to know what it feels like to get your lobes pierced* it hurts for like half an hour after its pierced, your ears get all red and hot, its just what you would expect, yea its pain.. im not gonna say that it didnt hurt, but its nothing that you cant take! if you want it bad enough go for it, PAIN IS BEAUTY GIRLS!!! its just like gettin your eyebrows waxed, a lil pain.. but you get over it! yea and im going tomorrow to get my navel pierced, im not nervous just excited.. yea its gonna be painful but i can take handle it! so for all of you, if you want it.. go for it!! its prolly gonna turn out great and you'll forget about the pain...have fun ;)

-- Anonymous, March 12, 2002

I am a 19 year old female, and I never thought anything about piercings or tattoos til I was about 15. I was really into shrooms and fairies. I know it sounds odd. Well I turned 16 got my liscense and I was off to get my first tattoo. I got a Shroom with a fairy on it, everyone that has seen it loves it. Then I got addicted to them I now have 5 tattoos all done before I turned 18. :)

The day I turned 18 I was off to get a piercing. I decided on my nose, and that was so painful no joke. When I got home my Mom looked like she wanted to ring my neck. But soon enough she got over it, and I ended up taking it out. But that wasn't the last of it. Amazingly, I went back and had it done again, a few months later.

I got addicted to piercings the same way I did with the tattoos. I went and had my eye brow done after that, but still I was too chicken to go through with the tounge, I did it though and I still have it. Now my nose and my eyebrow are gone, I did my belly button also but I took that out with in a few weeks it was so not cool.

Seriously think about your piercings and tattoos way before you get them. They do cost a lot of money and it has to be something yout willing to live with for the rest of your life. My tounge I have had for now 2 years and I have had no problems what so ever with it. Some times people look at me funny but then again the looks were worse when I had all my other piercings in. LOL :)

JUST THINK BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING CRAZY! EVERYTHING IS PERMEMNANT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A SCAR OF SOME KIND NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!!!

-- Anonymous, March 12, 2002

I am almost 20 and do not have my cartilage pierced. This is because I wanted to get it done a while ago and I asked my Parents. They told me to ask my doctor and if my doctor said ok, it was ok with them (they are helping me with college and stuff so I cannot afford to tick them off, so I asked). My doctor told me that if the cartilage piercing gets infected I would have to go to the hospital to get anitbiotics through an IV. Plus, she says they can get infected easily due to the lack of blood vessels in that area AND they can STRETCH OUT in less than five years! I decided against it. My roomate was considering getting her tongue pierced, and guess what her doctor told her? If it gets infected it can cause an abscess in her BRAIN! So she decided agaisnt it. Now I am considering getting my navel pierced... but I am worried about health risks and I don't really want to ask my doctor AGAIN! I heard from someone that they can cause infections in major organs... is this true??? Please email me and put Navel Piercing as the subject line!

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002

I have 1 cartilage piercing on my right ear and it didn't hurt at all,I had it done at Spencers here in Hawaii. I also have 4 piercings on my lobes 4 on each ear. The first ones i had done when i was a baby and the others i pierced on my own. I also did my own belly botton but it got irritated and I let it heal and I'm just wondering if I should repierce it on my own again. I'm 12 years old and pain is sorta something im used to. Well I hope someone can answer my question..... " Is piercing your own belly botton an ok thing to do? "

-- Anonymous, March 21, 2002

hey guys.. i already have another comment up there but i just wanted to say that i got my belly botton pierced last week.. everyone said that the clamp hurts the worse.. that does not hurt at all.. its just the needle jammed through your skin that hurts! lol its really sore for like 5 days.. now its been prolly like 10.. and its just red and flaky around the curved bar bell and sometimes goo comes out! lol but i can lay on my stomach and things like that and it doesnt hurt but you have to remember to clean it every day! im really happy with it and it looks really cute! so dont be scared it only took like 3 minutes for the whole process anyways and 2 seconds for the needle! ok, well you can email me if you have any questions thanks!

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

hmmmm... im 14 and i have 7 piercings in my ears total (im going to get an industrial pirecing and im gettin my tragus' done soon) but so far i have both rooks pierced, the top of my left ear pierced, 4 in my lobes all together (2 on each side.....gettin more) i got my ears fisrt pierced wen i was 4, not rilly to young if u ask me .....but thats me. about piercing belly buttons yourself.... if u think u can do it right DO IT!! but otherwise ummm dnt....i did my belly button wit a safety pin and two mnths later it was great i had did it straight and everything, it only took me 15 mins to get it thru by myself, alone and everything, it didnt rilly hurt at all either, but yea i loved it untill my mom saw it and well she ended up taken it out for me... well thas all for now cant wait till i get everything i want done.

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2002

I'm 19 now...I got a cartilage piercing in my right ear when I went on a school trip to Canada when I was 16 (you only have to be 16 w/o a parent's permission in Canada)...and of course, everyone was doing it. I know...not a good reason to do anything...but I love it. Of course, I got in a lot of trouble with my parents because of it...but I still have it to this day. Just a couple weeks ago, I got a cartilage in my left ear and my lobes. I had to take my earrings out of my lobes tonight however.=( They got so swollen, that I could hardly see my earrings...and they were almost impossible to get out. Oh well...at least I have my 2 cartilages. I also got my belly button done last November. It was kind of a spontaneous thing one night...I got that and my friend got a tattoo. It was sore (like any hole through your body will be) for a good month or so after I got it...but now it doesn't hurt at all...and I absolutely love it.

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2002

Im only 13 and I have many peircings. So far i have 14 in each ear going up, my tragus on my left ear, my anti tragus also on my left ear, my belly button, my tongue, and I also have my eyebrow. My mom has like alot of peircings so she doesnt care about mine. Some of them really hurt while others i barely felt! If you have any questions.. you can email me at BathwaterX69X@lycos.com

-- Anonymous, April 08, 2002

Hey Well i really have wanted my belly button peirced for about a year now. Ive been asking my mom off and on now and now i really want it cuz i have like 5 friends who have it. Im 13 years old ill be 14 in two weeks... All my parents can say is NO NO NO and thats all. its really depressing! does anyone have any ideas on what i should tell them to maybe talk them into it PLEASE email me at sararules@hotmail.com or babyblueangel_1988@hotmail.com Thanks so much Sara

-- Anonymous, April 11, 2002

I'm 14, and i just have both of my lobes pierced. I really want to get a cartilige cuff in my left ear and an industrial in my right. Do they hurt a lot? How much do they cost(canadian)? Is there anything i hsould know before doing it? thx

-- Anonymous, April 15, 2002

I got my cartilidge pierced on my right year two days ago. I also got the middle of my ear pierced on the left side two days ago as well. It took my mom so long to finally let me, they didn't hurt or anything. No i want another one of my left side, looks like im gonna need some good grdaes for permission to do that.

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2002

Hey Im 16 years old and I have my ears pirced. The cartlidge once and the ear lob3 times each. The first time I dont remember because I was a baby, the second one was when I was 7 I remember I was scared. Then the third one was in the sixth grade I didnt feel any pain at all. Then the cartlige I did like a month ago, my best friend did it. It hurt because we didnt nume it. But I felt pain only for like 2 hours then it was gone. Know it bleeds because I got hit with a bolu ball but its cool. Know Im going to get my belly button done and Im scared its going to hurt. A lot of people says it dosent hurt but Im still scared. My BF has it and she said it didnt hurt. But I dont know, I whant to get it done befor I go on vacation to mex but my mom says no because we are gouing to stay at a hotel and she says the clorine will hurt it. But I whant to get it done befor we go so if anyone out there knows if it hurts or not please tell me. And anyone oou there that has gotten theres done please share your expiriences. I would really love that so please e-mail me.

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002

I have 6 piercings in total, and I'm planning to get 5 more.

I have 3 lobe piercing on my left ear, 2 lobe piercings on the right ear, and a tragus piercing on the right aswell. But no upper cartilage piercings.

I'm planning to get, 1 cartilage piercing, one more lobe piercing, tongue ring, belly button ring, and MAYBE another tragus piercing.

ºerika

-- Anonymous, May 04, 2002

I have both lobes pierced twice, although I don't wear the second ones much. I also have my left cartiledge pierced. I had it done years ago, had to go to a tatoo shop cause no one else would do it, that one was better cause he used a hollow needle, it took out a chunk and left an actual hole, so there was no pressure on the earring and it healed up nicely! My dad gave birth to kittens and made me take it out when he found out!! He would check daily to see if it was closing up too. I was 18 with very controlling parents. So I let it go. Now I have had it done again since I was 23. 2nd time around was in another tatoo shop, guy used a gun. It healed up ok, but it took about a year before I could take it out overnight. It would be real hard to get back in in the morning. Now I go weeks, or months with out wearing it and its perfectly fine when I put it back in. Plan to get bellybutton done one day, but I'm kinda fat right now, just doesn't seem right to do it now! And besides, yuck!! a fat girl with a peirced belly button!! I don't think so !!

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2002

hi. im 11 years old right now and i only have my lobes done ONCE! its pretty sad.i want to get an industrial piercing but my parents wont let me.can someone tell me what to ask them so they will let me.

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2002

Hey, my names ashley n i've been wanting 2 get my belly button peirced for about 2 yrs now and i'm turning 14 in 6 days so i asked to get it for my birthday n my parents say no and say they don't know y i would want and think of doing it. I already have 3 holes in each ear lobe and they don't hurt at all, at least for me, i take pain well. So if any 1 can tell me how they did it 2 u (like their process) and what u think about it please email me. I would also like 2 know what the person said 2 u about like not going in water or clorine water and how long it took 2 heal and start 2 look normal again and stuff, like not swollen.

bunch of thanx! Ashley

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002

It takes up to 12 months for your cartilage to completely heal. There is no way it would have healed in three months or any sooner. That is a very sensitive part of your body when it comes to piercing and it could be deadly. Read up on and you will find out more about it. They should have told you that when you had it pierced.

-- Anonymous, May 09, 2002

I am 14 and want to get my belly button pierced. I thought it was all cool and everything and then i start reading up on it and now it sounds kinda scary.... I only have my ears pierced and i got those done when i was 8 so i dont really remember any pain. Can someone tell my how much it hurts, whats the worse damage it can do, and if they regretted it?

-- Anonymous, May 09, 2002

I'm 19 years old.... I had my first 3 sets of lobe earrings by the time I was 5... so I guess I didn't really have a say in whether I wanted them or not... but I love them... so I got one more in my left ear and 2 more in my right. I have cartilage piercings on both ears when I was 12... it didn't hurt much at all. Back in October I got my tongue pierced... the initial piercing hurt, but it was fine afterwards. It was swollen for about 4 days, and I had trouble pronouncing any word with an "r" in it, but it was fun. A couple nights ago I got my eyebrow pierced... it only hurt as much as getting your ear done, but boy did it bleed a lot!!! I'm not saying eyeryone will, and most people don't... but with as much blood as I lost the other night, I probably could have donated it to an ER full of trauma patients!!! It was worth the scarifice though.... cause I like it!

-- Anonymous, May 12, 2002

I am only 15 and I have 13 holes in each ear, my tounge pierced, my eyebrow pierced, and my lip. None of which hurt. I pierced all the holes in my ears myself and i pierced my lip. My tounge and Eyebrow was done by someone who knows what they are doing.

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2002

i just turned 20. i had my right eyebrow done when i was 18, it fell out 2 months later. then 1 month ago they tried to re-pierce it but realized the other people kinda f***** up and now i have nothing but scar tissue. i have my left side done now, but i have some issues. it has a bump on it, but nothing comes out of it, it does not hurt at all, nor did it hurt when it went in (ok the piercing didn't hurt, but the clamp was kinda irritating, and it bled for like 20 minutes because he could not get the ball closed, but i figured it was infected it would have fallen out or at least hurt me a tad) tell me i will be ok lol, i just wanted to know if thats the normal bodies reaction or if i will get infected and die lol. i love it soo much, maybe its just me, but i feel naked without it, anyone got a towel?????????????

-- Anonymous, May 15, 2002

I'm 14 and I have the basic percings, you know the lobes and today my mom finaly let me get my cartlidge pierced. So today for my birthday I went to Claire's and got it pierced. For the first hour it stung and was really red. But now its ok, 2 hours later.

-- Anonymous, May 20, 2002

Im 16 and i have 4 piercings in my right lobe, 3 in my left lobe and 2 up the top of my left ear, i have my nose pierced, my belly button pierced and my tongue done. I have a tattoo on my right hip and a tattoo on my left shoulder blade and i would just like 2 say that none of these hurt, the tats a lil more than the piercings. the most painful piercing was my belly button, but i didnt hurt more than a blood test, just felt like a wee pinch. My nose made my eyes water, but it didnt hurt it just kinda felt really tight. 6 of my lobe piercings i did myself, one of them is a little wonky but only i can tell. n e wayz, i love piercings and tats and ive had a fascination with needles for years and years, i love pain and i love needles, i cant wait 4 anotha one :)

-- Anonymous, May 29, 2002

I had to wait till I was 13 to get my ears peirced. Within a year, I had 4 more holes in each ear. Since my 18th birthday, when I could sign for myself, I've had 2 cartilage peircings-both in the left ear. I got my belly button peirced and with 2 weeks of doing that I got my tongue peirced. I'd like to get an industrial next. Then I think I'll be done with peircings.

-- Anonymous, May 29, 2002

i am 16 and i only have my lobes and cartlidge done but this weekend i am going to get my belly botton done.... i have heard from a lot of ppl that it does not hurt and hopefully it doesnt... my stepmom went and got hers done and she said she didnt feel a thing she went with 2 of her friends and they said all they felt was a lil pinch.. my mom doesnt no i am getting it done and hopefully i can hide it.. but plz if you have NE ifo about the pain plz email me thankx so much....

Janette

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2002

I'm 18 and I have 6 surface peircings in my neck as well as 4 in my back, I have my temples done my nose, nipple eyebrow, ect and I was wondering if anybody could give me a comparison of how the tounge feels compared to the surface peircings. If anyone has questions about surface peircings feel free to e-mail me and I could probably help you out. Crayon96@hotmail.com.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2002

No, I have a friend who has had nothing donr befre and cant until he is out of college. I am only 15 and have tongue, nose, and soon to be eyebrow. My tongue did'nt hurt at all, my nose didn;t hurt at all so I don't think the eyebrow will hurt.

-- Anonymous, June 08, 2002

I have my cartilage (sp?) and lobes pierced..I want to get my belly button pierced and i want a second hole in my lobe but my mom says the last thing i need is another hole in my head...i also want a tattoo on my lower back..but my mom wont let me do that either...gosh..my mom is so mean

-- Anonymous, June 10, 2002

i have my lobes done 6 times but had to take one out cause it got infected too bad... and i have my cartilage done twice... and tonight im gettin my belly botton done hehe

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2002

HI i'm AImee i am 13 and i wanted to get my navel pierced but my mom and dad wont let me still i am in college.but would it hurt to pierce it my self ?¿....please feel free to e-mail wth a answer thank

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2002

I am 15 years old. I got my first ear piercing when I was 9 and my dad was all for it. I got my second when I was in the 14, the day before my holiday dance. I really want my belly button done but my dad just will NOT let me. My mom was pretty much ok with it because it would be under my shirt. My dad is soo stuck in the past and will not move on. If any one knows how I can get it done, please, please email me! Thanx bunchs! ~Lita

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2002

Hello. I'm fifteen years old. I was just being curious about how you would get your labret peirced? What do they peirce it with? Pain factor? Cleaning instructions? I'm not a weirdo so I won't get it done until I am old enough (20 or so). I'm a piano player and I was also wondering, "will it affect my appearance in any way"? At what stage of the healing process can the "bar" be changed? What 'gague'is it? Please E-Mail me at the address listed. Thank you.

-- Anonymous, June 13, 2002

I'm piercing my ears myself today. I have a gun kit and everyone's telling me to leave my cartiledge alone and I'm debating it still. I have a friend who's a piercer and said he will do it in a few weeks so I might just wait. Actually i'm going to redo my labret & get a madonna & an industrial..then wait for that to heal and get a double cartiledge. Unless I do it by myself today. hmm.

I have one hole in my lobes so far plus my eyebrow, tongue, and both nipples.

I also have three tattoos. 1 on each wrist and 1 on my leg.

-- Anonymous, June 22, 2002

man yall some pussy people talking about it hurts to get your ear periced and stuff hahaha u cant hardly feel it i got my frist ear periced when i was 4 years old over time i left it out and let it close up and then when i got 15 i decided i wanted it periced again so i just did it my self took a ear ring and jamed it real fast in my lob put a lil cleaning juice on it so it wont get infected then when i got 16 i i periced the top of my left ear again by myself just stuck a neddle throw it and baam it was done but if u want to perice your ear by your self but is scared of the pain put ice ina bag and put ice on your ear for a few mins to num it a lil i know this becasue i periced my friends ear all the time

-- Anonymous, June 23, 2002

man yall some pussy people talking about it hurts to get your ear periced and stuff hahaha u cant hardly feel it i got my frist ear periced when i was 4 years old over time i left it out and let it close up and then when i got 15 i decided i wanted it periced again so i just did it my self took a ear ring and jamed it real fast in my lob put a lil cleaning juice on it so it wont get infected then when i got 16 i i periced the top of my left ear again by myself just stuck a neddle throw it and baam it was done but if u want to perice your ear by your self but is scared of the pain put ice ina bag and put ice on your ear for a few mins to num it a lil i know this becasue i periced my friends ear all the time

-- Anonymous, June 23, 2002

I have my ears peirced 10 times each and 3 are in cardi, it didnt hurt at all, and i suggest not to get it done w/ a gun cuz that is the one that i felt the most i did the rest of them myself w/ an earing and i couldn't even feel it. The first time I did it i I was 10 and now I am 14. I also have my belly botton and that didn't hurt at all either. I say go for it it's really trendy and it looks cute. Lena

-- Anonymous, June 24, 2002

Alrite your not the only twentysomething person in america with out a cart peircing, i don't know why people won't get it most people say because it will hurt too bad but what doesn't besides the worst part is the initial poke the rest is a peice of cake! it's nothing try getting both your nipples, your clit, the top and bottom of your belly button both your ear lobes and both your inner ears done! think about that, so what is your next question

-- Anonymous, June 24, 2002

I am 14 and i have my ears pierced twice on both sides and one cartilage piercing and i was terrified to get it because all of my friends said it was going to hurt but it didn't ay all. I also had my bellbotton pierced twice but both times i did it myself it did not hurt but the first one i did i only had in fo 4 days and it got infected and the second one was in for 6 months ubtil i had to go and live with my mom so i had to take it out.

-- Anonymous, June 30, 2002

Well I got my first set of earing when i was 8 years old and it didnt hurt i was SO proud to get them Done, then when i was 15 i got my upper cartlage peirced and i loved it it was the fashion then it got infected so i took it out i think a month later i got it peirced again then took it out again for school then got it again i wont carry on but i have had it peirced 5 times because it kept on getting infected or i had to take it out for school. But its fine now at the age of 17, after i got my upper ear peirced on my left hand side i got my second pair of earings, then after that i decided i wanted my Belly button peirced which was when i was 15 also. that didnt hurt much at all it felt like a shapr sting then it was over. i tend to love the sensation of the needle going through Im not crazy but i started to love peircings. my belly button bled QUITE a BIT for 3 days but all turned GOOD and 2 years later i still have it, after my belly ring i got ANOTHER pair of earing which left me with 3 pairs on the Lower Lobe and One in my cartlage on the left hand side...

2 years later i decided i wanted a tongue ring which DOESNT HURT LEAST PAINFUL PEIRCING but it scared me when it swelled up as i hate the feeling of not breathing and i thought i would choke so i took it out then decided i still watned one so got it re peirced 3 months later which i went to my peircer and hecoudlnt get the needle through properly so it bled QUITE a bit. but it is positioned better on my tongue and i love it....

after that i decided iw anted a LITTLE nose stud to i went to the peircer and got that done with the NEEDLE. its crazy some places do nose studs with a gun which leads to VERY bad results. but i had mine done properly adn its great but i must say it left me teary eyed and it hurt like hell but thena gain all people react differently...

Today i just got my INDUSTRIAL done.. quite nervous i was but i wanted somthing not many people have so i went ahead and got it, it throbs alot and it hurt when i got it done but not that much. although i guess people handle the pain differently.. in 4 days i am goign to get my second bely peircing ont he lower belly button whcih i thikn looks stunning, i wouldnt mind getting a second tongue ring but after that that will be all for me i dont want to looklike a metal head where a compas will point to me but i have 12 peircings and i am happy with them.. 3 pairs on lower lobe 1 cartlage one on upper ear on right hand side industrial peircing on upper lobe diagonally across upper ear lobe, which = to 2 peircings 1 nose stud a tongue ring and a belly ring.. peircings to me look stunning the wilder you go the more stunning and interesting it is.. dont be scared guys just go for it.......

-- Anonymous, July 06, 2002

Hey everyone, i need some advice! Ok, so i want to get my belly button pierced. But i don't know if it's a good idea. I am a competitive swimmer and only get two months break in the summer from swimming. Other wise i swim every day, 10 months of the year. So is it a bad idea to get my belly button pierced if i can only give it 2 months to heal??? because i heard that you aren't supposed to go into a pool until the piercing has healed completely. also my mother said that if it is going to get infected she doesn't want me to get it done. Is it expected that my belly button piercing will get infected? Does it have to get infected to heal? I already have my ears pierced and they have never been infected. i luv the site and it has been quite helpful, but i would be even more grateful if anyone could just email me and tell about the healing process of belly button piercings...and also if it is a bad idea to go into a pool 2 months after getting by belly pierced. Any response will be SOOOOOOO helpful Thanx ALOT! DEEDEE

-- Anonymous, July 12, 2002

Well I have 6 holes in my left eat adn 4 in the right. My eyebrow is down,, adn I have had my belly button done but I took it out I am also plannin on gettin my tongue done.. My sister has her nipples done.. ouchie.. (there ain't no way!!!) I also planning on gettin some tats.. Peace.. and happy peircing..

-- Anonymous, July 12, 2002

im 13 and I got my catilage pierced when i was 13. I got peicings 3 in each ear but i want to get my nose done? does it hurt? does it take long to heal?

-- Anonymous, July 14, 2002

Twentysomething- had L cartlidge pierced with a gun in a mall when i was 18. didn't hurt, healed fine. i got my belly button pierced when i was 21 (hurt like a BITCH) and after about a year, it got infected, i took it out and will never have it done again. i did take the jewelry out of my belly and put it in my cartlidge piercing though, manually gauging it up from a normal lobe-sized pirecing to a standard body piercing size. again, no problems. Last September, I got my R cartlidge pierced by a professional body piercer using the same size gauge in my L ear (more painful, but still not too bad). It was fine for the first 4 or 5 months, then there was a weird "growth" around the piercing. I went to a dermatologist, who gave me some topical cream and anitbiotics. at first it cleared up, but after treatment stopped, the growth is back and even bigger. I'm about to start antibiotic treatment again, but this can't keep happening. My doctor said I may be allergic to the stainless steel jewelry in that ear and i may have to try something else. Any thoughts on this or similar experiences? Titanium jewelry perhaps? -A

-- Anonymous, July 15, 2002

Hey my name is Corey and i have 23 peircingz......i 8 in each ear but when i had my cartlige done it did not heel so i said fuck it i have 2 holes in my tounde my eyebrow my lip twice my belly bouton and sumti that i will never do again my penis

-- Anonymous, July 20, 2002

Hey i am Shane i am 14 years of age i have 6 pearcings 3 of them 8 gague the other is 10 gague(on my lobes i have 4 3 of them 8g and the other one will be soon) and i have 2 cartalage one on each ear. prety soon i am gona get my middle ear pearced and run an industrial through my cartalage through the middle of my ear on, both ears. My cartalage are both 16g, i once put a 12g nail through it, it hurt like hell and got relly infected. Well if u have any questions about anything E=MAIL me at revolutionman2000@msn.com , and if u really wana talk to me E=MAIL me and i will give u my instant message name for either msn,aim, or yahoo. Send me a message.

Later:Shane

-- Anonymous, July 22, 2002

Well... i had my right cartilige pierced this year... i did it myself { with the help of my friend } it didnt really hurt cuz i kinds numbed it with ice... the only part that the most was the end it pierces the last part the lil chunky skin.. i suggest you do it ! im very happy that i have it & i hope that i can get my left pierced before i turn 15 cuz i dont like having the uneven number of earings .. well hope u like & enjoy...p.s. make sure u clean it alot cuz it'll get infected.. with the ear care solution they give you or with hydrogen peroxide.. dont use alcohol... it burns !!!!

-- Anonymous, July 22, 2002

i got my cartilidge peirced about a month and a half ago and it now has a little bump or bubble right by the piercing, right next to the earring. i have been cleaning it but it is not going away, when i wake up it has crusty stuff on it. gross! my sister got the same thing but she just took her's out and it went away, i don't want to take mine out, i really like it. has anyone had this? will it go away? what should i do???

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2002

I have 13 ear piercings altogether starting at the lobes and moving up. I have two cartilidge piercings in my left and one in the right. The little bump things that come up are called keloids. It's because the skin that gets ripped during the process of piercings sticks out or something like that. It will go away after a period of time. Just bare with it. I'm not sure how long it takes. It probably depends on the length of the healing time. I'm going to get more mods once I graduate high school. (rising Junior) Bellybutton, tongue, labret, and more ear projects currently on list.

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2002

Hey I dont have answer here really i have a question. . .Im 12 years old and my mom said that i could get my cartilage peirced but she said that its going 2 get infectded ALOT more then the regular ear pericing was. So she said for me to look up on the internet and see what happens well i havent really read any infectded cartilage stories around here so im guessing that it doesnt?!? and that maybe my mom is trying to scare me or something well does anyone know if is happens really bad? and if it hurts alot?? Thanks :)

-- Anonymous, July 25, 2002

umm i have 6 ear pericings, one in right cartliage (didnt hurt at all!!!!! i was very surprised cuz i kept ssqueezing it b4 cuz i thougth it would hurt so much but it didnt at all,,,, but if any1 wants 2 get it done dont get it done with a gun like i did , becuz u get a bubble around the hole and its REALLY hard 2 get rid of it, u have 2 push the stud in so far that it drains all the puss out :P) and i have the normal 4 and one Tragus pericing ( the lil flap that is almost insideof ur ear) i had 2 do this one myself beczu my parents said i couldnt have any more pericings but they r crazy if the think they can stop me, lol so i did it my self it didnt hurt at all really i just pushed the earring through my Tragus and it didnt really start 2 hurt till the next day! so every1 goout and get lost of pericings cuz they r cool

-- Anonymous, July 25, 2002

I had my lobes pierced pro 3 times and my cartilage pierced 1 time pro. Then, I decided I wanted my other ear's cartilage pierced but I am 17 with an overprotective mom so I did it myself which hurt like hell so I decided to listen to some Fuel music to take my mind off of the pain. First time I pierced my cartilage by myself, I didn't wear gloves and I used a smaller needle than the piercing earring left over from the lobe piercings so I had to actually pierce it two times to get the stud in (ouch.). About 4 weeks after, I was bored so I pierced my lobes one more time (practically painless) and then my cartilage on the otherside one more time for a totally of 2 (let me tell you, THAT one hurt....I had it in wrong so I had to shove it through again which didn't feel too happy ) This time around I switched my 'distraction music' to a more hard rock sound like Deadsy and Godsmack....that helped more than Fuel. So this time, I used gloves, steralizing stuff, cleansed my ears 2x and used the piercing earring to pierce so I wouldn't have to pierce them twice which hurts like a bitch. Just to let everyone know, I am a wimp. I can't take pain but I live with it and I'm addicted to piercings. I'm getting my nose pierced soon and I was wondering how that goes...so, email me with your experiences..thanks.

-- Anonymous, July 29, 2002

I had my left nipples peirced and it got ripped out. then i got both of them done, and my left one ripped out again. now im left with just the right one, and i think it might grow out, ive been cleaning it with sea salt, is that ok??

-- Anonymous, July 30, 2002

you're definitely not the only one to not have it pierced b/c i know a lotta my friends don't have it done b/c they think it hurts too much, but trust me...it really doesn't hurt at all! i got my cartilage pierced and then i pierced it again myself~ and my lobes and i did it myself a second time, but took it out~ i also pierced my own belly button, but i took that one out too ***Rachel***

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2002

It's me again...has anyone pierced their nipples themselves? I'm thinking of doing it...any suggestions? -Nicole

-- Anonymous, August 01, 2002

Well i now have 6g holes i am gona start stretching my cartalage to at max 10g well later dayz all.!!

-- Anonymous, August 04, 2002

I had a question about self piercings. I only have 4 holes in my ear lobes but i want to get my bellybutton and cartilage pierced. i think i am going to have my friend do the cartilage and possibly my bellybutton. She has agreed to do it but we dont know how and we dont know the risks involved. we havent been able to find ne info on how to do it ourselves either. PLEEEEEZ HELP!!!! thnx....lata ~kallie~

-- Anonymous, August 04, 2002

I got my belly pierced October of last year (2001). Originally, I was supposed to get my ears pierced but I realized my parents would kill me if they found out so I decided to get my belly pierced instead coz I can easily hide it. My brother accompanied me and I admit that I got a little nervous. But I still went through with it. It didn't hurt a bit but afterwards I felt little pain but it was tolerable. It took 5 months for my piercing to heal. Anyways, I didn't regret my piercing and I think it's kinda cool. Now, I collect belly accessories and after a few months I still got my ears pierced.

-- Anonymous, August 04, 2002

Well I'm 15 and I only have peircings in my ears : three sets and then one in the cartilage . But i really want to get my tragus done too if i can hagle with my mom well enough. But i can't seem to find any information on the stuff that can go wrong with it, so if anyone out there has any information for me, please email me: devilsangel6_6_6@hotmail.com . Thanks alot !

-- Anonymous, August 05, 2002

Hey Guyz.... I am now 13 years old and i ONLY have my lobes done once and my cartiladge! It sux! I want my tounge done so bad but my mom wont let me! She says itll hurt too much! And she said that i can easily get VERY close to dyeing by getting my tounge done! I DONT WANT TO DOE but i want it done!! Any body help me PlEaSe!! By the time i turn 20 i want these done..My eyebrow,My tounge,My middle ear,My belly botton,And a pretty lil tatoo with my moms name on it! Email me back i love talkin bout piercingz!!

-- Anonymous, August 06, 2002

fuck u u stupid piece of shit just get somethin done u pussy ass bitch

-- Anonymous, August 10, 2002

Hey like sometime next week i am hopeing to get my naval pierced but i am real nervous like i want one real bad but wont it really hurt i would love it if someone could e-mail me and tell me about their experience please! Thanx!

-- Anonymous, August 14, 2002

I will be 12 in about a week, and i already have my lobes done 1 on each ear but i am begging her to get my carteledge done on my left ear. But she doesnt have a reason why she thinks when people look at it they think trashy but i think my mom is just old fashion and just doesnt want me to do it because she hates me and thats all.Well i dont knoe why she wont let me if someone has any suggestions or advise on what i should say to convince my mom that nothing is wrong with it and it is normal and it isnt trashy and im not trying to lok trashy thanx a bunch!!

-- Anonymous, August 27, 2002

hey i dont have my cartilage peirced but i have my eyebrow and i have 2 holes in my left ear lobes and 1in my right my bottom hole in my left ear is 8 gauge and my second is 14 gauge and my hole in my right ear is 14 gauge but iam thinking about an industrial does it hurt ? i have heard u can pass out from the pressure because of the angle its at will somone please email me back and tell me if the industrial hurts or about there expeirence of getting it done

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2002

I've always wanted my ears pierced a lot since I was younger, and I pierced my ears a number of times since I was maybe 14, but not every time ended with a new permanent hole in my ear, since in some of the holes I ended up taking out the earrings too early. I first did the holes myself, about 2 or 3 times in each ear, but I could never get them straight, so I'd wear them just for a week or two and take them out so they wouldn't heal crooked. Eventually I got 2 in each ear lobe that turned out ok, so those holes are in there for good now. I also tried doing my cartilege myself a couple times (which barely hurt either), but I never had the patience to let it heal all the way. Finally this summer I just decided I'd get them done at the mall (not the best wayI know, but its cheap an went ok) to make it easier on me, so I got 3 more in my left earlobe and 2 in my right, so I'll have 9 holes total. Its a lot for a guy to have (and yes, I'm straight), but I finally decided to screw what anyone else thinks since I love having them. I might still get more in my ear lobes one of these days if theres room, and maybe I'll try the cartilege again too. I also think its sexy when girls have some piercings (except lips and eyebrows, those just look wierd to me), so if your debating getting something done, go for it!

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2002

I have 15 piercings in my ears and have my chin and belly button I ma wanting to get my toung done does anyone here have any tips or hints plaese email me Im getting it done on friday love u all alice aka jennika

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2002

when i was like 6,my aunt took me to get my ears pierced.it didnt hurt,but about 2 weeks later the stud in my right ear got hung in the hole.so ihad to take them both out.whe i was 10 i got them pierced again.but my right ear got infected.so i took then out again.one more time when i was 12 i got them pierced but again the riht ear got infected.so i said screw it.well now i want my tounge pierced but my mom throws the ear piercing infections up in my face"if u cant take care of your ears,how would you be able to keep your tounge from getting infected?"even though im only 15,doesnt mean that i dont know what i want.Britt=o)*(

-- Anonymous, September 09, 2002

HOLAS,EVERY 1! Well, i just turned 14 in May. I got my ears pierced when I was born. Then when I was in 7th grade I got both cartilages pierced. Then in x-mas vacation I get a tattoo (my parenst didn't kno...) But eventually my mom found out n she wuz ok with it.. Now she is deciding if she should let me pierce my eyebrow. I think I'm gonna win this one!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 16, 2002

i just peirce my partilage. my parents dont know if they do they will go crazy. i took a needle and i sanatized it u no put it in a flame. well now, the day after it hurt. if i dont touch it, its fine but i have 2 turn it sumtimes so it doesnt heal and get stuck in my ear or if i jus lay down and acidentally touch it it hurt. i have to act like nothin is wrong, but does that mean it is infected? it isnt red at all or anything.

-- Anonymous, September 22, 2002

Personally, I love peircings. I have my lobes gauged at 00, which it is still sore from stretching. I want to get the Industrial Peircing, but i heard it hurts like a bitch. Can someone give me advice on this subject?

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2002

Personally, I love peircings. I have my lobes gauged at 00, which it is still sore from stretching. I want to get the Industrial Peircing, but i heard it hurts like a bitch. Can someone give me advice on this subject??

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2002

I am 15 years old. I have had my belly button, my eyebrow, and my ears pierced 4 times on one side and 7 on the other. And I just got my tounge pierced. I didn't think that any of it hurt at all either

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2002

hey hey! im 14 years old and i have my ears, belly button pierced, and i wanna get my nose done, but i dont know if it will hurt!! so if anyone has any information can u pleeeease write me! thanks! luv nikki

-- Anonymous, September 25, 2002

Nikki, about the nose ring, i did it myself and it didn't hurt at all (i also did my two ear piercings). It all depends on how much pain you can take. Base it on other piercings, did they hurt? If yes, it'll prob. hurt, but hey, who knows? Good luck! -Bri

-- Anonymous, September 27, 2002

OK i just have one thing to say, any kind of "do it ur self peircing" is a very bad idea havent u guys ever heard of ppl dying from that shit crist ur crazy if u do it ur self. I have my tounge both nipples and 17 ear peircing and they were ALL done by a professional, just pay the 10-100 dollars and get it done dont tyr to cut corners if u dont have the money u dont deserve the piercing.

peace, keep on grooving

-- Anonymous, October 01, 2002

I'm 12 and i have me cartlige done and 2 earing in each ear!..they didn;'t hurt at all,but i percied me cartlige my self with my best friend.I really want my belly button percied but i'm really scared because my friend has hers done and she said it hurt really *bad* but if someone could help me out, I'd love it alot!!!!!!!!!

sarah-Oct.6

-- Anonymous, October 09, 2002

hey guys ..(& gals) ive just turned 14 and have my lobe pierced 3 times and my cartalige has been done 4 times... out of them not one hurt... i have my nose pierced onthe left side and my left eyebrow pierced in the future i want to get my tongue and lip pierced but until the ...aideos!

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2002

okay i'm 11 years old and my mom doesnt think cartiledge piercings are appropriate for my age! what can i say to convince her?? cos' i really want to get my cartiledge done! thanks..oh by the way i only have the basic ear piercing

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2002

I was 4 when i got my ears done and 13 when i Got another earing.. And tommorow now that im 14 im getting a belly button ring and around christmas im getting my tounge done. Im kind of scared about getting my tounge done, and no one at my age that i know has their tounge done so im excited bout that. But anyone that knows about Tounge piercings and good things about it and or if you have to tell me some of the bad things! please email me at naughtybutnice96@hotmail.com Thanks CHaneLLe

-- Anonymous, October 28, 2002

hi plz help me! I'm 11 years old (female) and i have convinced my parents to get me a dog and to dye my hair but now i really want to get my bellybotton pierced but all i have to do is get info on getting ure belly botton pierced and then i can do it but i cant find any info on doing it so...IF U HAVE ANY INFO. ON PIERCING URE BELLYBOTTON PLZ !! EMAIL ME AND TELL ME THE PROSEDURES AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND HOW OFTEN TO CLEAN IT AND IF IT HURTS.....ECT THANKS SOOOO MUCH BYE HAVE A GREAT DAY!:-)

-- Anonymous, October 30, 2002

My parents had my lobes done when I was about 4 or 5, and I've just had them ever since. When I was 13, I got my first cartledge peircing, with a gun in my left ear. Later that year I got one in my right cartledge, but it closed up. Since then I've gotten 2 more in my left ear. Then, last Wednesday for my 16th birthday, I got 2 more. So I've got a total 6 in my left ear and 1 in my right. Picture of the left that only shows 5 of them can be found here: http://15.paper- cut.net/ear.gif All of my ear peircings have been done with guns, and I've had no problems.

-- Anonymous, November 05, 2002