Does it hurt to get your bellybutton pierced? Jinny Girl got me thinking about it, so does it hurt to do it yourself?

Yo. Are you outta your mind?! DON'T do your bellybutton yourself. My friend did, well, tried, and she ended up having to have surgery or something cause she screwed something up in there.....

Get it done professionally.

Everyone I know (including an 11 yr old) said it didn't hurt at all. Doing it yourselfwould be hard because belly rings are thicker than earrings so you can very well stick a pin through and get the belly ring in. I have 3 earrings thick enough to shove through then get the belly ring through with but... it will prolly get infected.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


Get it done professionally.

I hate it when people say that. We just cant do that. You have to be 18, and who wants to wait until then. By that time, everyone will have gotten it done. it really sucks. there are a few dives here and there that'll do it though... but i dont wanna go there... gd knows what they ask in return, because the piercings ther are "free"

I want one, and will prolly get one when I'm older, but OMG...I dunno if I can handle the way they pierce it. *cringe*

I think the Number 1 rule with all piercings is get it done professionally! There's too many things that could go wrong if you do it yourself and you screw it up!
I don't think that belly button piercings are attractive anyway.

Originally posted by Mossopp
I think the Number 1 rule with all piercings is get it done professionally! There's too many things that could go wrong if you do it yourself and you screw it up!
I don't think that belly button piercings are attractive anyway.

so what're the age restictions where u live?

Originally posted by Jinny Girl


so what're the age restictions where u live?

Under 16's need parental permission to get their ears pierced. If you want anything more 'serious' pierced then you have to be over 18 before you can do it without parental consent.
It just depends on where you go though. Practically every hairdressers and salon in the country do piercing and half of them don't even bother about what age you are (unless you're really young). I was under 16 when I got my cartilage piercings and I didn't have parental permission but I already knew the guy who owned the salon so he did it for me anyway.
As with so much in life, it's all about who you know.... ;)

Originally posted by Mossopp


Under 16's need parental permission to get their ears pierced. If you want anything more 'serious' pierced then you have to be over 18 before you can do it without parental consent.
It just depends on where you go though. Practically every hairdressers and salon in the country do piercing and half of them don't even bother about what age you are (unless you're really young). I was under 16 when I got my cartilage piercings and I didn't have parental permission but I already knew the guy who owned the salon so he did it for me anyway.
As with so much in life, it's all about who you know.... ;)

troo. I mean I can go into the bar across the street through the back door to meet famouse country singers when they perform. I met the Dallas cowboys cheerleaders during a closed commercial shoot with my dad. HE is the one who knows people but still, if he didnt id stillbe umable to meet all those stupid country people who i dont even like.

Im sorry...... But body peirsing I do not think is right, IMHO.;)

Originally posted by Babalu
Im sorry...... But body peirsing I do not think is right, IMHO.;)

BODY PIERCIN KICKS ASS DUDE!... And u spelled piercing wrong. its a C. not an S. :D

Originally posted by Babalu
Im sorry...... But body peirsing I do not think is right, IMHO.;)

Yo, where the hell have you been dude? You've disappeared for like, 3 months! Well welcome back anyway.

Originally posted by Babalu
Im sorry...... But body peirsing I do not think is right, IMHO.;)

Yup, I'm agreeing with Babalu on this one. It makes me shudder to think of getting my belly button pierced... I would never do it. Not for money, not for a dare...It just strikes me as painful and gross, and not cool at all. I also can't stand seeing people with pierced tongues... that's even worse. Ewww.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


Yo, where the hell have you been dude? You've disappeared for like, 3 months! Well welcome back anyway.

"Yo, where the hell have you been dude?" :lol: This is not Karli.... Or is it?

Originally posted by Montana Ponine
"Yo, where the hell have you been dude?" :lol: This is not Karli.... Or is it?

:lol: It's me after a good case of Marino-itus.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


:lol: It's me after a good case of Marino-itus.

Marino-itus? Is it curable? Quick! Get Karli to a doctor! If I read the word "Yo" one more time I'm gonna hurt someone... :lol:

Any piercings besides ears and belly buttons are too eccentric for me... and kinda ugly but whatever floats your boat.

Don't they have to like......pull your belly button out and....peirce it that way? Eww... ....... ..... . .... :eek:

Originally posted by Montana Ponine
Marino-itus? Is it curable? Quick! Get Karli to a doctor! If I read the word "Yo" one more time I'm gonna hurt someone... :lol:

It is not curable. *hangs head* I'm sorry.

Originally posted by Montana Ponine


Marino-itus? Is it curable? Quick! Get Karli to a doctor! If I read the word "Yo" one more time I'm gonna hurt someone... :lol:
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur rite hand
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur left hand
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur rite foot
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur left foot
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur head
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said YES

Originally posted by ~°~RockAngel89~°~

Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur rite hand
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur left hand
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur rite foot
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur left foot
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said no, he said push this button w/ ur head
Yo, my name is joe and i work in a button factory, 1 day my boss came up to me, he said joe are you busy? i said YES

I must.....hurt......someone..... *hurts self because she does not want to get in trouble by hurting Sarah or anyone else*

go get it done professionally. my friend got hers done last year. she said it didn't hurt when she got it done, but afterwards it did hurt a little.

Originally posted by Montana Ponine


I must.....hurt......someone..... *hurts self because she does not want to get in trouble by hurting Sarah or anyone else*

:eek: No! You must hug someone! C'mon..feel the love. :D

i got my belly button pierced and i like it...but i did get it done professionally, simply cause I coudlnt' take the whole taking a pin and stabbing it through my own belly button, but hey.. do what you can do... If you dare try to do it yourself, just make sure to keep it clean. How old are you? Try and see if you can swing your parentes into it or something

Originally posted by InspectorExstead


:eek: No! You must hug someone! C'mon..feel the love. :D

I was knocked out when I hurt myself and now I'm unconsious and in the hospital so I can't hug you at the moment... but you could hug me, Megan!

Originally posted by JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo
i got my belly button pierced and i like it...but i did get it done professionally, simply cause I coudlnt' take the whole taking a pin and stabbing it through my own belly button, but hey.. do what you can do... If you dare try to do it yourself, just make sure to keep it clean. How old are you? Try and see if you can swing your parentes into it or something

Im only 14, (15 in two months. Yay!) and I havent even bothered to ask my parents, because I know what the answer will be!

BTW...I was never seriously considering doing it myself. I could really not do that! I was just wondering if anyone had done it.

Originally posted by Babalu
Im sorry...... But body peirsing I do not think is right, IMHO.;)
Shut up ass hole

ew the thought of this makes me cringe OH ****! that's sick! ahhh only the ears are normal IMO.

Originally posted by ~°~RockAngel89~°~

Shut up ass hole

Uncalled for.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


Uncalled for.

Totally.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


Uncalled for.
Hes my enemy...i have lotza nicknames for him

Sarah I saw how you act at his Lucy boards, you're pretty immature.

Originally posted by tootiefan4life
Sarah I saw how you act at his Lucy boards, you're pretty immature.
Im always immature.... he banned me from his boards so it doesnt matter

Originally posted by Montana Ponine


I was knocked out when I hurt myself and now I'm unconsious and in the hospital so I can't hug you at the moment... but you could hug me, Megan!


hmmm....let me think....wait. how can you be unconsious and typing at the same time? now see, that just does not add up. well, anyway.... *hugs marisa* :D

Originally posted by ~°~RockAngel89~°~

Im always immature.... he banned me from his boards so it doesnt matter

u brag about the weirdest things...... dumbass!

Originally posted by Montana Ponine


I was knocked out when I hurt myself and now I'm unconsious and in the hospital so I can't hug you at the moment... but you could hug me, Megan!
o0o0o0o0o....what did u do to urself?

Originally posted by JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo


u brag about the weirdest things...... dumbass!


I know, she acts like shes eight years old. or is she? :lol:

Originally posted by InspectorExstead

hmmm....let me think....wait. how can you be unconsious and typing at the same time? now see, that just does not add up. well, anyway.... *hugs marisa* :D

*hugs Megan* And to answer your question, I'm special like that. :D

Originally posted by ~°~RockAngel89~°~

o0o0o0o0o....what did u do to urself?

From what I can remember, everyone was saying "Yo" and I got mad and punched myself out.

Originally posted by Mossopp
Under 16's need parental permission to get their ears pierced.

You need to get parents' permission if you're under 16 just to get your ears pierced? The town I lived in never had that rule. I had my ears pierced when I was 13. I think I would wait to get my belly button pierced, though. I've always wanted to get it done, but I think I'll wait until I'm 18.

Originally posted by Montana Ponine
From what I can remember, everyone was saying "Yo" and I got mad and punched myself out.

Yo.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


Yo.

*hurts self again... even though I'm already unconsious*

Originally posted by Montana Ponine


*hurts self again... even though I'm already unconsious*
NOOOOOO :(

Originally posted by Plata


You need to get parents' permission if you're under 16 just to get your ears pierced? The town I lived in never had that rule. I had my ears pierced when I was 13. I think I would wait to get my belly button pierced, though. I've always wanted to get it done, but I think I'll wait until I'm 18.

dude the town I live in its 18. actually it goes by state here, each state has a different law on piercings. MOST have the law of 18, but Penn i THINK doesnt have any laws and i like Arizona is 14. Even for eer piercings here itsd 18. I had mine pierced at 10, then at 14, but still my mom had to sign all these stoopid forms giving her consent. I would join in with the argument (i love them) but i wasnt here when it started so Im lost....

Just to get back on topic here -
The main gist of my initial reply was that it basically isn't safe to do any piercings yourself. To underline my point I wanna tell you all about the mess my ear is in right now.
I have 2 cartilage piercings in my left ear and they both keep getting infected for seemingly no reason - my ear just swells up at random intervals - and I got it done professionally!! I dread to think what it would be like if I'd done it myself!
My ear was ok yesterday but I woke up this morning with a huge, squishy purple and green lump on the back of my ear (if this is grossing you all out, good) which kept getting gradually bigger and more painful throughout the day. I had to do something about it cos it was just so rank so I popped it - I'll spare you the details of the stuff that oozed out of the hole (yes, I now have another hole in my ear) for the following 15 minutes.
I've got a huge band aid over my ear now. And this kind of thing happens to me usually about 2 or 3 times a month.
Anyone who is thinking of piercing any part of their body by themselves is just crazy, in my opinion!

Originally posted by Mossopp
Just to get back on topic here -
The main gist of my initial reply was that it basically isn't safe to do any piercings yourself. To underline my point I wanna tell you all about the mess my ear is in right now.
I have 2 cartilage piercings in my left ear and they both keep getting infected for seemingly no reason - my ear just swells up at random intervals - and I got it done professionally!! I dread to think what it would be like if I'd done it myself!
My ear was ok yesterday but I woke up this morning with a huge, squishy purple and green lump on the back of my ear (if this is grossing you all out, good) which kept getting gradually bigger and more painful throughout the day. I had to do something about it cos it was just so rank so I popped it - I'll spare you the details of the stuff that oozed out of the hole (yes, I now have another hole in my ear) for the following 15 minutes.
I've got a huge band aid over my ear now. And this kind of thing happens to me usually about 2 or 3 times a month.
Anyone who is thinking of piercing any part of their body by themselves is just crazy, in my opinion!

And THAT, Ladies and Gentleman, is why my mother will not let me get my cartilage done.

She's afraid of it getting infected, blah blah blah. I mean I have 6 holes, and not one of them has ever gotten infected. But she's still petrified to let me have it done. And the warnings here are so gruesome.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


And THAT, Ladies and Gentleman, is why my mother will not let me get my cartilage done.

She's afraid of it getting infected, blah blah blah. I mean I have 6 holes, and not one of them has ever gotten infected. But she's still petrified to let me have it done. And the warnings here are so gruesome.

To be fair though, I know tonnes of people who have cartilage piercings and not one of them has had as many problems with them as I do.
It just annoys me though cos, as well as being extremely painful, my parents are always saying "well, we told you not to get more piercings but did you listen to us? What would we know - we're just your parents blah blah blah". I think they find it funny or something. They're obviously both sadists. The sensible thing for me to do would be just to take my earrings out and let 'em heal but then my parents would get their own way and I won't allow that.

Yes, I am very stubborn. :D

Originally posted by Mossopp
To be fair though, I know tonnes of people who have cartilage piercings and not one of them has had as many problems with them as I do.

Yeah. Everyone I know has their cartilage done, and not one of them has had any problems. I just don't get parents :confused:

Mossopp... Maybe you should like... see a doctor. maybe its been pierced wrong or something because NOBODY i know who has it (which is barely anyone in this town noone has it, and fyoo have a second hole) gets that problem. If i were you Id like... go to a piercing shop and ask what i was doing wrong! It seems really nasty. Cartilage infections can get really bad and deform your ear. I hear abot these poor people whos infections eat the cartilage and their eer turns floppy. ew.

Originally posted by Jinny Girl
Mossopp... Maybe you should like... see a doctor. It seems really nasty. Cartilage infections can get really bad and deform your ear. I hear abot these poor people whos infections eat the cartilage and their eer turns floppy. ew.

You're right. I probably should go'n see a doctor but I know he'll just tell me to take the earrings out and I don't wanna take them out. I know I'm basically cutting off my nose (or in this case my ear) to spite my face, as they say, but I don't want my parents to get their own way. I know that's stupid but I'm a stupid person sometimes.
My ear is already kinda deformed anyway. Even when it's not all swollen and filled with green goo it's still thicker and a different colour from my other ear. But if I took the earrings out it would be more noticeable. It'd look better in the long term if I just leave 'em in.

Originally posted by Mossopp
You're right. I probably should go'n see a doctor but I know he'll just tell me to take the earrings out and I don't wanna take them out. I know I'm basically cutting off my nose (or in this case my ear) to spite my face, as they say, but I don't want my parents to get their own way. I know that's stupid but I'm a stupid person sometimes.
My ear is already kinda deformed anyway. Even when it's not all swollen and filled with green goo it's still thicker and a different colour from my other ear. But if I took the earrings out it would be more noticeable. It'd look better in the long term if I just leave 'em in.

I know you want to leave them in, but be careful... I read about this girl, and the infection got in her blood, and she needed $400,000 to get surgery and she still died from it....

And my friend's ear is REALLY deformed...but I'm not telling my mom that...

I didnt get my belly button done but I got my eyebrow done just get ur mom to sign a waiver and u can get it done

Well I bought 2 belly button rings (lied and said they were fer my eers) and plan on putting it in when it gets to cold to swim (so mom wont see it because i wear a 2 piece). I have an eer piercing earring almost the same thickness so Ill jab that through then thread the barbell in. I know it'll get infleced but if i end up having to take it out my mom MITE let me get it done for fear all try it on my own again and deform myself... Whcih is she doesnt let me get it done professionsally I will. and who knows, just mite not get inflected.

Originally posted by Jinny Girl
Well I bought 2 belly button rings (lied and said they were fer my eers) and plan on putting it in when it gets to cold to swim (so mom wont see it because i wear a 2 piece). I have an eer piercing earring almost the same thickness so Ill jab that through then thread the barbell in. I know it'll get infleced but if i end up having to take it out my mom MITE let me get it done for fear all try it on my own again and deform myself... Whcih is she doesnt let me get it done professionsally I will. and who knows, just mite not get inflected.

well, good luck! be sure to use alchochol and all that cleaning stuff to try to stay sterile!!

hey i'm getting my peirced on my birth day my mom said it doesn't hurt..but she says her tatoo felt like a bad sunburn...so i think im gunna hold off on my tatoo