Table of Contents
- 1 How do you convince parents to let me get a belly button piercing?
- 2 How long does it take for belly button piercing to close?
- 3 Do you need parent permission to get a belly button piercing?
- 4 Does your belly button piercing close when pregnant?
- 5 Is it safe to get your belly button pierced?
- 6 What are the symptoms of an infected belly button piercing?
Under 18- How to Ask Your Parents About Piercings
- Do Your Research The first step at any age to getting a new piercing is to do some research!
- Offer To Pay Offering to pay for your piercing is a great way to show both responsibility, and maturity.
- Get Good Grades Piercings take time, effort, and responsibility to heal.
Fresh belly piercings tend to close quickly. If you’ve had one for years, it can close in a few weeks, but for some people it can take longer. Make sure you clean the area regularly until it’s fully healed. If you want to keep your piercing for the long term, put jewelry in it all the time.
California. It is illegal to tattoo a minor. The presence or notarized consent of a parent or legal guardian is required to receive a piercing other than an ear-piercing.
Can I get my bellybutton pierced at 16 without parental consent?
(a) It shall be an infraction for any person to perform or offer to perform body piercing upon a person under the age of 18 years, unless the body piercing is performed in the presence of, or as directed by a notarized writing by, the person’s parent or guardian.
How do you tell your mom you have a piercing?
Be direct and honest.
- State outright what you want to talk about. Say something like, “Mom, I really want to get my ears pierced and I was hoping to get your permission.”
- From there, give an honest reason as to why you want your ears pierced.
If your piercing has fully healed, yet you choose to remove the belly button ring, the hole might close. To prevent this, you can re-insert the piercing and move it around a couple of times a week. This helps keep the hole open. If this doesn’t work, you may have to re-pierce your belly button after having the baby.
Some people believe that outie belly button piercings are the only “true” belly button piercings because they actually involve piercing the inner part of the navel. However, i nfections in outie belly button piercings can travel to your internal organs and become extremely dangerous. Most reputable piercers will not take this risk.
These include redness, swelling, yellow or green discharge, or pain when you touch the site. You could also have a fever. If you have any of these symptoms, call your doctor right away. Infection. A piercing on your belly button is more likely to get infected than other body parts because of its shape. It’s easy for bacteria to hole up inside it.
How long after belly button piercing can I change it?
Wait at least 6 months before changing your belly button ring. If you do it sooner, you will risk infection because the piercing is likely not fully healed. Some people report changing jewelry after 6-8 weeks with no infection, but this doesn’t mean it can’t happen. To be extra safe, wait at least 6 months.
What are the reasons for not getting a navel piercing?
Causes for Concern Include: 1 Jewelry of the wrong size, type, or metal. 2 Jewelry made of the wrong metal can cause allergic reactions. 3 Piercings performed with piercing guns cause too much trauma to the piercing site, especially as piercing guns only use stud jewelry, which is WAY too small for a navel piercing,