[bananasarecool]

(sorry, this is my third post today, hope you dont find me too annoying)
okay so ive wanted my belly button pierced since FOREVER, ive been looking up b-bars and places to get it done and everything..
my parents are... being a bit off with me atm. and they say i can get it done if its legal...
so does anyone know if i can get it done with a parent present under 16 in the uk?

xx

[katheryn]

wow i have been on other end of this, daughter who is 15 has wanted hers done since her friend had hers done, but lately shes changed her mind so we have dropped the subject, it might be coz her friend has had problems with hers, and daughter has to be carefull on some metals,

yes its ilegal to have a body piercing without consent under the age of 18, but if one of your parents went with you it would be ok
ask around about diferant places, make sure they are good places before you take your parent along , as it wouldnt be nice if you turned up at a bad one and your parent makes a sceene as we parents do

kathy

[theama]

bananas, I advice you to read up on navel piercings before you get it done; they're one of the HARDEST piercings to get to heal properly (it takes 6 months before it's healed).

I used to work as a piercer, and every day I'd have at least 10 15-16 year olds come into the studio, pull their top up and say "my navel hurts! it's red! Help please!". Half of the cases were because they either pierced it themselves (or by a friend), or got it pierced in a hair salon - ugh.
The other cases were because they didn't care about following the directions, so they'd go swimming, change the barbel themselves (and usually add really heavy jewelry), did sit-ups or other exercises for the stomach or back, didn't rinse properly, and generally the navel wouldn't be kept as clean as it should.

So please, please - follow the directions religiously. You will get some serious scarring, and in worse case scenario - keloids, if you don't. You don't want that, trust me.

To answer your question; yes, it should be possible to get it done with a parent/legal guardian present. It's that way here anyway, but if the client was younger than 15 (age limit for normal piercings is 16) we'd have to evaluate it on a personal level since they'd be more likely to mess up the healing process.

PM me if you have any questions btw.