So the fifteen year old DIY-piercer in this photo came in to Color Works in West Des Moines, Iowa with their mother after their doctor refused to help with the problem he’d caused. He’d decided to do the piercings himself — a pair of lip rings and a septum — using, and I kid you not, pieces of chain link that he’d clipped off with wire cutters. They weren’t pierced in place — they were just “crushed” in place with a pair of pliers and brutally crimped into his flesh!
Evan removed them (and one was even rusted), cleaned him up, and told him to go back to the doctor. While Evan was dealing with the problem, the kid refused to stop touching the problem areas no matter how much he was told, and his mother let his four little brothers and sisters come running into the piercing room from the lobby, upon which the one kid immediately starts going through the garbage. Jarret (who took the photos) got them under control as the mother told him about how she’d tried to cut the piercings out with scissors. Darwin Award anyone?
Seriously, this is why in my opinion laws need to allow young people to get body piercings. “18+” and “16+” laws do nothing but hurt young people. Doctors don’t give a fuck and don’t know what they’re talking about most of the time and are so constrained by liability insurance that they often can’t help even if they want to, parents are clueless, and there are plenty of fly-by-night shops and nomadic piercers willing to abuse pierce kids anyway… High quality shops need to be accessible to people of all ages, because the fact is, people of all ages want piercings, and they’ll get them one way or another.
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904 responses to “Chain Link Piercings Gone Bad (Well, Duh!)”
fucking seriously hardcore. a+
fucking seriously hardcore. a+
fucking seriously hardcore. a+
fucking seriously hardcore. a+
I don’t think legal piercings would have made a difference in this case. The kid is obviously an idiot. If he had any bit of common sense he would have waited until he had A: the money, and B: it was legal.
The reason the limit is where it it’s at is because some people regret piercings, and how can you make a decision to alter your body when you’ve only lived 15 years IN that body?
I don’t think legal piercings would have made a difference in this case. The kid is obviously an idiot. If he had any bit of common sense he would have waited until he had A: the money, and B: it was legal.
The reason the limit is where it it’s at is because some people regret piercings, and how can you make a decision to alter your body when you’ve only lived 15 years IN that body?
I don’t think legal piercings would have made a difference in this case. The kid is obviously an idiot. If he had any bit of common sense he would have waited until he had A: the money, and B: it was legal.
The reason the limit is where it it’s at is because some people regret piercings, and how can you make a decision to alter your body when you’ve only lived 15 years IN that body?
I don’t think legal piercings would have made a difference in this case. The kid is obviously an idiot. If he had any bit of common sense he would have waited until he had A: the money, and B: it was legal.
The reason the limit is where it it’s at is because some people regret piercings, and how can you make a decision to alter your body when you’ve only lived 15 years IN that body?
Kid’s lucky he doesn’t have my Mom for a mom. She woulda just slapped the piercings clear out of his face. *_*
Kid’s lucky he doesn’t have my Mom for a mom. She woulda just slapped the piercings clear out of his face. *_*
Kid’s lucky he doesn’t have my Mom for a mom. She woulda just slapped the piercings clear out of his face. *_*
Kid’s lucky he doesn’t have my Mom for a mom. She woulda just slapped the piercings clear out of his face. *_*
I have fucking idiot friends like this. I’ve given up on trying to help them. This one child I knew pierced his lip with a safety pin and tied a combonation lock onto it, and basically just tore the “piercing” It was disgusting.
I have fucking idiot friends like this. I’ve given up on trying to help them. This one child I knew pierced his lip with a safety pin and tied a combonation lock onto it, and basically just tore the “piercing” It was disgusting.
I have fucking idiot friends like this. I’ve given up on trying to help them. This one child I knew pierced his lip with a safety pin and tied a combonation lock onto it, and basically just tore the “piercing” It was disgusting.
I have fucking idiot friends like this. I’ve given up on trying to help them. This one child I knew pierced his lip with a safety pin and tied a combonation lock onto it, and basically just tore the “piercing” It was disgusting.
Oh dear fucking god….why? Why would you do such a thing? Doesn’t anyone do any research or use any common sense anymore? I mean, I thought that kind of metal was acceptable at one point, but I never put it in my piercings.
Oh dear fucking god….why? Why would you do such a thing? Doesn’t anyone do any research or use any common sense anymore? I mean, I thought that kind of metal was acceptable at one point, but I never put it in my piercings.
Oh dear fucking god….why? Why would you do such a thing? Doesn’t anyone do any research or use any common sense anymore? I mean, I thought that kind of metal was acceptable at one point, but I never put it in my piercings.
Oh dear fucking god….why? Why would you do such a thing? Doesn’t anyone do any research or use any common sense anymore? I mean, I thought that kind of metal was acceptable at one point, but I never put it in my piercings.
This clearly isn’t in result of a law supressing teenagers. It’s the result of a dumb kid who is desperate to follow a stupid trend. The fact they can’t legally pierce themselves isn’t what’s the problem here.
Maybe if this kid and others stopped being trend-following emo/scene kids- and yes, that’s what emo/scene kids are: trend followers- It wouldn’t be such an issue. If this kid had half a brain, he would’ve told himself that piercings aren’t as hardcore as everyone thought, and he might have actually used a safety pin. Idiot.
This clearly isn’t in result of a law supressing teenagers. It’s the result of a dumb kid who is desperate to follow a stupid trend. The fact they can’t legally pierce themselves isn’t what’s the problem here.
Maybe if this kid and others stopped being trend-following emo/scene kids- and yes, that’s what emo/scene kids are: trend followers- It wouldn’t be such an issue. If this kid had half a brain, he would’ve told himself that piercings aren’t as hardcore as everyone thought, and he might have actually used a safety pin. Idiot.
This clearly isn’t in result of a law supressing teenagers. It’s the result of a dumb kid who is desperate to follow a stupid trend. The fact they can’t legally pierce themselves isn’t what’s the problem here.
Maybe if this kid and others stopped being trend-following emo/scene kids- and yes, that’s what emo/scene kids are: trend followers- It wouldn’t be such an issue. If this kid had half a brain, he would’ve told himself that piercings aren’t as hardcore as everyone thought, and he might have actually used a safety pin. Idiot.
This clearly isn’t in result of a law supressing teenagers. It’s the result of a dumb kid who is desperate to follow a stupid trend. The fact they can’t legally pierce themselves isn’t what’s the problem here.
Maybe if this kid and others stopped being trend-following emo/scene kids- and yes, that’s what emo/scene kids are: trend followers- It wouldn’t be such an issue. If this kid had half a brain, he would’ve told himself that piercings aren’t as hardcore as everyone thought, and he might have actually used a safety pin. Idiot.
when I first saw this, my first reaction was complete and utter horror. When I read that he used pieces of chain link to do the “piercings” and that he crimped them in place with PLIERS, I was just so amazed that they didn’t get infected! And that kid doesn’t have the sense that was given a goldfish. What a stupid idea. That and seeing part of his hair (from the pictures) I can guess that he’s an “emo” kid. And did this hairbrained idea to be more “scene”. Ugh. And he wouldn’t stop touching them? Cross contamination or extreme infection anybody? It looks like that middle hole is already well on it’s way to becoming extremely infected and will probably leave a big scar. That and i’m amazed he didn’t pass out from the pain!
And the mother let her FOUR other kids into the piercing room? And one of them started going through the garbage? And she tried to cut the chain link off with scissors? What a candidate for mother of the year. I’m sorry, but you shouldn’t let your child go through the garbage can of a piercing parlor. The chances of him getting extremely hurt are very high. Control your children!
I will say that when I was a bit younger, I wanted to get my ears pierced. But my parents said no way until I was 18. I’m 19 now. I waited 11 long years, and have yet to get my ears pierced! I researched all the piercings I want to get and I looked up reputable studios and the risks that can be associated with the piercings that I am planning to get and my chances of having a kind of reaction like keloiding due to my background. I am thankful that BME was there to educate a naive 16 year old me! Knowledge is power. And knowledge is something that this kid could have used!
when I first saw this, my first reaction was complete and utter horror. When I read that he used pieces of chain link to do the “piercings” and that he crimped them in place with PLIERS, I was just so amazed that they didn’t get infected! And that kid doesn’t have the sense that was given a goldfish. What a stupid idea. That and seeing part of his hair (from the pictures) I can guess that he’s an “emo” kid. And did this hairbrained idea to be more “scene”. Ugh. And he wouldn’t stop touching them? Cross contamination or extreme infection anybody? It looks like that middle hole is already well on it’s way to becoming extremely infected and will probably leave a big scar. That and i’m amazed he didn’t pass out from the pain!
And the mother let her FOUR other kids into the piercing room? And one of them started going through the garbage? And she tried to cut the chain link off with scissors? What a candidate for mother of the year. I’m sorry, but you shouldn’t let your child go through the garbage can of a piercing parlor. The chances of him getting extremely hurt are very high. Control your children!
I will say that when I was a bit younger, I wanted to get my ears pierced. But my parents said no way until I was 18. I’m 19 now. I waited 11 long years, and have yet to get my ears pierced! I researched all the piercings I want to get and I looked up reputable studios and the risks that can be associated with the piercings that I am planning to get and my chances of having a kind of reaction like keloiding due to my background. I am thankful that BME was there to educate a naive 16 year old me! Knowledge is power. And knowledge is something that this kid could have used!
when I first saw this, my first reaction was complete and utter horror. When I read that he used pieces of chain link to do the “piercings” and that he crimped them in place with PLIERS, I was just so amazed that they didn’t get infected! And that kid doesn’t have the sense that was given a goldfish. What a stupid idea. That and seeing part of his hair (from the pictures) I can guess that he’s an “emo” kid. And did this hairbrained idea to be more “scene”. Ugh. And he wouldn’t stop touching them? Cross contamination or extreme infection anybody? It looks like that middle hole is already well on it’s way to becoming extremely infected and will probably leave a big scar. That and i’m amazed he didn’t pass out from the pain!
And the mother let her FOUR other kids into the piercing room? And one of them started going through the garbage? And she tried to cut the chain link off with scissors? What a candidate for mother of the year. I’m sorry, but you shouldn’t let your child go through the garbage can of a piercing parlor. The chances of him getting extremely hurt are very high. Control your children!
I will say that when I was a bit younger, I wanted to get my ears pierced. But my parents said no way until I was 18. I’m 19 now. I waited 11 long years, and have yet to get my ears pierced! I researched all the piercings I want to get and I looked up reputable studios and the risks that can be associated with the piercings that I am planning to get and my chances of having a kind of reaction like keloiding due to my background. I am thankful that BME was there to educate a naive 16 year old me! Knowledge is power. And knowledge is something that this kid could have used!
when I first saw this, my first reaction was complete and utter horror. When I read that he used pieces of chain link to do the “piercings” and that he crimped them in place with PLIERS, I was just so amazed that they didn’t get infected! And that kid doesn’t have the sense that was given a goldfish. What a stupid idea. That and seeing part of his hair (from the pictures) I can guess that he’s an “emo” kid. And did this hairbrained idea to be more “scene”. Ugh. And he wouldn’t stop touching them? Cross contamination or extreme infection anybody? It looks like that middle hole is already well on it’s way to becoming extremely infected and will probably leave a big scar. That and i’m amazed he didn’t pass out from the pain!
And the mother let her FOUR other kids into the piercing room? And one of them started going through the garbage? And she tried to cut the chain link off with scissors? What a candidate for mother of the year. I’m sorry, but you shouldn’t let your child go through the garbage can of a piercing parlor. The chances of him getting extremely hurt are very high. Control your children!
I will say that when I was a bit younger, I wanted to get my ears pierced. But my parents said no way until I was 18. I’m 19 now. I waited 11 long years, and have yet to get my ears pierced! I researched all the piercings I want to get and I looked up reputable studios and the risks that can be associated with the piercings that I am planning to get and my chances of having a kind of reaction like keloiding due to my background. I am thankful that BME was there to educate a naive 16 year old me! Knowledge is power. And knowledge is something that this kid could have used!
Speaking as a pierced and tattoo’d mother and nurse… I’m sure that the mother is overwhelmed with all those kids, but she needs to step up and take responsibility in raising them! Their (including her) behaviour is completely unacceptable! When I take my daughter into a tattoo shop I tell her before we even go in what is expected of her and what the consequences will be. I take her there to help her get educated by professionals and to see different results out there. (My tattoo shop keeps a wonderful portfolio of their work covering up and/or fixing scratcher and DIY jobs.)
Education is really important. It’s quite possible that the doctor didn’t want to accidently make it worse and/or he wanted the boy to have a chance to get educated (at least a little bit) by forcing the mother to take him to the shop. I’m hopeful that was the doctor’s reason at least.
I remember in junior high and high school when most of the piercings I saw were DIY with safety pins or sewing needles. When I was 16 I was told to numb myself with ice and push the sewing needle threaded with floss through the skin. Instead, I went to a piercing shop that didn’t ask for ID. I like to applaud myself for not doing it myself, and then kick myself for going to such a seedy place. If my parents had been more willing to work with me and look up accurate information (they said that they didn’t want me to run up a medical bill because piercings “always” get infected, even though my ear piercings 3 years earlier didn’t get infected), then I am sure I would’ve been able to go to a more reputable place without fear. I made a mistake, and I made sure that I learned from it! Hopefully this boy will learn from his… or, at the very least, another teenager can learn from this.
Speaking as a pierced and tattoo’d mother and nurse… I’m sure that the mother is overwhelmed with all those kids, but she needs to step up and take responsibility in raising them! Their (including her) behaviour is completely unacceptable! When I take my daughter into a tattoo shop I tell her before we even go in what is expected of her and what the consequences will be. I take her there to help her get educated by professionals and to see different results out there. (My tattoo shop keeps a wonderful portfolio of their work covering up and/or fixing scratcher and DIY jobs.)
Education is really important. It’s quite possible that the doctor didn’t want to accidently make it worse and/or he wanted the boy to have a chance to get educated (at least a little bit) by forcing the mother to take him to the shop. I’m hopeful that was the doctor’s reason at least.
I remember in junior high and high school when most of the piercings I saw were DIY with safety pins or sewing needles. When I was 16 I was told to numb myself with ice and push the sewing needle threaded with floss through the skin. Instead, I went to a piercing shop that didn’t ask for ID. I like to applaud myself for not doing it myself, and then kick myself for going to such a seedy place. If my parents had been more willing to work with me and look up accurate information (they said that they didn’t want me to run up a medical bill because piercings “always” get infected, even though my ear piercings 3 years earlier didn’t get infected), then I am sure I would’ve been able to go to a more reputable place without fear. I made a mistake, and I made sure that I learned from it! Hopefully this boy will learn from his… or, at the very least, another teenager can learn from this.
Speaking as a pierced and tattoo’d mother and nurse… I’m sure that the mother is overwhelmed with all those kids, but she needs to step up and take responsibility in raising them! Their (including her) behaviour is completely unacceptable! When I take my daughter into a tattoo shop I tell her before we even go in what is expected of her and what the consequences will be. I take her there to help her get educated by professionals and to see different results out there. (My tattoo shop keeps a wonderful portfolio of their work covering up and/or fixing scratcher and DIY jobs.)
Education is really important. It’s quite possible that the doctor didn’t want to accidently make it worse and/or he wanted the boy to have a chance to get educated (at least a little bit) by forcing the mother to take him to the shop. I’m hopeful that was the doctor’s reason at least.
I remember in junior high and high school when most of the piercings I saw were DIY with safety pins or sewing needles. When I was 16 I was told to numb myself with ice and push the sewing needle threaded with floss through the skin. Instead, I went to a piercing shop that didn’t ask for ID. I like to applaud myself for not doing it myself, and then kick myself for going to such a seedy place. If my parents had been more willing to work with me and look up accurate information (they said that they didn’t want me to run up a medical bill because piercings “always” get infected, even though my ear piercings 3 years earlier didn’t get infected), then I am sure I would’ve been able to go to a more reputable place without fear. I made a mistake, and I made sure that I learned from it! Hopefully this boy will learn from his… or, at the very least, another teenager can learn from this.
Speaking as a pierced and tattoo’d mother and nurse… I’m sure that the mother is overwhelmed with all those kids, but she needs to step up and take responsibility in raising them! Their (including her) behaviour is completely unacceptable! When I take my daughter into a tattoo shop I tell her before we even go in what is expected of her and what the consequences will be. I take her there to help her get educated by professionals and to see different results out there. (My tattoo shop keeps a wonderful portfolio of their work covering up and/or fixing scratcher and DIY jobs.)
Education is really important. It’s quite possible that the doctor didn’t want to accidently make it worse and/or he wanted the boy to have a chance to get educated (at least a little bit) by forcing the mother to take him to the shop. I’m hopeful that was the doctor’s reason at least.
I remember in junior high and high school when most of the piercings I saw were DIY with safety pins or sewing needles. When I was 16 I was told to numb myself with ice and push the sewing needle threaded with floss through the skin. Instead, I went to a piercing shop that didn’t ask for ID. I like to applaud myself for not doing it myself, and then kick myself for going to such a seedy place. If my parents had been more willing to work with me and look up accurate information (they said that they didn’t want me to run up a medical bill because piercings “always” get infected, even though my ear piercings 3 years earlier didn’t get infected), then I am sure I would’ve been able to go to a more reputable place without fear. I made a mistake, and I made sure that I learned from it! Hopefully this boy will learn from his… or, at the very least, another teenager can learn from this.
My god what an idiot.
It’s people like him who make all teens look stupid.
I myself am 16 and would NEVER dream of doing something like that.
I mean, I pierced my friends ears but thats all and that was the lobe and it was done with needles that were in sterile packages and with gloves…..but still…even thats not great.
But geez…..if my kid did that they’d be put into the hospital or something until they learned some sense and that they cant get what they want when they want it.
WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE 18 IT WON’T KILL YOU.
My god what an idiot.
It’s people like him who make all teens look stupid.
I myself am 16 and would NEVER dream of doing something like that.
I mean, I pierced my friends ears but thats all and that was the lobe and it was done with needles that were in sterile packages and with gloves…..but still…even thats not great.
But geez…..if my kid did that they’d be put into the hospital or something until they learned some sense and that they cant get what they want when they want it.
WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE 18 IT WON’T KILL YOU.
My god what an idiot.
It’s people like him who make all teens look stupid.
I myself am 16 and would NEVER dream of doing something like that.
I mean, I pierced my friends ears but thats all and that was the lobe and it was done with needles that were in sterile packages and with gloves…..but still…even thats not great.
But geez…..if my kid did that they’d be put into the hospital or something until they learned some sense and that they cant get what they want when they want it.
WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE 18 IT WON’T KILL YOU.
My god what an idiot.
It’s people like him who make all teens look stupid.
I myself am 16 and would NEVER dream of doing something like that.
I mean, I pierced my friends ears but thats all and that was the lobe and it was done with needles that were in sterile packages and with gloves…..but still…even thats not great.
But geez…..if my kid did that they’d be put into the hospital or something until they learned some sense and that they cant get what they want when they want it.
WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE 18 IT WON’T KILL YOU.
In north dakota you can get pierced as young as 13 years old with parental consent
and that kids a fucking dumbass
D.I.Y piercing is one thing…
but using chain links!!??!?!
In north dakota you can get pierced as young as 13 years old with parental consent
and that kids a fucking dumbass
D.I.Y piercing is one thing…
but using chain links!!??!?!
In north dakota you can get pierced as young as 13 years old with parental consent
and that kids a fucking dumbass
D.I.Y piercing is one thing…
but using chain links!!??!?!
In north dakota you can get pierced as young as 13 years old with parental consent
and that kids a fucking dumbass
D.I.Y piercing is one thing…
but using chain links!!??!?!
i had to chuckle at the thought of that poor piercer sitting there relaxing as a lady comes in with a ton of out of control kids, one of which has forced rusting chain links through his lips and nose.
i had to chuckle at the thought of that poor piercer sitting there relaxing as a lady comes in with a ton of out of control kids, one of which has forced rusting chain links through his lips and nose.
i had to chuckle at the thought of that poor piercer sitting there relaxing as a lady comes in with a ton of out of control kids, one of which has forced rusting chain links through his lips and nose.
i had to chuckle at the thought of that poor piercer sitting there relaxing as a lady comes in with a ton of out of control kids, one of which has forced rusting chain links through his lips and nose.
Hmm….. I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but my family was very very strict about piercings, as in I didn’t get lobe piercings till 8th grade when I begged and begged. (I’m a girl btw, and lobe piercings are very very popular where I live, in fact it’s kind of weird not to have them)
Later in high school I pierced myself a couple times with help from friends, and I learned from the lesson. Both in how mad my parents got, also in medical issues.
Hopefully he learned his lesson too.
Hmm….. I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but my family was very very strict about piercings, as in I didn’t get lobe piercings till 8th grade when I begged and begged. (I’m a girl btw, and lobe piercings are very very popular where I live, in fact it’s kind of weird not to have them)
Later in high school I pierced myself a couple times with help from friends, and I learned from the lesson. Both in how mad my parents got, also in medical issues.
Hopefully he learned his lesson too.
Hmm….. I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but my family was very very strict about piercings, as in I didn’t get lobe piercings till 8th grade when I begged and begged. (I’m a girl btw, and lobe piercings are very very popular where I live, in fact it’s kind of weird not to have them)
Later in high school I pierced myself a couple times with help from friends, and I learned from the lesson. Both in how mad my parents got, also in medical issues.
Hopefully he learned his lesson too.
Hmm….. I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but my family was very very strict about piercings, as in I didn’t get lobe piercings till 8th grade when I begged and begged. (I’m a girl btw, and lobe piercings are very very popular where I live, in fact it’s kind of weird not to have them)
Later in high school I pierced myself a couple times with help from friends, and I learned from the lesson. Both in how mad my parents got, also in medical issues.
Hopefully he learned his lesson too.
fuck, that’s even more punk rawk then the kids with the safety pins in their eyebrows.
Retarded yes, but damn
fuck, that’s even more punk rawk then the kids with the safety pins in their eyebrows.
Retarded yes, but damn