A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Chain Link Piercings Gone Bad (Well, Duh!)

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.

Comments

904 responses to “Chain Link Piercings Gone Bad (Well, Duh!)”

  1. cutthroatchris Avatar
    cutthroatchris

    what his septem
    its pierced with the same metal!

  2. cutthroatchris Avatar
    cutthroatchris

    what his septem
    its pierced with the same metal!

  3. fuckimmaturity Avatar
    fuckimmaturity

    This gives a bad name to all young people who want piercings. I’m the exact same age as this kid, and I would never DREAM of doing this. You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I don’t think the piercing laws need to be changed, I think that immature kids need to grow the fuck up, and learn to respect their parents’ decisions to not let them get piercings. I really hope that people in the modified community don’t see all younger people interested in body modification as idiotic as this kid is. I’d like more respect than that.

    As for the mother? She doesn’t deserve her kids. IMHO.

  4. fuckimmaturity Avatar
    fuckimmaturity

    This gives a bad name to all young people who want piercings. I’m the exact same age as this kid, and I would never DREAM of doing this. You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I don’t think the piercing laws need to be changed, I think that immature kids need to grow the fuck up, and learn to respect their parents’ decisions to not let them get piercings. I really hope that people in the modified community don’t see all younger people interested in body modification as idiotic as this kid is. I’d like more respect than that.

    As for the mother? She doesn’t deserve her kids. IMHO.

  5. fuckimmaturity Avatar
    fuckimmaturity

    This gives a bad name to all young people who want piercings. I’m the exact same age as this kid, and I would never DREAM of doing this. You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I don’t think the piercing laws need to be changed, I think that immature kids need to grow the fuck up, and learn to respect their parents’ decisions to not let them get piercings. I really hope that people in the modified community don’t see all younger people interested in body modification as idiotic as this kid is. I’d like more respect than that.

    As for the mother? She doesn’t deserve her kids. IMHO.

  6. fuckimmaturity Avatar
    fuckimmaturity

    This gives a bad name to all young people who want piercings. I’m the exact same age as this kid, and I would never DREAM of doing this. You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I don’t think the piercing laws need to be changed, I think that immature kids need to grow the fuck up, and learn to respect their parents’ decisions to not let them get piercings. I really hope that people in the modified community don’t see all younger people interested in body modification as idiotic as this kid is. I’d like more respect than that.

    As for the mother? She doesn’t deserve her kids. IMHO.

  7. JLei Avatar
    JLei

    where im from the law is “anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent to receive any piercing”
    also, you HAVE to be 18 to get a tattoo, no exceptions.
    other than skeez ass parlors that dont care how old you are
    which in my opinion need to be investigated more and shut the hell down
    i know people who got tattoos when they were like 13 and firstly they are very shitty quality, and they (now of age) dont like what they got. im glad i had to wait until i was 18 to get a tat because looking back on the tattoos i wanted when i was younger; i would regret getting them now.

  8. JLei Avatar
    JLei

    where im from the law is “anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent to receive any piercing”
    also, you HAVE to be 18 to get a tattoo, no exceptions.
    other than skeez ass parlors that dont care how old you are
    which in my opinion need to be investigated more and shut the hell down
    i know people who got tattoos when they were like 13 and firstly they are very shitty quality, and they (now of age) dont like what they got. im glad i had to wait until i was 18 to get a tat because looking back on the tattoos i wanted when i was younger; i would regret getting them now.

  9. JLei Avatar
    JLei

    where im from the law is “anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent to receive any piercing”
    also, you HAVE to be 18 to get a tattoo, no exceptions.
    other than skeez ass parlors that dont care how old you are
    which in my opinion need to be investigated more and shut the hell down
    i know people who got tattoos when they were like 13 and firstly they are very shitty quality, and they (now of age) dont like what they got. im glad i had to wait until i was 18 to get a tat because looking back on the tattoos i wanted when i was younger; i would regret getting them now.

  10. JLei Avatar
    JLei

    where im from the law is “anyone under the age of 18 must have parental consent to receive any piercing”
    also, you HAVE to be 18 to get a tattoo, no exceptions.
    other than skeez ass parlors that dont care how old you are
    which in my opinion need to be investigated more and shut the hell down
    i know people who got tattoos when they were like 13 and firstly they are very shitty quality, and they (now of age) dont like what they got. im glad i had to wait until i was 18 to get a tat because looking back on the tattoos i wanted when i was younger; i would regret getting them now.

  11. Ey-prul Avatar
    Ey-prul

    WAY TO FAIL(including his mom)

  12. Ey-prul Avatar
    Ey-prul

    WAY TO FAIL(including his mom)

  13. Ey-prul Avatar
    Ey-prul

    WAY TO FAIL(including his mom)

  14. Ey-prul Avatar
    Ey-prul

    WAY TO FAIL(including his mom)

  15. Ezy step Avatar

    piercings look like shit anyways.

  16. Ezy step Avatar

    piercings look like shit anyways.

  17. Ezy step Avatar

    piercings look like shit anyways.

  18. Ezy step Avatar

    piercings look like shit anyways.

  19. that kid who is in the pics cuzin Avatar
    that kid who is in the pics cuzin

    he has no scars 🙂 yayay

  20. that kid who is in the pics cuzin Avatar
    that kid who is in the pics cuzin

    he has no scars 🙂 yayay

  21. that kid who is in the pics cuzin Avatar
    that kid who is in the pics cuzin

    he has no scars 🙂 yayay

  22. that kid who is in the pics cuzin Avatar
    that kid who is in the pics cuzin

    he has no scars 🙂 yayay

  23. kat Avatar
    kat

    i know im late on this but i just have to comment.

    this kid is an idiot. honestly, i think he would have done it the way he did even if the age limit was lower, just because some people are stupid like that and dont want to pay for it. honestly how much do you pay to clip off some chain link and press it into your skin? nothing. how much do you pay to get a professional piercing? at the shop i go to $40. and at 15 he probably doesnt have any sort of job. he probably would have done it anyways tho, cuz its hardxcore XP

    i dont think the age limit needs to be lowered, cuz i would have done so much stupid stuff that i would regret today. i was soo convinced at 16 that i wanted my eyebrow pierced and a sleeve tattoo. had it all planned out and everything. but i waited until i was 18, and got my piercings then. lowering the age limit will only cause kids to run out and get stuff done, but then later they will probably regret it because they didnt take the time to think about it. i thought about it since i was a kid, seriously 8-9 years old, i knew i would get a tattoo when i was older, because my dad had some and i thought it was really cool. i would draw on myself and have that serve as a ‘tattoo’ and when i got older, i would wear fake jewelry to get used to what it would be like to have a lip piercing. now, most people would think i jump to it and go get piercings randomly, but really, i think about, but dont talk to people about it cuz they will tell me not to do it because they dont like piercings in general. so when i come to a decision, i get it done within a few days. so a lot of people think i dont think about what im doing to my body. i have 13 piercings and 4 tattoos, and i have thought about every one of them, how it will be getting them, how it will be taking care of them through the healing process, and how others might judge me [which in all honesty i could care less, but i still consider it]. and i have found a lot of times, i think i want it, but end up not getting it because i dont want it. i have only retired one piercing.

    lowering the age limit wont do anything. kids will still diy, kids will still go to cheaper places cuz the dont want to save up the money. hell, adults do it! a friend of mine, who is 21, has 2 diy piercings, and tried to get her belly button diy but it didnt work. the only one done underage? the failed belly button piercing.

    it is so worth the wait to wait until your legal to get piercings. it gives you something to look forward to, and gives you time to think about it. and honestly if i were a piercer i wouldnt do piercings or tattoos on people under 18 even if they had parents permission.

    wow, that was a book, lol.

  24. kat Avatar
    kat

    i know im late on this but i just have to comment.

    this kid is an idiot. honestly, i think he would have done it the way he did even if the age limit was lower, just because some people are stupid like that and dont want to pay for it. honestly how much do you pay to clip off some chain link and press it into your skin? nothing. how much do you pay to get a professional piercing? at the shop i go to $40. and at 15 he probably doesnt have any sort of job. he probably would have done it anyways tho, cuz its hardxcore XP

    i dont think the age limit needs to be lowered, cuz i would have done so much stupid stuff that i would regret today. i was soo convinced at 16 that i wanted my eyebrow pierced and a sleeve tattoo. had it all planned out and everything. but i waited until i was 18, and got my piercings then. lowering the age limit will only cause kids to run out and get stuff done, but then later they will probably regret it because they didnt take the time to think about it. i thought about it since i was a kid, seriously 8-9 years old, i knew i would get a tattoo when i was older, because my dad had some and i thought it was really cool. i would draw on myself and have that serve as a ‘tattoo’ and when i got older, i would wear fake jewelry to get used to what it would be like to have a lip piercing. now, most people would think i jump to it and go get piercings randomly, but really, i think about, but dont talk to people about it cuz they will tell me not to do it because they dont like piercings in general. so when i come to a decision, i get it done within a few days. so a lot of people think i dont think about what im doing to my body. i have 13 piercings and 4 tattoos, and i have thought about every one of them, how it will be getting them, how it will be taking care of them through the healing process, and how others might judge me [which in all honesty i could care less, but i still consider it]. and i have found a lot of times, i think i want it, but end up not getting it because i dont want it. i have only retired one piercing.

    lowering the age limit wont do anything. kids will still diy, kids will still go to cheaper places cuz the dont want to save up the money. hell, adults do it! a friend of mine, who is 21, has 2 diy piercings, and tried to get her belly button diy but it didnt work. the only one done underage? the failed belly button piercing.

    it is so worth the wait to wait until your legal to get piercings. it gives you something to look forward to, and gives you time to think about it. and honestly if i were a piercer i wouldnt do piercings or tattoos on people under 18 even if they had parents permission.

    wow, that was a book, lol.

  25. kat Avatar
    kat

    i know im late on this but i just have to comment.

    this kid is an idiot. honestly, i think he would have done it the way he did even if the age limit was lower, just because some people are stupid like that and dont want to pay for it. honestly how much do you pay to clip off some chain link and press it into your skin? nothing. how much do you pay to get a professional piercing? at the shop i go to $40. and at 15 he probably doesnt have any sort of job. he probably would have done it anyways tho, cuz its hardxcore XP

    i dont think the age limit needs to be lowered, cuz i would have done so much stupid stuff that i would regret today. i was soo convinced at 16 that i wanted my eyebrow pierced and a sleeve tattoo. had it all planned out and everything. but i waited until i was 18, and got my piercings then. lowering the age limit will only cause kids to run out and get stuff done, but then later they will probably regret it because they didnt take the time to think about it. i thought about it since i was a kid, seriously 8-9 years old, i knew i would get a tattoo when i was older, because my dad had some and i thought it was really cool. i would draw on myself and have that serve as a ‘tattoo’ and when i got older, i would wear fake jewelry to get used to what it would be like to have a lip piercing. now, most people would think i jump to it and go get piercings randomly, but really, i think about, but dont talk to people about it cuz they will tell me not to do it because they dont like piercings in general. so when i come to a decision, i get it done within a few days. so a lot of people think i dont think about what im doing to my body. i have 13 piercings and 4 tattoos, and i have thought about every one of them, how it will be getting them, how it will be taking care of them through the healing process, and how others might judge me [which in all honesty i could care less, but i still consider it]. and i have found a lot of times, i think i want it, but end up not getting it because i dont want it. i have only retired one piercing.

    lowering the age limit wont do anything. kids will still diy, kids will still go to cheaper places cuz the dont want to save up the money. hell, adults do it! a friend of mine, who is 21, has 2 diy piercings, and tried to get her belly button diy but it didnt work. the only one done underage? the failed belly button piercing.

    it is so worth the wait to wait until your legal to get piercings. it gives you something to look forward to, and gives you time to think about it. and honestly if i were a piercer i wouldnt do piercings or tattoos on people under 18 even if they had parents permission.

    wow, that was a book, lol.

  26. kat Avatar
    kat

    i know im late on this but i just have to comment.

    this kid is an idiot. honestly, i think he would have done it the way he did even if the age limit was lower, just because some people are stupid like that and dont want to pay for it. honestly how much do you pay to clip off some chain link and press it into your skin? nothing. how much do you pay to get a professional piercing? at the shop i go to $40. and at 15 he probably doesnt have any sort of job. he probably would have done it anyways tho, cuz its hardxcore XP

    i dont think the age limit needs to be lowered, cuz i would have done so much stupid stuff that i would regret today. i was soo convinced at 16 that i wanted my eyebrow pierced and a sleeve tattoo. had it all planned out and everything. but i waited until i was 18, and got my piercings then. lowering the age limit will only cause kids to run out and get stuff done, but then later they will probably regret it because they didnt take the time to think about it. i thought about it since i was a kid, seriously 8-9 years old, i knew i would get a tattoo when i was older, because my dad had some and i thought it was really cool. i would draw on myself and have that serve as a ‘tattoo’ and when i got older, i would wear fake jewelry to get used to what it would be like to have a lip piercing. now, most people would think i jump to it and go get piercings randomly, but really, i think about, but dont talk to people about it cuz they will tell me not to do it because they dont like piercings in general. so when i come to a decision, i get it done within a few days. so a lot of people think i dont think about what im doing to my body. i have 13 piercings and 4 tattoos, and i have thought about every one of them, how it will be getting them, how it will be taking care of them through the healing process, and how others might judge me [which in all honesty i could care less, but i still consider it]. and i have found a lot of times, i think i want it, but end up not getting it because i dont want it. i have only retired one piercing.

    lowering the age limit wont do anything. kids will still diy, kids will still go to cheaper places cuz the dont want to save up the money. hell, adults do it! a friend of mine, who is 21, has 2 diy piercings, and tried to get her belly button diy but it didnt work. the only one done underage? the failed belly button piercing.

    it is so worth the wait to wait until your legal to get piercings. it gives you something to look forward to, and gives you time to think about it. and honestly if i were a piercer i wouldnt do piercings or tattoos on people under 18 even if they had parents permission.

    wow, that was a book, lol.

  27. DUH Avatar
    DUH

    That’s the punishment for all the idiots who do it at the night places.

    Example:
    Son: Can I get a piercing, Dad?
    Dad: No, son.
    Son: Dad, that’s not fair! I’m 15, I should be able to get a piercing!
    Dad: NO!!!
    (that night, at the back of a bar)
    Bartender: You sure about this, kid?
    Son: Of course!! Now do the freaking piercing!!
    Bartender: Allright…
    Son: Ouch!!!!!
    Bartender: all finished.
    Son: Cool!!!
    (The next morning)
    Dad: Son, I told you not to get that piercing!!!
    Son: Whatever…
    Dad: There will be punishment.
    (One month later)
    Son: Dad, what is this yellow, sticky stuff coming out of my piercing?
    Dad: Hahahha, I told you there will be punishment, son. Your piercing is infected and you’ll have to have it removed.
    Son: Nooooooooooooooooooo!

  28. DUH Avatar
    DUH

    That’s the punishment for all the idiots who do it at the night places.

    Example:
    Son: Can I get a piercing, Dad?
    Dad: No, son.
    Son: Dad, that’s not fair! I’m 15, I should be able to get a piercing!
    Dad: NO!!!
    (that night, at the back of a bar)
    Bartender: You sure about this, kid?
    Son: Of course!! Now do the freaking piercing!!
    Bartender: Allright…
    Son: Ouch!!!!!
    Bartender: all finished.
    Son: Cool!!!
    (The next morning)
    Dad: Son, I told you not to get that piercing!!!
    Son: Whatever…
    Dad: There will be punishment.
    (One month later)
    Son: Dad, what is this yellow, sticky stuff coming out of my piercing?
    Dad: Hahahha, I told you there will be punishment, son. Your piercing is infected and you’ll have to have it removed.
    Son: Nooooooooooooooooooo!

  29. DUH Avatar
    DUH

    That’s the punishment for all the idiots who do it at the night places.

    Example:
    Son: Can I get a piercing, Dad?
    Dad: No, son.
    Son: Dad, that’s not fair! I’m 15, I should be able to get a piercing!
    Dad: NO!!!
    (that night, at the back of a bar)
    Bartender: You sure about this, kid?
    Son: Of course!! Now do the freaking piercing!!
    Bartender: Allright…
    Son: Ouch!!!!!
    Bartender: all finished.
    Son: Cool!!!
    (The next morning)
    Dad: Son, I told you not to get that piercing!!!
    Son: Whatever…
    Dad: There will be punishment.
    (One month later)
    Son: Dad, what is this yellow, sticky stuff coming out of my piercing?
    Dad: Hahahha, I told you there will be punishment, son. Your piercing is infected and you’ll have to have it removed.
    Son: Nooooooooooooooooooo!

  30. DUH Avatar
    DUH

    That’s the punishment for all the idiots who do it at the night places.

    Example:
    Son: Can I get a piercing, Dad?
    Dad: No, son.
    Son: Dad, that’s not fair! I’m 15, I should be able to get a piercing!
    Dad: NO!!!
    (that night, at the back of a bar)
    Bartender: You sure about this, kid?
    Son: Of course!! Now do the freaking piercing!!
    Bartender: Allright…
    Son: Ouch!!!!!
    Bartender: all finished.
    Son: Cool!!!
    (The next morning)
    Dad: Son, I told you not to get that piercing!!!
    Son: Whatever…
    Dad: There will be punishment.
    (One month later)
    Son: Dad, what is this yellow, sticky stuff coming out of my piercing?
    Dad: Hahahha, I told you there will be punishment, son. Your piercing is infected and you’ll have to have it removed.
    Son: Nooooooooooooooooooo!

  31. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Oh my! What I don’t understand is HOW he was able to pierce his own lip. Especially with a pair of plyers.

  32. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Oh my! What I don’t understand is HOW he was able to pierce his own lip. Especially with a pair of plyers.

  33. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Oh my! What I don’t understand is HOW he was able to pierce his own lip. Especially with a pair of plyers.

  34. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Oh my! What I don’t understand is HOW he was able to pierce his own lip. Especially with a pair of plyers.

  35. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Or, instead of piercings being legal for young kids, the kids can get their asses beat for doing stupid shit instead of reprimanded, then maybe they would think twice. I know I sound like an old fart but I’m only 20 and didn’t get my first piercing that wasn’t on my ear until I was 18, and I’m glad I didn’t because I went through the whole I WANT 38403453 PIERCINGS phase. Why didn’t I do it? BECAUSE MY MOTHER WOULD BEAT MY ASS.

  36. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Or, instead of piercings being legal for young kids, the kids can get their asses beat for doing stupid shit instead of reprimanded, then maybe they would think twice. I know I sound like an old fart but I’m only 20 and didn’t get my first piercing that wasn’t on my ear until I was 18, and I’m glad I didn’t because I went through the whole I WANT 38403453 PIERCINGS phase. Why didn’t I do it? BECAUSE MY MOTHER WOULD BEAT MY ASS.

  37. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Or, instead of piercings being legal for young kids, the kids can get their asses beat for doing stupid shit instead of reprimanded, then maybe they would think twice. I know I sound like an old fart but I’m only 20 and didn’t get my first piercing that wasn’t on my ear until I was 18, and I’m glad I didn’t because I went through the whole I WANT 38403453 PIERCINGS phase. Why didn’t I do it? BECAUSE MY MOTHER WOULD BEAT MY ASS.

  38. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Or, instead of piercings being legal for young kids, the kids can get their asses beat for doing stupid shit instead of reprimanded, then maybe they would think twice. I know I sound like an old fart but I’m only 20 and didn’t get my first piercing that wasn’t on my ear until I was 18, and I’m glad I didn’t because I went through the whole I WANT 38403453 PIERCINGS phase. Why didn’t I do it? BECAUSE MY MOTHER WOULD BEAT MY ASS.

  39. fraida Avatar
    fraida

    um….if your dumb enough to do that to yourself, you definitely should not be making the decision to get pierced at all, professionally or not.

  40. fraida Avatar
    fraida

    um….if your dumb enough to do that to yourself, you definitely should not be making the decision to get pierced at all, professionally or not.

  41. fraida Avatar
    fraida

    um….if your dumb enough to do that to yourself, you definitely should not be making the decision to get pierced at all, professionally or not.

  42. fraida Avatar
    fraida

    um….if your dumb enough to do that to yourself, you definitely should not be making the decision to get pierced at all, professionally or not.

  43. Lydious Avatar
    Lydious

    WHAT. THE. FUCK.

    WHY?!?!?!

    I did a lot of dumb shit at his age, and I will admit I didn’t take the best care of my ear piercings back then, I wore silver earrings before they were totally healed(I’ve got a couple of ‘silver tattoos’ to show for it too. In my defense, though, I had no idea that you weren’t supposed to wear silver before they healed up), but holy shit, I would NEVER have done anything like this. Being young is NO excuse for doing something this goddamn stupid. What an idiot! Imagine how bad that hurt by the time they pried them off! THE BACTERIA! He’s lucky he didn’t get septicemia! Hay-zeus, there are not enough exclamation points in the world to express my disgust, shock, and horror!!!

    That said, I really do think situations like this are a result of overly strict age laws & overly strict parents. I really don’t see the problem if a teen wants to get something pierced. I will let my kids get pretty much whatever they want done as long as they earn it through good grades & behavior. I don’t see why parents are so damn stuck up about this stuff, piercings aren’t even permanent so why not let your kids be themselves & have some fun? I am 100% in favor of lowering the age limit for piercings too. If a 16 year old is mature enough to drive a car, they’re mature enough to get a piercing without mommy’s permission.

    Kids are going to keep doing shit like this unless they have access to safe, clean piercing shops. I never did the whole self-piercing thing, but multiple people I knew did. One of my closest friends shoved a safety pin through her navel & surprise, surprise- within days it was bright red & oozing pus. One kid I knew even shoved a jumbo safety pin through the skin on his HAND. My 10th grade-boyfriend & his friends once bought one of those home ear piercing kits & went to town on each other one weekend. *Slightly* better than safety pins, but still- my boyfriend was a damn moron & so were his friends. They used that gun on their noses, their eyebrows, etc. Again, within days they were all oozing pus cause none of the dumbshits knew you had to actually CLEAN piercings.

    Gah.

  44. Lydious Avatar
    Lydious

    WHAT. THE. FUCK.

    WHY?!?!?!

    I did a lot of dumb shit at his age, and I will admit I didn’t take the best care of my ear piercings back then, I wore silver earrings before they were totally healed(I’ve got a couple of ‘silver tattoos’ to show for it too. In my defense, though, I had no idea that you weren’t supposed to wear silver before they healed up), but holy shit, I would NEVER have done anything like this. Being young is NO excuse for doing something this goddamn stupid. What an idiot! Imagine how bad that hurt by the time they pried them off! THE BACTERIA! He’s lucky he didn’t get septicemia! Hay-zeus, there are not enough exclamation points in the world to express my disgust, shock, and horror!!!

    That said, I really do think situations like this are a result of overly strict age laws & overly strict parents. I really don’t see the problem if a teen wants to get something pierced. I will let my kids get pretty much whatever they want done as long as they earn it through good grades & behavior. I don’t see why parents are so damn stuck up about this stuff, piercings aren’t even permanent so why not let your kids be themselves & have some fun? I am 100% in favor of lowering the age limit for piercings too. If a 16 year old is mature enough to drive a car, they’re mature enough to get a piercing without mommy’s permission.

    Kids are going to keep doing shit like this unless they have access to safe, clean piercing shops. I never did the whole self-piercing thing, but multiple people I knew did. One of my closest friends shoved a safety pin through her navel & surprise, surprise- within days it was bright red & oozing pus. One kid I knew even shoved a jumbo safety pin through the skin on his HAND. My 10th grade-boyfriend & his friends once bought one of those home ear piercing kits & went to town on each other one weekend. *Slightly* better than safety pins, but still- my boyfriend was a damn moron & so were his friends. They used that gun on their noses, their eyebrows, etc. Again, within days they were all oozing pus cause none of the dumbshits knew you had to actually CLEAN piercings.

    Gah.

  45. Lydious Avatar
    Lydious

    WHAT. THE. FUCK.

    WHY?!?!?!

    I did a lot of dumb shit at his age, and I will admit I didn’t take the best care of my ear piercings back then, I wore silver earrings before they were totally healed(I’ve got a couple of ‘silver tattoos’ to show for it too. In my defense, though, I had no idea that you weren’t supposed to wear silver before they healed up), but holy shit, I would NEVER have done anything like this. Being young is NO excuse for doing something this goddamn stupid. What an idiot! Imagine how bad that hurt by the time they pried them off! THE BACTERIA! He’s lucky he didn’t get septicemia! Hay-zeus, there are not enough exclamation points in the world to express my disgust, shock, and horror!!!

    That said, I really do think situations like this are a result of overly strict age laws & overly strict parents. I really don’t see the problem if a teen wants to get something pierced. I will let my kids get pretty much whatever they want done as long as they earn it through good grades & behavior. I don’t see why parents are so damn stuck up about this stuff, piercings aren’t even permanent so why not let your kids be themselves & have some fun? I am 100% in favor of lowering the age limit for piercings too. If a 16 year old is mature enough to drive a car, they’re mature enough to get a piercing without mommy’s permission.

    Kids are going to keep doing shit like this unless they have access to safe, clean piercing shops. I never did the whole self-piercing thing, but multiple people I knew did. One of my closest friends shoved a safety pin through her navel & surprise, surprise- within days it was bright red & oozing pus. One kid I knew even shoved a jumbo safety pin through the skin on his HAND. My 10th grade-boyfriend & his friends once bought one of those home ear piercing kits & went to town on each other one weekend. *Slightly* better than safety pins, but still- my boyfriend was a damn moron & so were his friends. They used that gun on their noses, their eyebrows, etc. Again, within days they were all oozing pus cause none of the dumbshits knew you had to actually CLEAN piercings.

    Gah.

  46. Lydious Avatar
    Lydious

    WHAT. THE. FUCK.

    WHY?!?!?!

    I did a lot of dumb shit at his age, and I will admit I didn’t take the best care of my ear piercings back then, I wore silver earrings before they were totally healed(I’ve got a couple of ‘silver tattoos’ to show for it too. In my defense, though, I had no idea that you weren’t supposed to wear silver before they healed up), but holy shit, I would NEVER have done anything like this. Being young is NO excuse for doing something this goddamn stupid. What an idiot! Imagine how bad that hurt by the time they pried them off! THE BACTERIA! He’s lucky he didn’t get septicemia! Hay-zeus, there are not enough exclamation points in the world to express my disgust, shock, and horror!!!

    That said, I really do think situations like this are a result of overly strict age laws & overly strict parents. I really don’t see the problem if a teen wants to get something pierced. I will let my kids get pretty much whatever they want done as long as they earn it through good grades & behavior. I don’t see why parents are so damn stuck up about this stuff, piercings aren’t even permanent so why not let your kids be themselves & have some fun? I am 100% in favor of lowering the age limit for piercings too. If a 16 year old is mature enough to drive a car, they’re mature enough to get a piercing without mommy’s permission.

    Kids are going to keep doing shit like this unless they have access to safe, clean piercing shops. I never did the whole self-piercing thing, but multiple people I knew did. One of my closest friends shoved a safety pin through her navel & surprise, surprise- within days it was bright red & oozing pus. One kid I knew even shoved a jumbo safety pin through the skin on his HAND. My 10th grade-boyfriend & his friends once bought one of those home ear piercing kits & went to town on each other one weekend. *Slightly* better than safety pins, but still- my boyfriend was a damn moron & so were his friends. They used that gun on their noses, their eyebrows, etc. Again, within days they were all oozing pus cause none of the dumbshits knew you had to actually CLEAN piercings.

    Gah.

  47. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    I’m 14 and have my nose pierced. I got it done professionally, by a qualified piercer under my parents consent, who they had called themselves and asked permission, I then had to fill out a few sheets regarding the consequences of having it done whether it would become infected or not. When you get a piercing done either by a qualified person or yourself, you’ll be putting yourself at risk. I have seen other teenagers self-pierce their belly’s and end up having to get it taken out at hospital due to not using clean tools. You can get piercings done in a professional shop under the age of 16, you just need parent permission. But they have piercings where you must be 16+ and even 18+ the way this guy done his is disgusting and shows that his mother isn’t smart enough to stop him. I’ll never pierce myself, I will always get it done by a sterilyzed gun, or needle by someone who has done it many times before. My mother likes my nose piercing because it has never caused me nor her grief. And I also believe that, once a teenagers watches a video of someone piercing their own bodies on Youtube, they believe they can as well. Piercings express teenagers, it shows society that they are who they want to be, not someone else, we’re all unique, we’re too young to get tattoo’s so don’t take away our only other way of being ourselves! (:

  48. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    I’m 14 and have my nose pierced. I got it done professionally, by a qualified piercer under my parents consent, who they had called themselves and asked permission, I then had to fill out a few sheets regarding the consequences of having it done whether it would become infected or not. When you get a piercing done either by a qualified person or yourself, you’ll be putting yourself at risk. I have seen other teenagers self-pierce their belly’s and end up having to get it taken out at hospital due to not using clean tools. You can get piercings done in a professional shop under the age of 16, you just need parent permission. But they have piercings where you must be 16+ and even 18+ the way this guy done his is disgusting and shows that his mother isn’t smart enough to stop him. I’ll never pierce myself, I will always get it done by a sterilyzed gun, or needle by someone who has done it many times before. My mother likes my nose piercing because it has never caused me nor her grief. And I also believe that, once a teenagers watches a video of someone piercing their own bodies on Youtube, they believe they can as well. Piercings express teenagers, it shows society that they are who they want to be, not someone else, we’re all unique, we’re too young to get tattoo’s so don’t take away our only other way of being ourselves! (:

  49. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    I’m 14 and have my nose pierced. I got it done professionally, by a qualified piercer under my parents consent, who they had called themselves and asked permission, I then had to fill out a few sheets regarding the consequences of having it done whether it would become infected or not. When you get a piercing done either by a qualified person or yourself, you’ll be putting yourself at risk. I have seen other teenagers self-pierce their belly’s and end up having to get it taken out at hospital due to not using clean tools. You can get piercings done in a professional shop under the age of 16, you just need parent permission. But they have piercings where you must be 16+ and even 18+ the way this guy done his is disgusting and shows that his mother isn’t smart enough to stop him. I’ll never pierce myself, I will always get it done by a sterilyzed gun, or needle by someone who has done it many times before. My mother likes my nose piercing because it has never caused me nor her grief. And I also believe that, once a teenagers watches a video of someone piercing their own bodies on Youtube, they believe they can as well. Piercings express teenagers, it shows society that they are who they want to be, not someone else, we’re all unique, we’re too young to get tattoo’s so don’t take away our only other way of being ourselves! (:

  50. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    I’m 14 and have my nose pierced. I got it done professionally, by a qualified piercer under my parents consent, who they had called themselves and asked permission, I then had to fill out a few sheets regarding the consequences of having it done whether it would become infected or not. When you get a piercing done either by a qualified person or yourself, you’ll be putting yourself at risk. I have seen other teenagers self-pierce their belly’s and end up having to get it taken out at hospital due to not using clean tools. You can get piercings done in a professional shop under the age of 16, you just need parent permission. But they have piercings where you must be 16+ and even 18+ the way this guy done his is disgusting and shows that his mother isn’t smart enough to stop him. I’ll never pierce myself, I will always get it done by a sterilyzed gun, or needle by someone who has done it many times before. My mother likes my nose piercing because it has never caused me nor her grief. And I also believe that, once a teenagers watches a video of someone piercing their own bodies on Youtube, they believe they can as well. Piercings express teenagers, it shows society that they are who they want to be, not someone else, we’re all unique, we’re too young to get tattoo’s so don’t take away our only other way of being ourselves! (:

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