Not including modifications that were forced on you — circumcisions, ear piercings as a baby, and so on — what’s your oldest non-earlobe body modification? The reader in this entry tells me that she got her nipple pierced seventeen years ago at the Gauntlet in NYC — she’s 56 years old now and still loving it!
My nipple piercing (retired) will also turn seventeen on February 14, with my first tattoos turning 19 this year, meaning that I’ve had them for over half my life now. Roo and I were talking about our tongue splits as well, with 1998 being the year that tongue splitting exploded in popularity, many people will soon be walking around — still happy, like the woman below — with decade old split tongues.
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Ears and 1st tattoo self done when I was 12…21 years ago. But as the question asks: Tongue at age 19..so 14 years ago…I don’t normally wear it but it still pops right in at 10g. 😉
Ears and 1st tattoo self done when I was 12…21 years ago. But as the question asks: Tongue at age 19..so 14 years ago…I don’t normally wear it but it still pops right in at 10g. 😉
First piercing was my VCH… 5 years ago.
First piercing was my VCH… 5 years ago.
she’s gorgeous!
my hood and nipple piercings will be 16 this july. first tattoo (s) (drawn by you Shannon!) will are 15 almost 16. so yeah – also very close to half of my life!
she’s gorgeous!
my hood and nipple piercings will be 16 this july. first tattoo (s) (drawn by you Shannon!) will are 15 almost 16. so yeah – also very close to half of my life!
well i am 21yrs old now, lobes and cartilage by the time i was 15. my 1st true one i guess would have been my left nostril that i got at 17yrs old. my mom let me get it if i would stop stretching my ears.. haha 5 years later and they are an 1 1/4″
well i am 21yrs old now, lobes and cartilage by the time i was 15. my 1st true one i guess would have been my left nostril that i got at 17yrs old. my mom let me get it if i would stop stretching my ears.. haha 5 years later and they are an 1 1/4″
1st was right nipple at 17
Navel at 14.
1st was right nipple at 17
Navel at 14.
I’ve gotten a tattoo every year for my birthday since I turned 18, starting with a Distelfink (PA Dutch thing) on my hip for my 18th, the words “there are no words” in my handwriting on the top of my foot for my 19th, sternum piercing for my 20th but it rejected, and I’m getting my 21st birthday tattoo of a William Nicholson duck print on my back next week.
I’ve gotten a tattoo every year for my birthday since I turned 18, starting with a Distelfink (PA Dutch thing) on my hip for my 18th, the words “there are no words” in my handwriting on the top of my foot for my 19th, sternum piercing for my 20th but it rejected, and I’m getting my 21st birthday tattoo of a William Nicholson duck print on my back next week.
I’m 30 years old now, I pierced my navel at 12.
I had never even seen a navel piercing before I did mine so I have no idea where I got the idea other than being a bit of a cutter.. I would cut my skin and rub india ink in the rubbing’s… I started doing that at age 11.. again no idea where I got that Idea.. I still have one of the stick and poke tattoo’s I did around that age on my ankle to this day, a little tribal piece.
I’m 30 years old now, I pierced my navel at 12.
I had never even seen a navel piercing before I did mine so I have no idea where I got the idea other than being a bit of a cutter.. I would cut my skin and rub india ink in the rubbing’s… I started doing that at age 11.. again no idea where I got that Idea.. I still have one of the stick and poke tattoo’s I did around that age on my ankle to this day, a little tribal piece.
I’m the same as #5.
But mine is only 4/5 years old 😛
I’m the same as #5.
But mine is only 4/5 years old 😛
Hot!
I had my tragus pierced when I was 14. I’m 22 now. So…8 years.
Hot!
I had my tragus pierced when I was 14. I’m 22 now. So…8 years.
first and oldest piercings which are still by far my favorites: MY nipples, done at gauntlet in 1992, 16 years ago. Goodness its been a while.
first and oldest piercings which are still by far my favorites: MY nipples, done at gauntlet in 1992, 16 years ago. Goodness its been a while.
i got a cartilage piercing for my 12th birthday, and my first tattoo was a couple months after i turned 18.
i got a cartilage piercing for my 12th birthday, and my first tattoo was a couple months after i turned 18.
Eyebrow, I was 16. I had it for about 3 years. I miss it.
Eyebrow, I was 16. I had it for about 3 years. I miss it.
My nostril piercing will turn 21 years old on April 23 =)
Self-done as there weren’t any piercing places around. I’d seen a pic of a girl in Easyriders biker magazine who had her nose done and had to have it.
Used a sterling hoop earring as there wasn’t anything else to use.
My nostril piercing will turn 21 years old on April 23 =)
Self-done as there weren’t any piercing places around. I’d seen a pic of a girl in Easyriders biker magazine who had her nose done and had to have it.
Used a sterling hoop earring as there wasn’t anything else to use.
1st non-lobe piercing/intentional mod was a vertical hood piercing when I was 21, about 7 years ago.
1st non-lobe piercing/intentional mod was a vertical hood piercing when I was 21, about 7 years ago.
My bridge piercing is 9 years old, I got it 2 weeks after my 18th birthday.
My bridge piercing is 9 years old, I got it 2 weeks after my 18th birthday.
I had 3 earrings on one ear by the time I was 9, but since ears don’t count, I pierced my nose (with a gun!!!) at 13(over 9 years ago. I got my first tattoo almost 8 years ago (at 15).
I had 3 earrings on one ear by the time I was 9, but since ears don’t count, I pierced my nose (with a gun!!!) at 13(over 9 years ago. I got my first tattoo almost 8 years ago (at 15).
navel 13, rook + tragus 14, tongue 15, nipples 16, split tongue 16. woo 🙂
navel 13, rook + tragus 14, tongue 15, nipples 16, split tongue 16. woo 🙂
The picture could have been taken any time in the 17yrs she’s had the piercing. Either way – I hope to look that good when I’m 40.
Not counting my ears done by choice in 3rd grade… I pierced my nostril (retired but still open) over 18 yrs ago – more than 1/2 my life and my tongue 15 yrs ago – almost 1/2 my life(eek! I can’t believe it’s been that long!)
The picture could have been taken any time in the 17yrs she’s had the piercing. Either way – I hope to look that good when I’m 40.
Not counting my ears done by choice in 3rd grade… I pierced my nostril (retired but still open) over 18 yrs ago – more than 1/2 my life and my tongue 15 yrs ago – almost 1/2 my life(eek! I can’t believe it’s been that long!)
shes lovely 🙂
my oldest chosen mod is probably my second set of crooked lobe piercings, gunned at claires when i was 12…so ten years….
shes lovely 🙂
my oldest chosen mod is probably my second set of crooked lobe piercings, gunned at claires when i was 12…so ten years….
oh, and if lobes don’t count, then my self done tattoo when i was 14, 8 years ago.
oh, and if lobes don’t count, then my self done tattoo when i was 14, 8 years ago.
My left nipple will turn 15 in april.
My left nipple will turn 15 in april.
my nape surface piercing is about 3 years old now, first tattoo is 6 years old in april
my nape surface piercing is about 3 years old now, first tattoo is 6 years old in april
Navel- 13 years old.
Left nipple- 9 years old.
Not bad for 24.
Nothing in the navel piercing, but occasionally I put something in to prove that I can.
Navel- 13 years old.
Left nipple- 9 years old.
Not bad for 24.
Nothing in the navel piercing, but occasionally I put something in to prove that I can.
My oldest is my PA, done in the summer of 1992, which will make it 16 this year. Still going strong and still my favourite!
My oldest is my PA, done in the summer of 1992, which will make it 16 this year. Still going strong and still my favourite!