Would you allow it or not??

[maz]

HMM tough decission, but what a great parent you are for listen to your son and letting him express himself.

BUT if his work has a policy of having to take out piercing..let him know that a new piercing can close over with in an hour...you need to leave the bar in for atleast a month to give the site time to heal.

Lulu - n ot a fan of face piercing...i feel honoured that you spoke to me then

[Lulu]

Well I WILL clarify.....you rotter Maz

I have a hole in the side of my nose from an old piercing so I don't like it cos of that....but lips/tongue bother me because of the metal banging around on teeth. Im about to spend $6k on her mouth so its GUNNA LOOK PRETTY wether she like it or NOT

[mrsmac]

I let DD get her belly button done in the holidays, she asked me although she is 16 so didn't have to. I tend to think at least piercings aren't permanent like tatts so no harm done. I did say no to the nose though- I have heard the hole never closes, is that true?

[maz]

OUCH 6K dont blame you. i had my tounge done for a month and i managed to chip 4 molars really bad so I took it out.

i took my chin bar out for 2 weeks and it didnt close..mind you Ive had mine done for 5 years and my nose..well you cant really see it cause of achne scaring lol

My chin piercing look sweird when I dont have my bar in

[Nai]

My nose piercing is hardly noticable anymore and has closed over. However, I took it out about 14 years ago! The extra holes in my ears have never fully closed over though.

I don't have a hole anymore from my belly piercing but I do have a scar still that looks nasty as my belly grows during pregnancy So although the piercing isn't necessarily permanent some of the side effects can be.

[Butterfly_Princess]

I wouldnt say domino's would have a issue with the piercing, he would be asked to cover it up with skin-coloured tape or bandaid, or use clear, plastic jewelery. Same goes for most public schools.
I would let him, more the eyebrow than the lip, as i personally think eyebrow piercings dont stand out as much as a lip piercing, and looks a bit nicer.
Word of warning with eyebrow piercings: My bro had one, and ripped it out while drying his hair with a towel. Not good lol.

[rhyb]

Im a tad biased as I have both sides of my lip done but the reason I shy away from an eyebrow piercing is if it's done wrong they can hit a nerve and it can cause paralysis in that side of the face. I know it's unlikely but Im not prepared to risk it personally.
I have my tongue done as well but never had any problems with stuffing my teeth. Good alternative for stainless steel jewellry is the plastic stuff for all oral piercings. HTH

[Karina]

Maybe the eyebrow. They grow out sometimes anyway. My brother has had his grow out a couple times, so he stopped getting it re-done. I'd be worried about the lip one damaging his teeth.

I used to work for a fast food outlet (like 9 - 10 years ago now!) and we werent allowed any facial piercings. The only thing they were ok with was ears. They used to ask you to remove eyebrow and lip piercings before work.

[maz]

Good alternative for stainless steel jewellry is the plastic stuff for all oral piercings.

I did the plastic bar for my tongue..I bit through the ball when I had them (5 of them)

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

I did say no to the nose though- I have heard the hole never closes, is that true?

It depends how long you've had it. With all piercings, they close up if you take the piercing out within a certain time frame, and they will all eventually heal completely so that they will never close up (or take decades to close up anyway, and leave a scar). When that happens depends on where the piercing is. I've had my nose pierced for 8 years and it closed up recently after I lost the ring and didn't replace it for a couple of months, I reopened the hole by stuffing a safety pin in it lol.

I think it's great for teenagers to be allowed to express themselves through body art, I don't know that I would go so far as a tattoo for a teenager (which is illegal even with parental consent, in WA anyway) but piercings are good and they pretty much always close up once you take the jewellery out.