okayy im 13/f and i reallllyyy want to get my belly button pierced but of corse my mom wont let me. so i was wondering is the anyway i could do it on my own?
charmed3fanatic answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 12:09 pm: you could because there are not any health risks like for examp, my friend pierced hers herself. i got mine done professionally and that's the way to go. because it hurts pretty freaken bad .. and you might not want to go through with it. you might also do it crooked professional is the way to go. if your mom doesn't want to let you get it there is probably a good reason. maybe write her a paper on why you should. maybe that will help or make a deal with her like for you to get it for like your 15th birthday or something? [ charmed3fanatic's advice column | Ask charmed3fanatic A Question ]
christina answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 12:01 pm: Chances are, if you do it yourself, you're gonna fuck it up. Don't sneak behind your mother's back & get it done because they won't do it anyways without parental consent since you're under 16, AND do not do it yourself. Just research it, get a little presentation together & try to convince her that way. If you're responsible enough to do that, she might consider saying yes. But if she says no, just wait until you're 16 and can go by yourself to get it done. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
thelaura answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 11:37 am: It's impossible for you to steralise any equipment yourself without an autoclave.
Positioning is also a hard factor without the correct clamps.. not to mention the right jewelry.
Don't do it. You most probably will end up regretting it.. and if it goes wrong and you want a professional to do it in the future, it could jeopardise that due to scar tissue. Or, you could still do it but it will hurt more and be a longer healing process.
Don't put yourself at that risk.
Wait it out :) [ thelaura's advice column | Ask thelaura A Question ]
mariahwannabe answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 11:21 am: You should never do it by yourself.
Also DO NOT go behind your mums back and lose her trust becaue your to silly enough to lie and lose your trust over some piercing.Im 13 too and I know what it feels like but you'll just have to wait it's fair to your mum - I'm not suggesting that you ARE going behind her back, but I'm just saying incase. [ mariahwannabe's advice column | Ask mariahwannabe A Question ]
xDESIREEx answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 10:12 am: You should DEFINITELY NOT do it by yourself. Cause not only could it get infected like they said below me. But you could go through your stomache lining & end up seriously hurting yourself. Their were people at the shops who didnt know what they were doing and went through this ladys stomache lining and she end up dying cause she didn't know till it was to late. If you get lucky and DON't go through it. It'll get infected. So either way I wouldn't do it. You should wait to have perfessionals do it because they have the right tools to make sure you don't get hurt.
Lola answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 6:50 am: Hey whats up? How you doin?
I know how cool that would be if you get your belly button pierced, i have always wanted to do so. But my mom doesn't agree either.
I would have thought of doing it on my own as you thought,but then i know that its gonna be too dangerous and alot could go wrong, and it could get infected and swollen and cause a lot of pain.
Besides, your mom could see it afterwards, and would get really mad at you for disobeying and being bull-headed. But then i am sure, that she just thinks that your still young and not ready to get your belly button pierced, and so she's just waiting for next year or the other, and she would tell you herself that she's gonna take you to get it pierced. I know how you feel when you really want something and you can't get it , but sometimes, we just can't have everything. So give this sometime, and don't give up, ask your mom about it again and tell her that alot of your friends have it pierced or something to try and convince her, and i am sure , she will give the idea some thought.
Take care, and if you need any other help, please be free to contact me. [ Lola's advice column | Ask Lola A Question ]
AllYouNeedIsAshley answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 3:13 am: I know this isn't what you wanted to hear, but I don't think you should do it on your own. I was 14 when i got mine done. My friend did it on her own, and she thought all was well and she took care of it, and then it got REALLY infected. I was there and she did everything right. She sterilized the needle, made sure her bellybutton was clean and everything. And still it got infected. There is so much that could go wrong. I know this is the complete opposite answer you were looking for. But, I'm not gunna give you advise to help you get in trouble. I'm trying to give you a scenario on what could happen if you did do it yourself. Maybe to try and convinse your mom to let you get it done, you could do some housework. Or even try a little harder in school. Discuss it with her and maybe get it for your birthday. I mean, would you rather get it done in a few months and have it come out stunning? or would you rather it be done now on your own and it get infected and not straight? The decision is up to you, obviously. I can't make you do anything. It's not pretty when your new beelyring is bloody and pussy is it? Hope I altered your decision about the do-it-at-home method. lol. Just think about it. =] [ AllYouNeedIsAshley's advice column | Ask AllYouNeedIsAshley A Question ]
howfair answered Tuesday February 6 2007, 1:58 am: You COULD do it yourself, but I wouldn't. You're way more likely to get an infection in the piercing if you do it yourself. You have to think about how sterile the needle is, how to clean it, etc, etc. Self-piercing is REALLY risky especially if you have no idea what you're doing. [ howfair's advice column | Ask howfair A Question ]
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