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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As long as it is not in a place that can cause permanent damage to teeth, piercing is fine with me.
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Read that tongue piercing can damage teeth (not sure why).

But wouldn’t those lip piercings also put teeth at risk?[/quote]

NP. Yes they do. My mom signed for a tongue piercing when I was a 17 year old freshman in college, and at the time I thought it was better than a facial piercing that could leave a hole scar, but in hindsight I damaged my teeth not insignificantly. I had a lot of piercings as an alternative young adult and they all came out when I was ready and now nobody can tell. My sister is 8 years younger than me and I stressed strongly when she was a teen that piercings are a great way to embrace body modification (and fun hair colors and styles of course) without a lifelong commitment. I told her about my many friends that have huge tattoos from their late teens and early 20's that regret them by their late 20's, and told her to wait until at least age 25 before getting a tattoo. If she still wanted it then, then she probably wouldn't end up regretting it. That was good advice then and what I'll tell my elementary aged kids when they get older. If they're a mature 16 year old and want a body piercing, I'd rather sign for that then them go for the tattoo when they turn 18. I think it will help that I have some serious cred too - my FIL/their grandfather likes to talk about how shocked he was when my now DH first brought me home and I walked into their living room all pierced with some brightly colored pixie haircut.  :lol: [/quote]

Generally agree.

On just how “permanent”

- someone up thread mentioned a navel piercing closing up that she described as terrible looking, and ear piercings that left permanent holes.  I had 4 holes in my ears but none of the piercings are visible now. But I know not everyone scars / heals the same.  I’m fair skinned; a former partner was brown skinned and her lobe piercing scars were much more noticeable than mine.

There are tattoo removal methods; I am not up to date on the latest but in the past, the removal (laser) usually left noticeable scarring on the people I met who’d had it done.

There is also the cost of first the tattoo and later the removal.  Just something for parents to consider.[/quote]

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