piercing an ear

How old do you have to be to get a piercing?

Belgian law does not set age limits in relation to piercings. However, at Inksane we have set some age restrictions, mainly to give your new piercing the best chance of healing.
 

4 - 12 years: only lobe piercings (earlobe)

We start piercing in the earlobe from the age of 4. So babies cannot be pierced with us. An ear grows until you are 75 years old, but starts behaving maturely from the age of 4. So after 4 years your ear will no longer change shape.
Children who are pierced before age 4 may have problems with their earlobe piercings later on. The piercings may migrate and thus end up in a completely different place, or may tear through.

We also think consent is very important. So we want our clients to be able to indicate whether or not they want to be pierced. A 4 year old child can already be quite excited for their first earrings :)

 

12 - 14 years: helix piercing (cartilage on outer edge of ear)

We place helix piercings from the age of 12. This is the only cartilage piercing we will place at this age. This is the "easiest" of the cartilage piercings to heal.
Aftercare is of great importance with piercings, from the age of 12 a person can handle this responsibility.

 

14 - 16 years: all ear piercings, nose piercing

A person of 14 can handle ear piercings well by now. Some ear piercings require a great deal of patience and care, such as an industrial or a daith piercing. We are confident that a 14-year-old can give the new piercing the care it requires and deserves.
A nose piercing or nostril piercing is one of the easiest facial piercings to heal, and we find that schools are starting to accept them as well. Therefore, we have recently lowered this age limit. Caution! Please check with school if this is allowed, because going to tape your fresh nose piercing every day can cause a lot of difficulties during healing.

 

16 - 18 years: facial piercings, navel piercing, dermal, surface piercing.

These piercing are already somewhat advanced. We set the limit of 16 years mainly because most parents also do not agree earlier that their child take this piercing, and also because schools often accept it only from this age.

Navel piercings are not done until the age of 16, because by then the body has already taken its final forms. Setting an umbilical piercing on someone who has yet to fully develop can again result in the piercing migrating or growing out. If an umbilical piercing grows out it can leave unsightly scars.

 

> 18 years: nipple piercings

It goes without saying that we will only put nipple piercings on people 18 and older. Nipple piercings are considered intimate piercings, and as an adult piercer, we will therefore only do this on people who are of age.

 

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