Minor Piercings

What you need, what to expect, and how to get help!

This entire page is dedicated to parents who want to understand everything about minor piercings (Especially lobe piercings) If you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please call us. Most of the parents that come into the studio had a totally different experience to piercings. Everything about piercing has changed since the 90s and we want to make sure that once they get pierced, they don’t have to be pierced again in the future!

Common questions about the appointment

  • To pierce a minor, we require certain documents to ensure a parent/legal guardian is signing the consent form.

    These documents are required by the Utah State Health Department and to be entirely transparent if you do not have these documents, we cannot pierce the minor. No exceptions. We will get shut down by the health department without them.

    • Parent or Legal Guardian present with government issued photo ID.

    • The minors birth certificate

    • Legal guardians will need to have court documentation proving custody/guardianship of the minor

    • If the minor is 16 or 17 years old, they will also need photo ID (this can be a school ID.)

  • Unfortunately, no.

    We love and fully support our blended families, but the health department requires court issued guardians for the ability to sign for piercings. Unless you have court issued guardianship we cannot pierce without a person who is listed on the birth certificate.

  • Piercing is scary! It is absolutely understandable for a minor to decide that the piercing isn’t worth it, or they don’t want to be pierced twice.

    We are all about body autonomy and will never allow parents to hold a child down to get pierced. We also will not put our staff or the kiddos in a position of danger or a potential needle stick.

    If a minor decides they don’t want to be pierced, we are going to let them decide and hope we get to see them when they’re ready!

  • We do not for a few reasons:

    1. We usually don’t have the piercer availability.

    2. Every minor reacts differently, if one piercer is even a moment quicker than the other, it puts the other piercer in danger of a needle stick if the minor decides to move.

    3. Our piercers find that when there are multiple people in the room, it can disrupt the process of building trust with the minor. It’s their experience with that piercer and we don’t want to overwhelm them even more.

  • Well, not to brag, but you hit the jackpot.

    All piercers in the studio have had multiple experiences with kids and are well versed in piercing a child. It is something we do, every. single. day.

    Any of our piercers will be a fabulous choice.

  • Per the Salt Lake City Health Department’s body art regulations we are unable to pierce the following on any minor, regardless of parental consent

    • Tongue

    • Nipples

    • Genitals

    • Surface work with placement that would required the minor to remove excessive clothing.

Common questions about the aftercare

  • 6-8 weeks minimum.

    6 weeks before getting in a family pool or hot tub.

    8 weeks before getting into any public body of water (this includes oceans, lakes, ponds, creeks, and rivers.)

  • Piercings seem scarier than they are when it comes to the aftercare

    Here are the DOs:

    -Leave them alone.

    -Come in at 2-3 months for shorter posts.

    -Rinse them with clean water or Neilmed Sterile Saline when there is crusty buildup on the jewelry, and only if there is visible buildup.

    -Make sure the area around their new piercings are completely dry after baths or showers.

    -Wash your bedding more frequently than you do already.

    Here are the DON’Ts:

    -Do not twist, turn, push, pull, or play with the jewelry. Pretend it doesn’t exist!

    -Don’t allow your child to use q-tips, or tissue paper on the jewelry. (They aren’t as soft and can leave fibers on the jewelry that can irritate the piercings.)

    -Don’t use Neosporin, tea tree oil, aspirin paste, or Claire’s cleaning solution.

    -Don’t change the jewelry for a minimum of 6 months… let us say that again, minimum of 6 months. This is for their benefit and we know they want to change them but help them resist the urge.

    -Don’t remove the jewelry until its been a year or more. If you fail to do this, it may shrink the piercing channel and could end up closing the piercing all together.

  • In any new piercing, we will give you a piece of jewelry that is going to allow for swelling. This is meant to be in during the duration of healing where swelling is at it’s peak (this is more commonly during the 6-8 week mark) after that, swelling will subside and you’ll feel like the piece is extra long.

    At that point come into the studio to get new posts installed, there is a fee for this but it is needed if you plan to wear the jewelry long term.

  • Come into the studio, call us, or text your piercer.

    Your piercer is a piercing encyclopedia and they have seen -almost- everything. They give you a business card with their number during your piercing visit. Hold onto the card, take a photo of it, or add them as a contact!

Have more questions about minor piercings? Reach out

koipiercingslc@gmail.com
(801)463-7070

1301 S. 900 E.

Salt Lake City, Utah 84105