Over 40 too old for piercing

[Hingatao]

Nope - 40 isn't too old for piercing your ears - or other things for that matter!

Agreed! I was 48 when I got my PA.

[Ian334]

Cheers. Yes well going Saturday get them done. Cant wait. Mate of mine said you need to get plugs otherwise if you just get conventional you can't stretch if you want to later.Is that right.

[Hingatao]

Actually, all of the piercers I've talked to have said you can. It's just a matter of making the holes progressively larger with each visit until you've reached either the size you want or just a point where it's no longer practical to go any larger.

[Ian334]

Thanks I suppose the only consideration then is having the hole at the centre.
Otherwise it won't work as you go bigger.

[TxTa2Guy]

Thanks I suppose the only consideration then is having the hole at the centre.
Otherwise it won't work as you go bigger.

Piercings will stretch from the weight of your jewelry, at least once they get to larger sizes, maybe 8 gauge or larger, and if you wear larger, heavier jewelry. I had my ears pierced at eight gauge when I was about 58 years old. I never tried to stretch them; they stretched from the weight of the jewelry. I mostly wore hollow tunnels after they got to about 0 gauge. My lobes are now at a loose 5/8 and seem to have stabilized for the last year or two at that size though eventually they may stretch to 3/4. Actually I had never intended to stretch them much beyond a four gauge but am happy with them being larger.

When it comes to tattoos and piercings, Bigger is almost always Better!

My point about the stretching is to suggest that perhaps it would be preferable to pierce them somewhat above the center of the lobe since the stretching from the weight will of course all be toward the bottom of the hole. Lobes tend to become somewhat thinner as the piercing stretches. Never heard any advise about this but it seems only logical to me.

As to age, I got my first tattoo at age 50, got my first piercings, both nipples, on Pearl Harbor Day when I was 51. Got one below the belt at 52, septum at age 55. I have six holes now and never considered taking them out, except I don't wear my PA all the time, just when I get to feeling frisky!

I agree with Adamski about most people not raising an eyebrow, though I have to admit I might raise an eyebrow if I saw him since he looks great with the bald head. And while bald is beautiful, bald with ears pierced is spectacular! But I couldn't raise my eyebrows at anything anymore since I keep them shaved off too!

[KJTQ29]

Nope - 40 isn't too old for piercing your ears - or other things for that matter!

Agreed! I was 48 when I got my PA.

I'm older than that and just got a PA?

[VOT]

If you want to do it just do it. Age is irrelevant. It isnt really anyone elses business. Dont react to any comments that you might get that drive you to take them out. Most friends and family react negatively at first to any kind of change. Stick with it for at least 2 weeks and then you decide whether you want to keep them or not.

[Ian334]

Cheers.
I will.
Madness really how something you want can be so difficult.
Yours look great

[wetbiker7]

Definitely go for it. I'm 43 , bald, grey gotee and an earring. Sometimes I wear it and other times I take it out. You'll never know unless you give it a try. If you don't like it you can always take it out.

[Sir Harry]

I'm 40 (41 this summer) and plan to get studs in both ears as a birthday present to myself, others be damned. Go for it if it makes you happy!

[TV guy]

NO! I'm 56...but don't look it, LOL, most people would guess forties;  even got asked for ID last year and yet in some circumstances, I qualify for a seniors discount.

I've had pierced ears since my early forties...I mean when I really was in my early forties. A few years ago, I took the studs out and was simply too lazy to fight them back in and let the holes grow over. That happened really quickly; like in less than two months and I really didn't care. Now that I'm bald again, I wanted to wear the jewelry again. I knew I had to get the ears re-pierced but had to wait till today because the piercer was off. Today I went by on my way home and got 'er done; no hesitation, no regret, no pain (well maybe because I had to pay again to get it done again). This was a tattoo parlour as well. I have no interest in getting tattoo (no insult to those who do). While I was there people of both genders and ages 20ish to 80ish were getting inked; several for the first time.

NO! 40 is not to old to do (almost) anything. 

[tomgallagher]

Hell no.

[bella]

Better over 40 than under 20!

One of the women I admire most, my best friend's mother, started getting tatts in her early 50s to compliment her multiple c-section scars.  They look badass.  

Another good friend's mother put about 10 earrings in one of her ears when she turned 45, and (eventually) put in each hole some kind of hoop or stud to represent her artistic & cultural background (she was originally a native New Mexican artist transplanted to live in the land of Westchester County).  It looked awesome (and while I didn't directly pierce my right ear 10x over the years as a result of her influence, looking back it can't be that huge a coincidence).  

I've only got ear (10 in 1 ear,tho 2 have filled in, 3 in the other ear) and nose piercings and one tattoo on my ankle (which I intended to add to, and still do, but life continually gets in the way).  But I'm only 30 (31 on Friday!).  

Done right, I think most piercings are ageless and timeless as long as the bearer wears it with confidence.

I do confess that I have a bit of an ick issue with spacers simply because they're undoable, but I know I'm a total hypocrite.  

[Hingatao]

I've never heard about anyone getting tattooed to compliment a scar before. Hide them but not compliment them. That puts an interesting spin on the tat.

[bella]

Depends on the scar... her scars looked like purplish-wavy rivers and she added riverbanks and flora. 

I have a pretty gruesome scar on my left hip and I'd love to figure out a way to integrate it into a tattoo, but I think I need more distance from the original event before I can brainstorm productively.