I take my healed lip piercings out for work, does this have long term effects?

Question

I work at a bridal boutique and they are very strict. When I first got my job there, the owner let me wear my two lip piercings (one on each side), she said it would be totally fine and I have never had an issue with customers. A few months after I got hired, the owner hired a manager and the first thing she told me was "I don't want you wearing those things at work". I am a senior in high School and saving up for beauty college so I need a job. I work about 4 days a week for 2-6 hours and I have had my piercings for 2 years. I have been taking my piercings out for work for about 7 months. I was wondering if there where any long term effects of taking piercings out for work, even if their healed. I am only going to be working there until I graduate High School. I have had irritation in the past when I first started doing this so I started wearing retainers at work, the manager objected to this because they were still slightly visible so I can't wear them. If anyone can answer my question that would be great, preferably someone in the body modification industry.

Answer 1

The long term effect might be that you grow up, remove the piercings for good, realize it was a stupid fad thing to do, now that you have 2 holes in your lip, spring leaks when you drink for the rest of your life, and continue on in the professional "grown up" work force (Maybe).

Beauty school...who really does that and makes a living at it?!?

SCARY EFFECTS INDEED!!! ;)

Answer 2

Deece 1 ur dumb that's not what they asked FOOL! Right u need to make this an issue with the person who hired u because they were fine with it! If they had a problem they should of stated! The New manager should be made aware of this! Find out ur rights! Well yes there is a long term effect its not allowing u to wear ur piercing when u were told and made to feel it would not be an issue! x*x x*x  

Answer 3

I love how some work places would rather see you with red, irritated holes in your face than a discrete retainer....Drives me crazy!

No, you won't have any long term effects other than irritation and red, angry piercings. Since you don't have a choice (we all need to work) and the manager won't allow retainers, make sure you do regular sea salt soaks to help keep your piercings happy.

Good luck!

Answer 4

it might scare for a couple months. and to help get them just use regular scar removal cream but its shouldnt have any real bad affect. its jus like when you want your ears to heal over, just it is on your face.

Answer 5

not everyone gets a piercing because it was the "in thing to do".  piercings have been around for centuries.

a piercing doesn't make a person less responsible/grown up.

lip piercings or any other piercing is only as trashy as the person who has it.



and because of people like you all, who lack an open mind and stereotype others based on a piece of jewelry, people like this girl and myself who simply want to work at a decent place, go to school, and have lip piercings.. can't.  

it's rifuckingdiculous.

Answer 6

lip pearcings make a girl look trashy!!

Answer 7

yea u can get really bad cancers....

jkjk

y would u ever want 2 peirce your lip??

u screwed up big timee on that 1