Not wanting to taboo anything to my kids I laid down the one year rule. Before any tattoos or extra holes you need to wait at least one year after you have chosen something to actually do it. (this has stopped me from 3 tattoos, 2 I would have regretted for sure!) So after waiting well over a year I had them do my daughters upper ear cartilage piercing. She was so excited! Nick was nice, answered all her questions & even complimented her on not flinching. She's obviously a minor so as stated in other reviews I had to show a birth certificate. That's all really, it's healing nicely & she should be good to go by the time pool weather is here.