hey! i was 15 when i got my belly button pierced (im 18 now) it took alot of talking to my parents for them to finally let me do it! i wrote a whole research paper and gave it to them so that they knew i did my home work on the subject! i know alot of my friends have got theirs done and i think its just the person that the healing is different i have no problems w/ mine and still don't. maybe take her to see where they do every thing the first time i went to a tattoo shop it was really scary see about looking up piercings that didn't go so well...i wanted my pierced for 2 years before i was allowed make her wait it makes you want it and makes you see it was worth waiting