Hi there, well, it has been a while since I was a teenager, and I know things are different now then they were back when I was 16, but I think she is too young. I was talking with my DH about your "issue" and he said if we had a daughter it wouldn't happen "under our watch". Granted it is only body piercing....which is not a bad thing. I got my ears pierced when I was slightly older, 17. Do you think you could ask her to wait, maybe until after the 1st of the year, that would give her more time to think about it to see if it is truely something she wants. I am sure you have already brought this up with her. Also is she in any sports where it may interfere?? Swimming..I don't know just a suggestion. I am pretty niave about body piercings, so I don't have too much to offer on that aspect. I do have frieds that have had it done just to not want to wear the ring after a year or two. Well, good luck with whatever you guys decide.