I need advice about a lip piercing...?!

I need advice about a lip piercing...?

I've wanted a lip piercing for a long time, just a ring on the side of my lip, not snakebites or anything else. However, my parents are totally 100% against it and won't hear about it. I'm going off to college out-of-state at the end of August, and my first plan is to get my lip pierced since I'll be 18 and away from home. If I were to come home at Thanksgiving time (I would get it done right away at the end of August), would I be able to take my lip ring out during the day while I'm visiting with my parents and put it back in at night? Should it be healed enough to do so? Is this a bad idea for the hole itself--will it stretch it out or irritate it with taking it out/putting it in for a week or two?

Please only knowledgeable answers! I've wanted this for a long time and I want to make sure it will work before I go and spend money on getting it done. Thankss!

3 weeks ago
Just adding additional info... I would probably get a size 16 or 18 when I get it done, and I'd leave it out for the day (maybe shorter if I go out somewhere, etc) and put it in at night when I'm not around my parents, so that it's not out for a full 24 hours.

And the reason I won't keep it in around them is because they are extremely against it -- they said that it looks trashy and are very strict about this sort of thing, and they are paying most of my tuition and I don't want to risk them getting so angry as to stop paying. Plus it's never fun having my parents angry at me. =P

thanks for all the help so far! Very helpful

Yeah, I think it would be healed enough by Thanksgiving. Normally it is the first 4-6 weeks that you can't take it out. Whether or not it would show when out would depend on the size of the ring. If it is small they probably wouldn't notice b/c I usually don't notice when people take their rings out unless they have larger posts. Only bad thing is some peoples get infected and then you have scars and scar tissue is possible. It it very close to your mouth. The mouth has lots of bacteria and can infect the piercing.