Is it permissible for a female to have body piercings? What is the ruling if these piercings were before becoming Muslim?

Piercing various parts of the body in order to wear adornments for women is considered permissible if the following conditions are met:

• Piercing various parts of the body in order to wear adornments for women is considered permissible if the following conditions are met:
  If the piercing will have an adverse effect on one’s health, whether immediately or in the future, then it is not permissible to do it on any part of the body.
• If the piercing of a specific part of the body is a custom among non-muslims, evildoers, promiscuous people, and sinners, it is not permissible to imitate them.
• If having the piercing done involves uncovering the ‘awrah ( body part from the belly button to the knee ), then piercing becomes impermissible.
• The permissibility of piercing the body parts if the above conditions are met only applies to women but does not apply to men as Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) allowed it only to women. It is haram for a man to have piercings on any part of his body because that is imitating women.

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) cursed effeminate men and women who imitate men and he said: “Expel them from your houses.” Narrated by al-Bukhari, 5885.