Belly Button Piercings
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Navel Ring
One of the most popular piercings in today's youth and young adult population- is the navel piercing, also known as the belly button piercing.
The standard navel piercing is through the upper ridge of the navel. Sometimes the navel piercing is through the lower ridge or the left and right ridges of the navel.
Although, history portrays variously decorated belly buttons and stomachs, there is no direct history related to the navel piercing. Today, it is solely a decorative piercing, mostly in the female population.
The body is prone to reject a navel piercing, but with proper care and healing methods, one could successfully heal a belly button piercing.
Many people see the navel piercing as a type of surface piercing, but it is not. Navel piercings are pierced on a curve, versus a flat plane. They are much easier to heal than surface piercings, and they are less likely to reject. Now, that does not mean that your body will not reject a navel piercing, but they are less likely to in comparison to a surface piercing.
And, on that note, many people will get reverse navel piercings which is nothing more than a horizontal piercing, usually below the navel. This is a surface piercing, and will be much harder to heal than the average belly button piercing.
Belly Button Rings
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Healing Belly Button Piercings
The navel piercing is relatively simple to heal. In some cases, depending on how a person sleeps, it can be a harder case to deal with.
It is preferable that one sleeps on his/her back while healing a navel piercing.
You should clean it once or twice a day with saline, or a sea salt solution. Put enough saline in a small, disposable cup so that when you lay down, the piercing will be fully covered. Let the piercing soak for 10 to 15 minutes before removing the cup.
In the shower, you can clean the jewelry and the area around the piercing with a mild soap. Gently push the jewelry through the piercing, cleaning the piercing with the soap. Make sure to get all the soap from around the piercing. Leaving soap in a wound, as a piercing is essentially a wound, can cause more irritation.
Navel Piercing Placement
Upper: The upper navel piercing, is the standard piercing, in which the jewelry is placed through the upper ridge above the belly button.
Lower: The lower ridge, directly below the belly button is pierced. Sometimes piercers will choose not to pierce the upper ridge, for anatomical reasons.
Sides: For decorative purposes, people may choose to have the sides (left and/right) of their belly button pierced. This cannot be performed on all people.
Reverse: The reverse navel piercing is a surface piercing below the belly button. The surface bar is placed horizontal versus the standard vertical piercing.
Belly Button Jewelry
Banana Barbell: The most common jewelry used in a navel piercing. The barbell is a slightly curved barbell with a ball on either side. The banana barbell can come with UV balls, metal, acrylic, logo, and patterns balls, as well as dangly fixtures.
Twister Barbells: Essentially, a twister barbell is a barbell that is twisted. Decorative balls can be placed on this particular barbell as well.
Captive Bead Ring (CBR):Sometimes people will wear CBR's in their navel piercing. This can cause a little pressure on the piercing itself.
Today, there are various forms of the above mentioned jewelry pieces. There are banana barbels with dangly attachments for aesthetic appeal. Some banana barbells can be found with logo balls, as well as glow in the dark balls, and other brightly colored acrylic and metal balls.
Dangly Belly Button Jewelry
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Logo Belly Button Jewelry
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how bad does it hurt caz im fixing to get mine done
Lori- It all depends on your pain tolerance. I can tell you it didn't hurt me one bit, but my cousin was nearly in tears when she got her's done. So it's going to vary per person you ask dependent on each person's pain tolerance.
is it ok to pierce ur belly button by urself im 12 i really wanna do it by myself and my mom wont let me get it done so can any1 tell me how to pierce ur belly button?
angela, it's not smart to do ANY piercing yourself. As a 12 year old I think you're too young. Wait to get it when you're old enough. Doing your own piercing is unsafe and unsanitary. You can really cause an infection doing it yourself.
With an infection, you're mom will find out anyway.
after getting it pierced, how long do you have to wait until you can go in the pool and the lake? i wanted to get it done before this summer, but i didnt know if it was a good idea...
You have to wait until it's fully healed which can take up to 6 months sometimes. It really depends on how your body heals itself.
i got mine done 6 years ago and after i got pregnent i never put my ring back in now i tried to do it and it wont go all tha way through but an earing will fit any ideas on wht i should do
cara, I personally think that you should let it close up and get it repierced.
i am turning 12 in less than a month and i am getting my bellybutton pierced tonight its not to young and i am tired of people saying that cause its not
kierin, I think that 12 is way too young for any piercing other than lobes. Sorry but you won't be changing my mind about it any time soon.
Is There An Age Limit I Really Want Mine Done!!! x
In reality the age depends on what state you live in. Some states require that you be 18 before you go to a body piercer and get pierced. Some say 16. Some say that it can be any age with a parent consent. You need to check your state's requirements for body piercings.
I just personally feel that 12 and 13 is too young for a belly button piercing.
im reallly scared of getting a belly button piercing so should i just wait or take the pain and go and get it?
It's up to you. I didn't feel much pain, but I have a high pain tolerance. The pain is mostly in your head. Nerves make it worse so try to relax before hand and take a tylonal or pain reliever. The worst part is the aftermath and the soreness a day later.
how old do you have to be in pennsylvania with parental consent im onlt 1 2but im going 2 wait till im old enough 2 get it done
You ned to ask a tattoo shop in your area. I'm assuming 18, probably 16 with a parent consent.
IM 12 AND IM GETTING MINE DONE ON MY BIRTHDAY.BUT I WANNA KNOW DOES IT HURT HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO HEAL B/C IM ALSO ALLSTAR CHEERLEADER AND WILL IT LIKE STRETCH IT OUT OR RIPP OUT DURING STUNTS AN/OR WHILE IM TUMBLING I NEED HELP?
Bubbless-The pain is going to depend on your pain tolerance. I found that it tickled, but I find most piercings and tattoos tickle. But, my cousin was in tears when she got her's.
As for cheerleading, the extra movement is going to cause for a longer harder healing period. It normally takes around 6 months to heal, but that can vary from person to person.
Don't wear tight clothing on the piercing and make sure to clean it properly. That's about all I can tell you. All the tumbling and stunts are really going to make healing hard, long, and maybe a little painful. I'm not much into cheerleading, so I don't know what stunts you're doing, much less at 12, but make sure not to hit the piercing or cause damage to it during healing.
I'm not saying it's impossible, as many cheerleaders get their belly button pierced, it's like some preppy girl thing (no offense), but from a general healing piercing stand point, I'd say you may have problems if you're in the middle of cheerleading. I'd suggest waiting till it's over and then getting your navel pierced, so that hopefully it would be healed whenever cheerleading starts again.
IM 12 GOING ON 13 DOES IT HURT MY FRIEND SAID IT GOES SO FAST YOU CANT FEEL THE PAIN
Megan, read all the other comments. You can't ask someone else if it hurt. Pain thresholds vary by person. It tickled me, but it made my cousin near cry. For the most part it doesn't hurt as bad as you think.
how old do u have to be to get a belly button piercing ?????
sarah, it depends on your state laws.
I was wondering how many days after you get a belly button piercing does the skin around it stop from being red? I have been taking care of the piercing and it is still really red so I was wondering
chikila, it will vary by person. Just make sure to continue cleaning with saline one-two times a day. If it's sore, you may consider going back to the piercer and have him check it out.
honestly, i am not dare to try it out.
i have read articles where they claimed that people get infection if they pierce the wrong place. however, after reading your article, i believe that it's down to how they manage their hygiene and responsibility.
myi4u there's a risk of infection and misplacement with any piercing. It is all in how you clean the healing piercing.
um hello...i got my belly button pierced on april 11th which was friday...and my belly button is sore...not really really sore where im crying...but is this normal???
It's normal. It should be sore. Give it a few days and the soreness should fade.
Hey, i got my navel pierced less than 4 months ago and after treating it like it was a small child, bathing it, taping bowls etc. over it so as not to bump it and taking good care of it, it migrated. I decided to take it out because i was worried that it would rip. I really want to get it repierced, But after the first experience im not sure.. Will it scar at all? Will it migrate again?? Is it alot more painful getting it repierced?? Please put my mind at ease im really not sure what to do and what to think.
The original piercing will probably leave a scar. Your body may not be able to handle a piercing. Some bodies refuse to heal piercings. You have to remember that they are foreign objects and you body tends to reject foreign objects. I have had my lower rim navel repierced, not because of rejection but because it migrated slightly and healed in the migrated position. Plus, honestly, I was bored one day and had it redone. But anyway. once your original piercing is fully healed up (without the jewelry), you can get it repierced. I had a little more discomfort with the second re-piercing than with the first, but most b/c the guy took up more skin than the first time (which is what I asked). Also, you have to remember that if you g et it repierced in the exact position, the needle is going through scar tissue, which is a little more tough than regular skin tissue, which tends to make it a little more uncomfortable to getting re-pierced. But, the actual pain will depend on you and your pain tolerance.
Thanks for responding xD I think i'll actually sleep now..
When i get it repierced im going to make sure that i get sterling silver jewellery to put in there because i think thats the reason it was rejected, will that help or am i just being pedantic?
If you went to a reputable tattoo shop, they should have uses sterling silver in the first piercing. That is the only metal that reputable piercers use, unless you are allergic to silver, to which they use titanium (I believe).
Oh for real? Im pretty sure the bar i had in was only surgical steel, it didnt have a silver stamp.
And the tattoo shop i went to also sold bongs and other paraphenalia so iuno xP
I'm 14 and i want to get my belly button pierced my mom wont let me. can i get someone to pierce it without my moms permishon? when i get it done can i but some tape or something on it so that i can swim with a whole suit on so it doesnt show and doesnt rub?
Claire, I'm so sorry. I had a brain fart earlier this morning. Most shops use the surgical steel, not silver. Sorry. I'm not sure if they pierce wil silver for a fresh piercing, though. I know titanium is an alternative. Gold is a forbidden piercing metal. I'm not sure about silver though.
Giggles, usually at 14, you have to have parent permission. Sorry. Most states actually require that you be 16 with a parent permission or 18 by yourself. I know in GA, you can't get a piercing or tattoo until 18 even with parent permission. You can't go swimming until it's 100% healed, even with a patch taped to it. Usually, you could tape a plastic eye patch, but I'm not sure what else, but that doesn't excuse swimming pools, hot tubs, ponds, lakes, or oceans, during the healing process. You can't submerge a healing peircing in anything.
I GOT MY BELL BUTTON PIERCED ABOUT A YEAR AGO . BUT MY EX MADE ME TAKE IT OUT 4 MONTHS LATER (LONG STORY) BUT NOW I WANT IT REDONE . SO WHAT AM I TO DO. ? IM ALSO A DENTAL ASSIT. SO I WANT TO BE SAFE?
Go to a body piercer. Get it done with a banana barbell. You being a dental assistant shouldn't have anything to do with the piercing, as it's hidden. There's no reason why it can't be done safely. They'll just repierce the skin. You may have a little more discomfort, but there's usually no problem having a piercing re-pierced.
OK SOUNDS GOOD THX
Hmm.. i hope i can get it done with silver.. If not theres probably a good chance it will migrate again hey..
Anything else i can do to prevent that or is it just plainly inevitable..
Just as your piercer. See what he recommends.
I got my bellybutton peirced about 5 years ago, and it started to miagrate, and was hanging off a little piece of skin, so i decided to take it out. I took it out for days at a time before, and it never closed up. Will it ever? Yesterday I got it repierced, farther back. Me and my family go to the river/lake all the time. && were going next weekend, i know your not suppose to go in the water with a new pierced navel, but what am i suppose to do?
Don't get in the water. If you do, you risk infection and severe irritation. Lakes are dirty pools of water, and you don't want bacteria in a healing piercing.
my cousin had hers done and fainted i want mine done but am scared !!
If I get mine pierced and decide to take the thing out will the hole ever grow back??
The hole should close back up, depending on your body the time will vary, though.
I just got my bellybutton pierced, but i got it done at the swapmeet for 10 dollars, and the guy didnt really tell me how to clean it or anything. what do i use?
First of all, that was kind of stupid. Second, use saline solution to clean it. Put the saline in a small dixie cup and sit it on your stomach. Soak it for at least 10 minutes twice a day.
where do i get saline solution?
Grocery store, pharmacy, Wal Mart, Kmart, Target, etc. Anywhere that sales eye wash. Don't buy a contact solution, but "Saline" It will say saline solution on the bottle.
i just got my belly button pierced and I play tennis competitively. I was wondering how long I should wait before I can play again?
I'd wait till it's almost healed completely, which can take up to 6 months, all depending on your body's healing rate.
Im 13 and my mom is letting me get my belly button pierced on my 14th birthday. I have read the other comments and all of my friends have said that it doesnt hurt at all. im excited but do you think i should go through with it? or am i too young?
Personally, I think you're too young. But, I'm old fashioned. I waited till 18 to get the majority of my piercings. I already had my first set of lobe piercings, but everythign else came at 18. I would say that 16 is an appropriate age to get a navel piercing though.
The pain variese by person, and depends on your pain tolerance. Make sure to go to a reputable body piercer. Check your state laws to make sure that you can get one at a tattoo shop. In GA, you have to be 18 no matter what. Even if you're 17 with parent permission, you can't get a piercing or tattoo at a tattoo shop.
hey our names are steph and nat. we were just wondering does it always take 6months to heal?
and how big is the risk of getting an infection.
and we are really scared sbout getting it done should we be?
Depending on your body it may take less time or it may take more time to heal. I've had my bottom navel for over 6 months and it's not completely healed.
Infection is always a risk with any piercing. With proper cleaning and jewelry, you shouldn't have any problems. Also minimize tight clothing and knocking the piercing.
okay thanks also does the pain hurt more than a needle or a bee sting
The pain is goign to depend on your pain threshold. So it's going to vary. I can tell you it didn't hurt me at all, but my younger cousin nearly cried. I know that's not going to help you, but it will hurt to some degree. That degree will vary depending on your pain tolerance.
okay thankyou. also what percent of people who get thier navel pierced get infections from it?
I have no clue. I'll say I never had any problems, but my cousin's got infected. I know that's not a good ratio, but I'm not sure what the percent is.
I'm getting my bellybutton done for my sixteenth birthday which is in about a week and a half, and I'm just trying to figure out if there's more cons than pros. What's the probability of it migrating? Does it just vary person to person? I don't want to go and get it done if there's a good chance that I'd have to get it redone anyway, I'm not too good with needles.
Migration and rejection varies person to person. Some people's bodies are prone to just reject piercings. You have to remember that when you get a piercing of any kind that you're putting a foreign object through your body, and the body's response is to push the object out. With proper cleaning, most people have few problems. But that's not always the case.
I'll say I've had both my upper and lower rim navel pierced twice, The upper rim I just wanted redone, and the lower rim had migrated and slightly rejected before healing. I'm having similar problems with the re-pierced lower rim, but only becasue I've gotten slack with cleaning and care. There hasn't been too much migration or rejection, but it has taken a much longer time to heal.
I don't have a problem with needles or pain, so my only suggestion is that if you get it done, don't look.
hey i got my belly button pierced yesterday. and is it normal for there to be like a stinging pain? it feels like my skin like inside of the piercing is like getting stuck, like drying to my barbell and when i sit/stand up it pulls and hurts and i have to wiggle around the barbell to get the sting to go away. is there anything wrong?
i am gettin my belly button pierced. and im really scared. my mom got hers done and she said that it didnt hurt one but. and my friend got hers done not to long ago and she cant take pain!!! and she told me that if she could do it then i could but i im really nervous. i dont know if i should be or if i shouldnt be. im 15 years old and i dont kow if i should just wait on it or not. IM REALLY EXCITED!!!! but then again im really scared!
To all of you thinking to get a belly button piercing, or already have one. Be careful for signs of rejection. It took mine 2 years to regect, and i am left with a tear in skin from where my piercing was. If you notice your getting a rejection take it out immediantley.
emilyy yes its normal to feel the pain. It should feel stuck like that. I'm sure the piercing is leeking, which is why you need to clean it to remove the dried crusties. If you pull the skin you risk migration. Don't mess with the piercing. Don't wiggle around it. You need to clean it at least twice a day with saline solution and nothing else.
CICI waiting is up to you. The pain will vary per person. It didn't hurt me but my cousin was in tears. It all depends on your pain tolerance.
jen you are absolutely correct, which is why I don't recommend all the young girls that have asked about getting the piercing to get it. Little 12 and 13 year old girls don't know what they want (in my opnion) and a piercing is decent responsiblity. Definitely remove the jewelry when you notice any signs of rejection to minimize scarring.
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im getting my navel pierced and im 15. i researched all the info i could, i wathced youtube videos showing people getting their's done, and my mom is allowing me. im on the dance team and i was wondering if the dancing will affect the healing process.
Don't bump it and clean it properly. Also, don't wear tight clothing around the piercing until it's healed. The movement may have impact on the piercing. I personally would worry, but I don't know by experience what it will do to a new peircing.
Hi I'm 17 and I would really like your avice. Number 1, where do u recommend I get it pierced? I have heard horror stories from tattoo parlors but I don't just wat to go to a piercing pagoda since they are inexperienced. Also, in my state I only have to be 16 to do it without parental consent and I'm 17 but, sadly my mom doesn't consent. I could very well go and get it without her but I really wish she would give me permission because I'm pretty mature for 17 and I am absolutely sure of what I wanted, I have wanted a navl piercinbg since I was like 13 years old. Do you have any advoce on how to convince my mom to let me? Thanks so much you really are so nice to be answering all these question, you are a true expert.
Get it pierced at a tattoo shop, and a tattoo shop only. There should be no horror stories of tattoo shops unless the person didn't listen to aftercare instructions or the peircer was highly inexperienced. Piercing Pagoda uses a piercing gun to pierce any piercing. They have all of max 1 week of experience with the gun. Piercing guns are insanitary and will lead to more problems than it's worth. Lobes can be done without complication with a piercing gun, but NEVER EVER get a navel piercing done with a piercing gun.
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Nope. Sorry I don't have any advice. I've gotten the majority of my peircings after the age of 18, for multiple different reasons. One being that in my state you have to be 18 even with parent permission. But, in general, the only piercing my parents gave me headache about was cartlidge, but I ended up getting my industrial done anyway. Well, they also pitched a fit about my labret, but I hated it anyway, and took it out after a few days. But, yea no sorry no advice other than do your research first. Maybe if you give your mom a good reason to let you get a navel piercing, she'll consent. Research healing techniques, piercing techniques, types of jewelry, healing time, how to prevent infection, etc.
What does Migration mean? I was reading the above comments and wasn't quite sure..
Migration is basically when the jewelry moves from the initial piercing placement. Rejection is when the piercing is forced out of your body because your body refuses the foreign object.
Is it possible to have very serious effects from getting your belly pierced? I read somewhere that you can get blood poisoning and infection of the abdomen.. Can it really get as worse as that? And, what type would you recommend as the safest/most risk-free. Eg. Like surface piercing etc. If you get what i mean?
The safest, risk free jewelry is surigical steel. Navel piercings do have adverse affects and serious risk, but as do most other piercings. I'm not 100% as to those particular concerns, but I have heard them. A friend of mine's uncle is a nurse and he told her that he's seen navel piercings gone seriously wrong several times in the ER. With proper cleaning, though, you should be fine. Safest piercing is just a plain old lobe piercing done with a piericng needle and a professional piercer. Surface pierings have a HUGE risk of infection, rejection, and migration. No piercing is risk free.
And one last thing.. You know the surface piercing, is that the same as when people say they have an "upper naval" piercing?
And can infection affect anything like fertility in the future?
Navel piercings are not surface piercings. Surface piercings are piercings that are pierced at lateral flat surfaces, not over a rim.
Here's what a surface piercing is: http://hubpages.com/_bodymod/hub/Surface_Piercings
I've heard that infection can affect fertility, but I'm not sure the accuracy of it. Ask a doctor.
Hi Whitney05 just would like some advice, I got my belly button done nearly 5 years ago and it has gone into Migration, only a little thin bit of skin holds it in place now.
Just wanted to know if I can get it done over the same hole? would it hurt? I didn't feel any pain the last time, and does this happen with this sort of piecing? I looked after it well and it has lasted a long time.
Also what would you advise, should I take it out now:? or leave it full grow out?
How long would I need to wait before redoing it?
Your help would be awesome as this is on my mind :(
Thanks Louise.
You need to remove the jewelry and let the hole completely close up, and then you would be able to gt it repierced. You need to wait until the hole is completely closed up and healed before repiercing. The amount of pain will vary with your pain tolerance, but typically piercing through scar tissue will hurt more than non-scar tissue. There is no reason why you can't get it repierced in the same hole. I've had my lower navel repierced as it migrated some, and the top of the peircing is right through the original hole. If you leave the jewelry in for your body to push it out, you're going to have a nice sized scar.
I was wondering, I'm going to Europe for a while and will be swimming in the Atlantic Ocean (salt water).
will the salt make a belly button piercing heal faster (as i know it helps wounds), or would it be the same curcumstances as not being able to swim in a pool?
Also - what about cartilage piercings?
The salt water from the ocean is way too strong from healing piercings. Plus, the water is dirty in general. You should not swim in a lake, pool, ocean, or any body of water while healing any piercing, whether navel or cartlidge.
You should not suberge any healing piercing in any body of water. You want to be extra careful with cartlidge as there is minimal bloodflow, which makes healing harder and makes complications simpler.
Hi Whitney05
I was thinking about getting the bottom of my bellybutton pierced but I don't really have a lower ridge when I stand up (just while laying down you can see it) Does this mean it would have to be a surface piercing or is this still a regular piercing? Im really afraid to get it if its a surface piercing b/c I don't want it to migrate.
Thank you
Tiffany
No it would still be a lower rim navel. Belly buttong piercings are not surface piercings. You need to talk to a professional piercer. You may not be able to get the lower rim navel piercing.
I heard that you can swim with a new piercing just not in a public pool.
Becasue chlorine in the pool is a disinfectant, but when your at a public pool theres a lot of bacteria as a result of other people using it too.
Soo cani use my own pool?
What about a salt water pool?
im alergic to fake jewelery and i was wondering what type do they peirce you w/
thank you Deniss
loisla, you shouldn't emerse a new and healing piercing in any water, whether a bath, swimming pool, lake, ocean, ect. The only liquid that you should soak a piercing in is saline. Chlorine is still a chemical and is WAY too strong for a healing piercing. You can dry it out and cause severe irritation. No you cannot use your pool, a friends, a neighbors, a hotel's, etc. You should not emerse the piercing in any body of water. Salt water that is in the ocean or even a salt water pool is way to high in salinity, and will irritate and dry out the piercing.
Swim at your own risk of infecting, irritating, and lossing a healing piercing.
Deniss, most piercers pierce with surgical steel. If you are allergic to steel, you need to talk to a professional piercer about the alternatives.
i'm turning 18 in about 2 1/2 weeks and i want to get my belly button pierced. i was wondering which is better, to get the top or the bottom of my belly button pierced? does it matter?
There's really no difference, but if your navel isn't "built" so to speak for a lower rim piercing, then y may not be able to get it done. Same goes for upper rim. Some people's navels are built for one or the other. You can go to a body piercer and have him/her check out your navel, and he/she will be able to tell you which would be better for your body.
hi i got my upper belly button pierced about 2 weeks and 2 days ago and its really really red and it hurts whenever i lean on something and whenever i try to clean it which is usually around the openings. i clean it with dial soap twice a day and i bought some purified ocean water to put on it. are there symptoms normal pleas help a.s.a.p. and write me back at www.caramelkisses1988@yahoo.com
After the first few days, it shouldn't be super sore. Redness, isn't uncommon. Use saline to clean. Stop using the dial soap; you may have gotten the dial stuck in the piercing which could be irritating it. Also by cleaning with dial twice a day, you're irritating it by drying it out. Use saline only. The ocean water stuff isn't the best either. Go to the pharmacy or grocery store and by the eye care stuff, you can find pure saline. Put it in a small dixie cup and soak the piercing twice a day for like 10 minutes. Use a new cup each time. After a week or so of that you can go with cleaning once a day.
i like to work out and dance often and i was wondering how that will affect my piercing. also, do i take the ring out to soak it or leave it in? wont the hole close?
The excess movement could affect the healing of the piercing. It could irritate it and possibly start migration and/or rejection. You leave the jewelry in to clean. You should not remove the jewelry to a healing piercing for at least 2 weeks, but the longer you wait the better off your chances are of healing the piercing without problems. Plus, if you remove the jewlery the day you come home with it so that you can clean the dried blood and whatnot, you'll lose the hole (more than likely anyway).
how long should i wait after my piercing to resume working out and dancing ??
I'd give it a good 2 weeks minimum. The longer you wait, though, the better off.
I just got my quad navel piercing done... and im just wondering if you know any places that have quad belly rings and also is it normal for the person doing the piercing to take a lot of skin because my piercings hav a lot of skin like it fills the whole ring and when i got my top pierced 2 years ago there was not as much skin..
I'm getting my belly button pierced, but i'm going on holiday in just over a month.
Will that stop me going into the pool? :(
Kristen, I've never seen one piece of jewelry for a quad navel piercing. Usually, those with them have 4 different banana barbells, and use the top barbell to have a large decorative piece to cover the inner balls. But don't get a pierce of jewelry that is too big, as it will irritate the piercing. There should be a decen chunk of skin taken up by the barbell. I've you're wearing CBRs, I'd recommend removing them as long as all piercings are fully healed.
Charlotte, yes it will stop your from swimming in the pool, but you can still lay out. You should not swim in any body of water until the piercing is fully healled. The only liquid that should submerge a healing piercing is saline. Pool water is going to irritate a healing piercing, ocean water is WAY too strong, lake and pond water is just plain dirty.
hi whitney its me jess again. u have been really helpful with many of us readers and we all appreciate your help and guidence!!! THANKS
do upper rim naval piercings risk the possiblity of having a baby later on??
laurn, any navel piercing risks rejection with a baby later in life, but you can use tygon pregnancy jewelry, but even still you may still lose the piercing.
hey. i got my navel pierced yesterday. i really wanted to do it, but now i kinda regret it. i didn't know it took so long to heal and i can't baby it for a year! if i take it out now will it heal normally?
You shouldn't have to baby it for a year. You need to clean it twice a day with saline solution for 10-15 minutes each cleaning. Keep that up for at least 2 weeks, and then once a day until completely healed. You should have researched healing times before getting it done, so you knew what to expect. It will heal normally if you take it out today same as if you took it out in 2 months or 2 years.
i got my belly button pierced about 7 months ago and its completey healed but now the skin on top of the bar is very thin
heres a pic:
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/heybuuuddie
do you recommend i get it re-pierced? if so, i should get it redone a bit more above the car it will probably leave behind? and also...why did the skin become so thin??
That doesn't look good. It looks like the piercing is migration. I'd recommend taking out the jewelry, letting the hole heal completely, and having it repierced.
WHERE DO YOU GET PATCHES TO GO OVER YOUR BELLY BUTTON PIERCING
Look for an eye patch.
hey umm..i have a question to ask u.i'm from the bahamas and i recently got my navel pierced.its now bin 11 days since i've gotten it pierced.during the beginning of it i used to push it up and down when i was cleaning it.(i didnt know you wern't supposed to do that)then, it started to turn my navel black(or dark)then, when i would clean it some of the skin would peel off.is this normal or an infection??should i close it up and repierce it later? or keep it?
I'm not sure why you're having skin peel off. It's up to you whether or not you want to let it close to have it repierced. If you notice less skin than when originallyh pierced, then your body is rejecting the piercing, and you should remove it, let it heal up, and then have it repierced. It it were infected, it would be sore and have excess puss, versus lymph.
Ok I have a question. Im getting my belly button pierced in a few weeks, but i do play volleyball in august for my school team? If i got it pierced then would i still be able to play with out it being in pain? And what is the best way to keep it non-infected.? thanks
The first few weeks may be painful. You're going to need to watch out getting hit, as this can increase your risk of rejection. To prevent infection, make sure to clean the piercing properly, and don't over clean.
So i am getting my Belly Button peirced newt week, and i play soccer all year around, so do i need to wait or would it be fine to get it peirced and play?
Just make sure that you don't get it in the stomach. It can irritate the piercing and start rejection or migration, much less an infection. You may consider using a patch to cover it, but even still you need to make sure that the healing piercing isn't hit.
Ok i have another question,lol. When i get my belly button pierced, is it ok to swim at all even when it heals?
I got my belly button pierced on April 5 and I've now decided I don't really like it and would like to remove it permanently. It still puses a little when I clean it, and if i bump it it still hurts a little. If I take it out I don't want to get an infection or anything. Any ideas if i should wait or what.
Becca you can swim after the piercing is 100% healed.
Brittany It doesn't really sound infected, but it's hard to tell from your description. You should be able to take it out without problems, as long as it's not infected.
im getting my belly button pierced next week and im kinda nervous because i have marching band camp in 5 weeks. I was wondering if sweat will be bad for the piercing if i clean it like im supposed to?
The sweat should be fine as long as you clean the piercing as soon as you get home. Make sure to use saline solution only. Also try not to bump it.
On june 26, I am getting my belly button peirced. On July 1st, I leave for California with my , and I will have to go swimming in the ocean or I will be in trouble. I dont know what to do. Today is the 16th of June. If I go with my mom this week to get it done, do you think it would be okay for me to swim in the ocean around July 1st? I wear a tankini and I'd most likely not be in the water for that long. Please Help.
-Molnija
You should not go swimming in any body of water until the piercing is fully healed. So if you get it done and follow through with your vacation plans, sorry but you shouldn't go swimming. Even if you get the piercing on June 16th, it will not be 100% healed by July 1st, so no, you still would not be able to go swimming. Not even in a tankini, as it will be submerged in the water, which will sit on the healing piercing, which will 1) irritate the piercing from the weight of the material and 2) irritate it from the water. Ocean water is way to strong from healing piercings, and can dry it out; not to mention the amount of bacteria in the ocean that can infect a healing piercing.
Hi! I got two belly peicings but the second time things went all wrong. I got the second one about two years ago. Last week becasue i lost the top to my regular belly ring I bout a new cheaper one. My belly didnt like it but i didn't want the hole to close. But I went to sleep woke up and my belly ring was on the bed and the skin that was on top of the belly ring is gone. Now i have a small u on my belly botton!!!!!! Please help me !!! I want my peircing back!!! is it possible? will the skin heal over? Thank you for helping :-)
Sounds like the ring either completely rejected from your body or it was pulled out as it was caught on something. I'm not sure. The skin will heal, and you can attempt the piercine again, but if you went to a proper piercer the first time, then you might not be able to heal the piercing period. Some people's bodies won't accept a piercing, as you're putting a foreign object through the body which isn't natural. If you went to a proper piercer, then he would have used surgical steel jewelry. Most cheap jewelry is made of surgical steel as well, but not all are high grade, so to speak.
how long does it take for the holes in the skin to heal if you've taken out your piercing and plan on getting it re-done?
It normally doesn't take too long, but definitely wait a bit just to make sure that it's fully healed close.
hi my name is shamel and i wanted to know how long am i supose to wait to take it out and is salt and water good for the piercing
i got my bellyubtton peirced like 2 months ago and now all of a sudden the skin near the top ball hurts like crazy, i can't even bend over without it being really painful. i lifeguard and they won't let me wear a bellybutton ring so i have to use a retainer so i change my ring quite often. i don't want to take it out, should i just keep sea salt water soaking it? or what..
Shemel, No salt and water is not good for a healing piercing, it is too strong. You need to use saline. You should wait at least 2 weeks before changing the jewelry, but you should really wait until the piercing is healed, as by changing the jewelry too soon you can severely irritate it.
Natalie, Don't do sea salt soaks. You want to use saline. Have you been removing the jewelry since day one and putting the retainer in during the day? If so, or even if you've just been doing it recently, as the piercing is not healed all the way, you're badly irritating it. Plus you should not use plastic retainers in healing piercings, as the plastic is porous and can harbor bacteria. Also, as a lifeguard, I hope that you don't have to get into the water with your healing piercing, as this too can be what's irritated the piercing- bacteria and chemicals in the water. You really need to leave the steel barbell in that was used in the initial piercing, otherwise by continuing to change the jewelry, you are increasing the risks of infection and rejection.
Im getting mine done tommorow im 13 but my mum says i can get it done for my 14th , i really want it done b4 i go on holiday and i was wondering how long should you leave it b4 u go in pools , sea's .etc. Im going holiday In august , plz write back asap.
Thanks x
You need to wait until the piercing is completely healed, which can take at least 6 months or more. Also, remember that because your body is still growing you can have complications with the piercing longterm.
Okay i am getting my belly button pierced for my 17th birthday and i have been told by some people that when you very first get it pierced that you have to have a hoop, that some professional piercers wont let the first belly ing be a barbell. so i was wondering if they are all like that or if thats only some of them. i was looking online and most say its better to get it done with a barbell.
Not many experienced piercers will use the loop. It's makes healing harder. If et a piercer that says you have to get it done with the cbr, turn around and walk out. lol.
Hi i got my belly button pierced 2 days ago and I am kind of regreting it because everyone is telling me that I will have a ugly scar. Is this true? Is there anything I can do to cover up this scar afterwards, like some sort of surgery?
If the piercing rejects, yes you will have a scar. If you take note of proper aftercare, and your body isn't allergic to the material, you will have better chances, but there are always chances of rejection. No, there's really noeed to have surgery for a scar, when you can use mederma or another scar minimizer to reduce the appearance of the scar. Even if you take out the jewelry now and let it heal up, you're going to have some leftover from where the piercing initially was.
okay well iM TRYING TO WROK ON MI MOM TO LET ME GET MI BELLY BOTTON DONE SHE USALLY LET ME DO WHT EVER BUT IM ABOUT TO BE FOURTEEN NEXT MONTH AND IDK IF SHE GONNA LET ME.WELL IM A LIL SCARED ABOUT THE NEEDLE IC FROM UR PERVOUIS COMMENTS THT ITD DIDNT HURT BUT WERE THE NEEDLE THINK OR THINK AND ABOUT HOW LONG.I KNOE GAY QUSTION BUT I NEED HELP!
You shold rally wait until you're older to get the piercing. But otherwise, the pain is going to depend on you. If you mean thick instead of think, they're typically 14 gauge needles, unless you ask for larger guage (ie 12, 10, etc). Typically the needls are about 2" long.
so, i'm debating on getting my belly button pierced next week, but i've been reading and you have been saying not to swim until its completely healed. but my friend got hers done, went swimming the next day and was fine..?
No that was not fine. She may be ok in regards to infection, but the likelihood of going swimming with a healing piercing and getting an infection is higher than not. You should never go swimming until the piercing is healed. You're opening up your body to a worldwind of bacteria.
hey thanks! i went to the doctor recently an it turns out i had an alergic reaction to the type of metal that was used.so i went online 2 see what other kind of metal i could use and i found bioplast. it is said that it is non-allergenic.but it normally used for pregnant people..do u think i should use this kind of belly ring??
It's really not recommended for a healing piercing. You may want to go to your piercer have have him suggest another type of material. If surgical steel was used, you may want to try titanium, or vice versa. It is odd that you had a reaction if surgical steel was used, though. Hm...
To all the 12/13 year olds that wish to get thier navels pierced. I wanted mine done at that age too but my mother would not concent. So as I live in Canada I waited untill I was 16 and concented for my own. I brought a friend and it was awesome. I would sujest waiting untill you can concent yourself. Much better.
Good advice. I want to say most states in the US will allow a piercing at 16 with parent permission, but 18 without. Some states won't even let you get it at 16 with parent permission; you have to be 18 no matter what in some states.
thanks whitney05! ur truely a life saver!
I have a question similar to that of louise7021. I had a navel piercing done about 6 or 7 years ago. I had a few problems initially where it tried to get infected, but I got past that with proper care and didn't have any more problems until a few years later. I noticed that as the years went by, the skin between the two holes started shrinking. This is when I started researching migration on the internet, and I believe that is what has happened, only it happened very slowly over a period of several years. I can wear a ring in it, but since the skin is thin now, I can't wear it for very long without it getting sore. Also, the skin above the top hole has a slightly indented, slightly puckered scar. I believe this was caused by the ring migrating downward. Here is a pic:
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5900/216662780293
I've thought about getting it re-pierced, but I have gone for very long periods without wearing the ring and it has never closed up (I'm talking months and months here, possibly even a close to a year- I lost track of the time). I'll probably have to go back and have a piercing professional look at it and tell me what can be done, but any input you have on the matter would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
April
It definitely looks like it migrated a good bit. I would never where a ring in a navel piercing. Always use a banana barbell.Typically CBR's will enhance migration and rejection. YOu may be able to get it pierced behind the initil hole, but I'd definitely have a piercer look at it.
Do you think it's possible to have it repierced even if the original holes don't close up? My ears are the same way. Many years ago, one of my earrings was pulled and the skin ripped almost all the way through. It stopped just short of the edge of my earlobe. I repierced my ears next to the original holes, and have since only worn earrings in the second set of holes. I was a teenager at the time this happened, and am now 29, but the first ear piercings have never closed. Also, I feel I should amend my earlier statement a bit. The term "ring" to me has always been kind of all inclusive. I should have specified that I have always worn banana barbells, and I think that the migration is a result of wearing the dangly ones and putting too much weight on the top hole. However, now when I use even a lightweight banana barbell, it still gets sore due to small amount of skin that is left. What do you think? Given all the information, do you think it will be possible to repierce my navel or am I stuck with two more holes that will not close?
April
ok i want my upper belly button pierced and my mom said she would think about so she is making me write a 3 page report on belly button piercings and infections like that stuff. do you know what the infection rate for the upper belly button part is ??
hi, im 15 and im going to peirce my belly button myself, i was just wondering if i could get some pointers?, like what to use to clean my belly button after the peircing and how long intill i can go swimming?,, stuff like that
april because I am not a body piercer I can't tell you whether you should or shouldn't have the piercing re-pierced. But dangle barbells are not good to wear for more than a day. They really can irritate your piercing and as you saw cause migration. I would attempt to let the piercing close up. You'll probably want to talk to a professional about whether you should have it re-pierced or not.
Courtini, No I do not know the exact rate of infections. That's all going to depend on your body, youre cleaning habits, overall health status, and a few other body specific factors. I will say of the two females in my family with a navel piercing, one of the two has had an infection while healing. I've never experienced infection only slight migration, and I've had my upper navel pierced once and the lower navel pierced twice.
Mara, If you read the article and some of the comments, you would have found your answer. Cleaning=saline twice a day for at least two weeks and then once a day from then after. Swimming= not until the piercing is 100% healed
hey,
i got my belly button repierced yesterday. but i had it done a year ago. it closed up so i re did it. is it ok if i go into a hot tub? or is there any way i could go into a hot tub without it being affected?
No hot tubs. No pools. No oceans. No nothing. All are sespools of bacteria waiting to infect your piercing. No good way to submerge a healing piercing in any body of water.
Hey!I got my belly pierced about two years ago when i was 13, it was fine but i was always messing with it fiddling and didnt look after it very well eventually the skin started getting smaller and smaller and it was hanhging on a thread of my skin so i took it out now i have a scar and i am getting it repierced tuesday comming.But was it rejectiong because i was always fiddling or was it just my body? also when i wear gold and silver im allergic to it and my mums friend gave me a gold bar b/c it was bad but i think it got worse when i out that it so this time im going to take good care and use titanium? but do u think it will happen again? xxx
hi i am getting my peircing done soon...srry i have kinda alot to ask bcause i wanna be safe
i wanted to kno if i shud still get it even though i dont have a lot of skin to peirce on the top of my navel???
also when i cleam the jewelry do i take it all the way out or just move it around so i can get to the different parts of the ring???
how do i know if it is migrating or rejecting???
i kno it depends on your amount of pain tolerance but is there anything you can compare it to.like is there anything similar that yours felt ike??? maybe like a shot or somthing???
when you say put a cup of solution on it can u explain to me how u would do that bcause i dont relly understand that???
oops...i 4got one thing
do i need to put something over it when i take a shower so that water doesnt get on it???
also will i bee abble to take or bath???or is that not possible because of the dirt that will get into the water???
poppy the piercing could have rejected because you were messing with it, but it could also be your body. When it's migrating you will notice more barbell and less skin. As for the pain. I've never experience anything like it. I don't feel shots when I get them, so it's hard to even compare it to that.
chantel a piercer will be the only one to tell you whether you should get it. Typically if you don't have that much skin or tissues, you shouldn't as it will be hard to pierce. You never take the jewelry out of a healing piercing, not even to clean. As for aftercare; put about a half an inch or so of saline in a dixie cup, turn the dixie cup so that it covers your entire belly button and lay down so that the cup and sit upturned on your stomach. No you don't have to cover it in the shower, just make sure that you get off any soap that may drip.I wouldn't take a bath. Stick with showers.
I want to get mine done with a friend but i have a couple concerns.
is it common for migration to happen?
does sergical steel have nickel in it?
and i have heard that if you are a little more puddgy in the stomach it could hurt more is that true??
a couple more things,
i heard it was only safe to get it done with 18k gold is this treu?
i have a peircing in the cartillage in the top of my ear, my friend said the belly button hurts less but is this true? does anyone know?
does the numbing help?
thanks=)
Hello, i got my belly pierced a few months ago - i think about 4 if that, i'm 12 it didn't hurt at first but after a couple of weeks it was infected i was cleaning it properly twice a day with sea salt soak as my peircer told me to do. i went back and got a plastic bar put in ( to clear the infection as it was leaking green puss, and the whole got bigger at the top). it was fine for a month or so of cleaning & stuff. But then i got like a keloid sort of thing on the top bar - i could see greensh through the skin but it popped whilst cleaning. Few days later it was perfect.
Noww i've been back to see my peircer as my navel has got a lump in the middle of the piercing, its painful and i think it contains puss but it will NOT come out. i keep finding bits of green crust from it though. The woman said it looks as though the hottub i have been in melted the plastic a bit ( which i had put in a ehile ago for the last infection ) - but she didn't even look properly. The man who usually looks was tattoing someone else :/ . i don't know what to do with it - i don't want to take it out & i can't becuase i think its infected.
please reply i'll visit my peircer as soon as i can to have another check i reckon its an inside keloid. i've had an outside one. what should i do ?
Hanna the pain in regards to the size of the stomach is going to vary per person's pain tolerance, the size of your stomach shouldn't affect the pain though. Migration is somewhat common. i'M NOT 100% Whether surgical steel has nickel in it. You should never get pierced with gold; it's a soft metal and doesn't do well in initial peircings. Numbind isn't going to affect the pain at all. Some people claim it does, but the numbing only numbs the outter skin, and remember that the needle has to go inside.
Jessica, I'd go back. You shouldn't get in the hottub with a healing piercing. But, from your description, I'd go with keloid indise the skin. It's basically a ball of scar tissue.
ok well i got my belly button pierced April 17th with a ring not a bar bell i think that was my first mistake... it did not heal at all so i went to a different person and i got a bar bell put in and things were good but i wasnt happy with the amount of skin in the piercing and everytime i tried to change my ring (it was completely healed by the way) i would start to put it in and it wouldnt go in i tried to get it in for 15 minutes and all my belly button would do was bleed so i took my time got it in and went back to the lady who cleaned it up and stuff and i decided to take it out.. but now i want to get it re pierced but im kinda scared becasue i heard it hurts way more then the first time.. is that true? and the first time i got it done it felt like a needle in the arm... im just kinda regretting taking it out and i want to know if it would be worth it to get it re done..
most places wont let anyone under 15 get a naval piercing because of an artery or something that goes through your stomach and isnt done growing until youre 15. but i just got mine done like four days ago and im 17. i was wondering if i could swim in a slat water pool before its completely healed. my friend said hers healed way fast and she swam in a salt water pool the day after she got it.
will it go or affect my piercing resolving to take it out or anything?
+ i'm going back this weekend.
thanks for your help!
Kelsey yes typically getting it repierced will hurt more as the needle is going through scar tissue which is much thicker than regular tissue. Whether it is worth is is up for you to decide.
Andrea, no you don't need to submerge a piercing that is still healing in any water except saline. it's unsafe as you have an open wound and are pretty much getting into a body of bacteria. swimming in salt water would seem to help the peircing, but you can severly dry out a healing piercing, which will cause crazy irritation.
jessica I'm not sure what you mean "will it go or affect my piercing resolving to take it out or anything?"
i got my belly button pierced 2 days aga and its really sore and bleeding..i think they pierced too much skin because everyone elses is alot thinner? could that be it
You said i had a keloid, will it affect my piercing healing or like make me take it out ?
+ am going back tomrrrow becuase its getting green puss but only bits come out its stuck and its painful and has a bad smell i know its infection i had it before, what can i use to clear it? salt water doesn't work for me.
kasha, typically it's better to have more skin than less, but I guess it would depend on how much skin.
Jessica, oh... I may cause irritation. Other than that I'm not sure. The piercer will be able to tell you more about whether you should take it out or leave it. Try saline.
hello i got my belly button done like6 months ago and last nite i took it out before i got in the shower just to clean it up a bit and when i got out of the shower i forgot to put it back in. i just remembered and its already grown over. i can get it in the bottom about halfway but its its bleeding from trying and i think ican get it in the top but i would have to push it thru pretty hard... i dont want to wait and get it repierced because just the other day my boyfriend got me a $400 belly button ringand he mite freak out. how can i get it in without getting it repierced!
I got my belly pierced on my b-day May 9th and the healing started off good and a month later the pain and crust went away so i decided to change it now that it so everything is okai for a week that i changed it now its like looking not so good and I think its infected but im not sure it bleeds when i clean it like underneath the ring and i dont know what to do i put neosporin on it but it doesnt work
i was wondering if you can give me some advice on how to make it stop bleeding every time i clean it and if maybe i have to just take it out and let it heal or i was also wondering if the shot glass thing with the sea salt will help or not?
please help i dont kno what to do!
coureney, a $400 belly ring! that's ridiculous... a big waste of money if you ask me.. even if you meant $40, that's still a big waste of money, no offense. but very gracious of your boyfriend. There's really nothing you can do. If you force it though, you will probably have severe irritation, if not infection, and at that point you won't be able to change the jewelry until it's rehealed.
Janay how are you cleaning it? it shouldn't bleed if you're using plain saline or even sea salt. don't take it out to heal. you need to leave the jewelry in. use the shot glass and saline, or use disposible dixie cups.
Hello Whitney, I got my belly button pierced about a week ago. I'm kind of heavier than most girls that get their belly button pierced.. I got my belly button pierced for motivation to loose weight and by the end of the healing of the piercing to be able to have lost enough weight to feel confident about it. Yesterday I was over a friends house and I was laying on her bed and she asked me if she can see the piercing and I of course said yea.. and she was like wow its super above your belly button and I'm like no its not.. and so today I was in front of a mirror and I stretched out my skin to see how it would look if I had a flat stomach and it is about half an inch above my actually belly button.. Right now it doesn't look bad because I have that extra fat that makes it seem like its in the right place.. Should I take it off until I loose weight or should I keep it.. and If I were to take it out would I be left with a scar if I only had it in for a week? How about if I take if out now and then repierce it closer to my belly button area as soon as I take it out? Thanks!! :)
heeey ! =] uhm i got my navel pierced in novmeber and it ripped out of my skin about 3 months ago. do you know about how long it will take until its fully healed so i can get it repierced? thanks =]
I clean it with soap when i get in the shower also i use a clean towel to clean underneath it then i also make sure no soap is left inside it and when i get out the shower and dry myself it starts to bleed a little right underneath the ring and i dont know why
Anna, I'd leave it for now. As for the scar, it really depends on your body. I took out my labret after 48 hours and still have a small mark.
melissa, how long it will take to ful re-heal will vary on your body.
Janay, I would stop using the soap. Stick with saline soaks twice a day.
hey! im 13 and really wanta get my belly buton peirced but im scared it will hurt. how do you change them and how do they get it in? is it like an earring with a butterfly? ive had my ears peirced twice. is the pain worse than that? please help!xo gee
No it's not like a butterfly backed earring. By the way those are bad to use as they can harbor bacteria. The pain will ry per your pain tolerance. My belly button piercings didn't bother me, but neither have any of my piercings. The navel piercings use a banana barbell where you unscrew one ball.
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britt says:
6 months ago
these are pretty cool i jus got mine done recently