What should I do before getting my belly button pierced?
When you’re at the piercing studio, you will need to:
- Choose jewelry that is least likely to irritate your skin.
- Verify that everything appears sterile and professional in the piercing room.
- Be prepared to endure a bit of pain (about the same as getting your ear lobe pierced)
- Pay (and tip) the piercer.
What should you not do when you get your first belly button pierced?
This crust will come off on its own as your piercing heals. Don’t put anything on your belly button unless a doctor tells you to. That includes lotions, oil, and perfume. Even antibacterial cream and hydrogen peroxide may slow healing or trap bacteria inside your new opening.
Do you have to be skinny for a belly button piercing?
Contrary to popular myth, however, whether or not a belly button piercing will work for you has nothing to do with weight. “What it comes down to is the anatomy in the area you are piercing, much more than someone’s overall body type,” she says.
How long until you can swim with a belly piercing?
In order to prevent irritation or infection occurring around your new piercing wound, it’s recommended that you wait for at least three weeks until swimming with a new belly button piercing.
Are belly piercings worth it?
Belly button piercings have been popular for a long time—and for good reason. Considering the piercing is fairly painless due to a fleshy placement and easy to take care of since you don’t have to look in a mirror to see it, they’re a great choice that has endured the test of time.
What you should know before getting a belly button piercing?
Check your piercing daily for any signs of irritation, swelling or redness. For the first few days after your piercing, it’s normal for a belly-button piercing to ooze some discharge, but if it continues for more than a week, consult your piercing studio or a doctor as soon as possible.
How does it feel to get your belly button pierced?
A. Like any piercing that goes through soft tissue (think earlobes or lip), belly button piercing pain is momentary. You’ll feel a brief pinch, pressure as the needle goes through, and a little more pressure as the jewelry is put into your new belly button piercing.
Does it hurt getting your belly button pierced?
Belly button piercing hurts, but relative to other body parts, this pain is somewhat average. Piercing the navel hurts more than some areas, such as the tongue or the eyebrow, but less than others, such as the nostril or the lip. When having a navel piercing, it is not actually the navel that is pierced, but the upper rim.
Is getting your belly button pierced dangerous?
The safety of belly button rings is usually questioned because any piercing on the human body is prone to infection and because the piercing’s proximity to the navel is dangerous. Belly button rings are also considered dangerous because of the piercing shops many people go to to havebelly button piercing procedures.