Is it possible to get your belly pierced then take it out and then let it close up and get it done again?

Answer 1

You'll get a nasty scar!

Answer 2

Its totally possable. I've had mine pierced twice. The first time it healed up pretty quickly with very little scar tissue, but this last time it hurt pretty bad, and it took almost five months before it healed completely.

You will get more scar tissue the second time as apposed to the first time you got it pierced, but just like with any piercing, the scar tissue will be less apparent if you take good care if the piercing during the healing process.

Since it is your belly button though, expect it to get bumped, pulled, and caught a million and one times, and expect it to get infected a few times while its healing.

Dispite what anyone tells you though, if it gets infected, DO NOT take it out! Keep cleaning it like you normally do, and try using some antibiotic ointment on it.

Taking the piercing out, contrairy to popular belief can actually make the situation worse. Surface skin heals faster than inturnal tissue, and that will close the infection in, and with no place for it to go, it will turn into an abcess, which will require a perscription antibiotic and maybe even cutting it open to let it drain.

But, precautions aside, it is totally safe, and totally possable to pierce your belly button a second time. Just make sure to wait a month or so after letting the old piercing close.

Answer 3

might not be the answer you were looking for, but this sure will be helpful!!!
do you know...
What are the risks with body piercing?

TThe most serious risks are infections, allergic reactions, bleeding, and damage to nerves or teeth. Infections may be caused by hepatitis, HIV, tetanus, bacteria, and yeast. If the piercer washes his/her hands and uses gloves and sterile equipment and you take good care of your piercing, the risk of infection is lowered (but still exists).

Did you know that...

You CAN get and/or spread a serious infection including HIV, if the piercing equipment hasn't been sterilized properly.
Infections caused by bacteria getting into the puncture of the piercing may also happen later, even after the piercing has healed.
If the studio uses a piercing "gun" to do body piercings…LEAVE!! Piercing guns cannot be sterilized and should NOT be used for body piercing.
Another cause of problems from piercings is the wrong kind of jewelry for the area pierced. If the jewelry is too small, it can actually cut off the blood supply to the tissue, causing swelling and pain. If the jewelry is either too thin or too heavy or if you are allergic to the metal, your body can sometimes reject the jewelry (your body reacts against the jewelry because it is a "foreign object").

Know the risks before you have your body pierced…

Bacterial infection (where you had the piercing)
Excessive (a lot of) bleeding
Allergic reactions (especially to certain kinds of jewelry)
Damage to nerves (for example, you may lose feeling at the area that gets pierced)
Keloids (thick scarring at the piercing site)
Dental damage (swelling and infection of tongue, chipped and broken teeth, choking on loose jewelry)
Does it matter where on my body I get pierced?

Healing time is different depending on where on your body you get pierced. Some places are more likely to get infected or have problems. Piercings on your ear lobes usually take about 6-8 weeks to heal. But piercings on the side of your ear, which is cartilage, can take anywhere from 4 months to 1 year to heal. The reason for this is that the type of tissue in each area is different and the amount of pressure on the pierced area while you are sleeping is different.

Tongue piercings swell a lot at first but heal fairly quickly if the right type of jewelry is used. However, metal jewelry in the tongue piercing may damage gums and chip the enamel surface on your teeth. In fact, the ADA, which stands for the American Dental Association (a group of dentists that set professional standards for dentists in the United States), is against any type of oral piercings because of all the risks. In some cases, nipple piercings can damage some of the milk-producing glands in a young woman's breasts. This can cause infections or problems later if the woman decides to breast-feed her baby. Some pierced areas, like, navel (belly button) piercings, are more likely to become infected because of irritation from tight clothing. A pierced site needs air to help the healing process.

Answer 4

i had my belly peirced for 10 years with no probs. Then i put in a bar that pulled it and was too sore to leave in. Because i was on holiday i didnt have any others so it closed up. 6 months after I had it re-peirced over the old scar and 12 months on iit has never healed properley.

Answer 5

it will take time because you have to make sure that the old piercing heals up first before you get a new one. .

Answer 6

Yes if you take it out soon after initial piercing.

Answer 7

i think its possible i no a few ppl who hve done it, but no matter how gross ugly, red, swollen, infected it gets, keep it in, go see a piercing place an they wil tel u how to fix it, instead of going through everythin again - i also wantd to take mine out it lookd so bad, but jus stick wit it, it wil heal! ;) gluck

Answer 8

Don't do that! You really have to leave it alone for at least 6 months. After that you can buy retainers to keep the hole open, that's what pregnant women use

Answer 9

yes, but you may always have a small scar there, and if your new piercing isnt in exactly the same spot as the old one, this may show

Answer 10

yes, the first time i had mine done it got infected and then i realised she had pierced it wonkey! second time i got it done i went to a decent place and had no trouble from it scince

Answer 11

yes but it might scar and you dont want to pierce through scar tissue.