I'm thinking of having my navel pierced but I want to ensure that its a good step. First of all I want to know if it signifies anything other than a fashion statement. It takes six months to heal I was told I should avoid chlorine, but is it okay to go to the beach (i really love it, I go at least once per week) because I read somewhere that may promote an infection. And any other general information you think I should know will help greatly. I'm a stickler for analyzing everything before I make a decision.
2007-01-14 08:53:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
I took mine out after about 3 years because I got sick of it. It kept getting caught on my clothes. When it would get caught on something, it would pull and tear my skin a tiny bit and hurt for a few days. This occasionally happened even a few years after it was pierced. If I wasn't careful, it would end up getting a little red and slightly infected. I was just a pain in the butt. It's been 10 years since I took the jewelery out and it healed over. I now have an annoying little scar right over my belly button and it bothers me when I see it. I wish that I had never gotten it done but I was a teenager then and no one could have stopped me. At the time I thought I'd have it for the rest of my life, etc.. Go ahead and do it if you think you won't have any problem with the small scar that's left if you ever take it out.
2007-01-14 09:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok first thing ill do the history lesson
Back in ancient egypt the ladies of royalty had pierced navels, Any "peasant" caught with a pierced navel would be killed. Any girl in egypt thought to be pretty enought would be pierced by the emperor hence making her royal.
In the 90's model Naomi Campbell was the first to model with a pierced navel. This then spurred other models to copy and this is when this trend turned into a fashion statement.
Now about the Care.
I got my navel pierced when i was 13, I went to tenerife and it was fine at the beach, Just dont sit in the bath for a long time when you first get it done.
Make sure you always keep clothing from catching in the bar as this could cause pullage and possibility of wrenching it out.
Always sterilise your bars before using them.
If you are going to the beach in the first six months, take some saline solution and some cotton buds to clean around your bar, this will help keep it clean.
All in all just keep it clean and dont play with it too much in the first while and you will be fine!
Hope this helps! xxx
2007-01-14 09:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah Mc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a piercing professional that follows APP procedures. See link provided below. Specific to navel piercing care "A hard, vented eye patch (sold at pharmacies) can be applied under tight clothing (such as nylon stockings) or secured using a length of ace bandage around the body (to avoid irritation from adhesive). This can protect the area from restrictive clothing, excess irritation, and impact during physical activities such as contact sports."
Some states, such as OR, require piercing shops to be licensed.
Do not use any jewelry that has nickel or nickel-plating. EU jewelry is regulated against nickel, but US jewelry is not. I'd also avoid bone, which is porous and can harbor bacteria.
2007-01-14 09:15:52 · answer #3 · answered by gatcllc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Navel piercings are for those women with a nice mid section. Don't go to the beach for a few weeks after having it done, let it heal a little first.
2007-01-14 08:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by all unknowing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actual have 3 navel piercings and a nipple one, the nipple one is extra painful then the navel for beneficial. the element with those piercings is they might have healing issues, like rejection. those are the places the place there is the main inflammation on the physique; once you place on outfits, bras, sleep... So once you get pierced, ensure to ask to have bio-rings that's implant graded so your physique accepts it extra advantageous. The nipple hurts extra because of the fact there is extra blood stream and extra nerve endings, yet the two between the piercings are properly worth it.
2016-10-07 03:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by oberlander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have jsut had mine done last week I already had it pierced then took it out while I had my children I clean mine with seasalt in warmwater like a vacum over your belly button mine is not infected. If you get it done and don't like it later you can always remove it as it is not like a tattoo. I do't think it signifies anything I jsut got mine as I am not into face rings.
2007-01-14 09:05:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a clerical assistant on my staff who recently had it done. She is one of the most obsessively clean people I know (like, having the half gallon bottle of hand sanitizer on her desk) and she still wound up with an infection.
It's not for everybody. Good luck.
2007-01-14 08:58:58 · answer #7 · answered by Goofy Foot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My granddaughter had it done against all our wishes and has said now that if she had known the pain of having it done and then when it did get infected that if she had it to do over again, she wouldn't.
2007-01-14 09:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by Alwyn C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not like getting your ears peirced where they snap it, it hurts, you're done. Not like that at all. Big thick needle and they push it through real slow. Then they pull it out and put the ring in.
That hurts.
2007-01-14 08:58:48 · answer #9 · answered by ratluverash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put warm water into a shot glass with some sea salt and put it over the piercing to prevent infection
2007-01-14 08:56:45 · answer #10 · answered by trainwreckBud 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋