Question Posted Wednesday December 14 2005, 10:04 pm
right so my freind peirced her ear with a third hole by herself using a needle yesterday. it looks fine today. i want a belly button peircin, but my mom will never let me. should i ask my freind to do it for me? what are some safety measures i should take?
HerHairsBig answered Friday December 16 2005, 12:24 am: I would advise you not to.
It's best just to wait until you're 18, then go get it professionally done.
I pierced my bellybutton once with a safety pin, a brand new one, fully cleaned.
It got infected a week later, and the scar is still there.
The only way I'd advise you to do it, if you're under 18, is to make friends with a tattoo artist/body piercer and have him do it outside of the parlor.
Then, you know it was done correctly and you don't have the risk of infection either. [ HerHairsBig's advice column | Ask HerHairsBig A Question ]
DancinCutie08 answered Thursday December 15 2005, 5:45 pm: no way! 1 it will hurt alot and 2 it will will scar more and 3 that is way unsafe! if your mom wont take you she would prob kill you if a little friend did it to you! my god that is the worst idea ever [ DancinCutie08's advice column | Ask DancinCutie08 A Question ]
fabulous11 answered Thursday December 15 2005, 5:06 pm: No dont let your friend do it. That is probably the worst place to do it yourself. All the people that i know that did it themself it got infected.
Cat1990 answered Thursday December 15 2005, 1:14 pm: my advice you should never do your own percining exspecilly the belly button. the belly button is the most unclean place nd if you get it infected they may have to remove that part of the skin. ask your mom if your allowed or try to make a deal with her. if not wait till u move out. [ Cat1990's advice column | Ask Cat1990 A Question ]
15Kori answered Thursday December 15 2005, 1:07 am: There are many risks of getting any sort of piercing done by anyone that is not a professional. Your friend's ear may look fine today, but without the proper care and liquids to treat the new piercing, the hole could get infected. Belly button rings are tricky to puncture. My friend pierced hers herself and she ended up getting an infection a few days later. I think that you should just wait until you turn 18 and let that be your "outrageous" thing, but then again, you might not even want it by 18. However, if you are planning on doing it no matter what, don't only think of the posotives, think of the consequences, for example, an infection, your mother getting mad with you. Just remember, it is always up to what YOU want. I just hope I helped.
Kori [ 15Kori's advice column | Ask 15Kori A Question ]
MelpomeneMuse answered Wednesday December 14 2005, 11:28 pm: That would be a REALLY bad idea.
If you are dead set on having her stick a needle through your body, for whatever reason that may be, use some common sense.
Do a [thorough] search about the area you are going to pierce
Research, research, research!
Read and learn as much as you can; learn the proper way to sterilize
Make sure everything is sterile before you begin, including the room you will be doing it in
If there may be blood, tile floors are good
Plan for what to do if something goes wrong
If you don't like pain, don't do it! When you go to a piercer, it is usually over with very quickly, but when you do it yourself, it is going to take a lot of time. So, if you want to get it done quickly, don't do it unprofessionally.
AND
a sewing needle is not good to pierce with. It causes extra trauma to the body, meaning more chance of rejection, infection, and as many problems as you can think of.
iiloveyou answered Wednesday December 14 2005, 11:00 pm: ohh babe dont do itt ! it might get infected and then when your mom finds out she'll flipp . but anyway just because your friend safely pierced her ear it doesnt mean that its safe to pierce you belly button . anyway have funn !!
babiigirl answered Wednesday December 14 2005, 10:49 pm: so don't let your friend do it it doesnt matter if her ear turned out fine your belly button is worse if it gets infected it can do much much more damgae and you dont want that. so wait plus your mom said no so don't. [ babiigirl's advice column | Ask babiigirl A Question ]
TheHeadHonchoPoncho57 answered Wednesday December 14 2005, 10:44 pm: DON'T DO IT. It's very, very dangerous, and around your navel area, you could do serious damage. Your earlobe isn't a really sensitive area, it's just a piece of skin so it's not as bad. Your navel has many nerve endings. Don't you do it yourself, and don't have anyone else do it. Self-piercing in general is dangerous. [ TheHeadHonchoPoncho57's advice column | Ask TheHeadHonchoPoncho57 A Question ]
missmoo answered Wednesday December 14 2005, 10:40 pm: Dear Belly Button,
Have you even asked your Mom? So, she said no? Then do not do it. Wait a little bit. Do not, I repeat do not let your friend do it. If your going to do it behind your Mom's back you might as well have it done professionaly. You could get an infection if you have your friend do it. Make a mature decesion. Happy Holidays!
♥ Miss Moo [ missmoo's advice column | Ask missmoo A Question ]
MFS answered Wednesday December 14 2005, 10:34 pm: Bellybutton piercings are the most prone to infection and other complications. I would highly recommend you NOT have your friend do it with a needle. If you are insistent on having it done, get it done by a professional - I understand that your mom won't let you, but the risks really do outweight the "benefit" in this situation. [ MFS's advice column | Ask MFS A Question ]
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