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Belly Button Piercing Risks
Not sure if this is in the right category but whatever. I'm getting my bellybutton pierced in a couple of weeks and I need to know the risks involved. Please only answer if you've actually gotten it pierced. Also what's the pain like compared to getting your ear pierced. Thanks.
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Clean it everyday with provon (or some other soap they PIERCERS offer at the piercing salon) and do the salt water solution soak everyday twice a day (if you don't know what that is or them just message me back) and you will STILL get a little puss. Your body is trying to recognize the new piercing so a little swelling, puss, ect. doesn't require getting crazy over. Just don't touch it with your hands regularly.
I'm really good with pain but to me it felt just like a lot of pressure not much pain. Like the one in your ear but longer lasting. If this helps: the after pain is worse then getting the piercing itself.
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I haven't gotten it pierced and I will not until I'm 18 and can get it pierced professionally. But I know one too many things about piercings so here goes:
If you get it professionally pierced, you're going to have to find a renown place with very sanitary conditions involved.
If you're going to pierce it yourself or by a friend who isn't licensed...do NOT use a safety pin, sewing needle, earring back, etc. You MUST use a hollow needle, known as the piercing stud. Safety pins and sewing needles and such are not hollow needles. While they may get the job done, here are few things:
They are not the best quality metals/not the best sort of metals to use to pierce/on new piercings.
They will only PUSH the skin around and NOT cut through the skin and WILL result in terrible scarring.
Also, if you're getting it pierced unprofessionally, you must, must, must make sure everything is uber sanitary. Do not burn the stud. It doesn't get rid of many germs. Get alcohol from CVS or Food Lion and dunk it in there. Make sure you've cleaned your belly area and clean the area with the alcohol. Wash your hands very thoroghly and rub it with alcohol also.
Anyways, my point is that everything has to be VERY sterile because in addition to belly button piercings 95% of the time getting infected, if the equipment used is not sanitary, you're gonna have some major problems there.
Some risks are:
Painful and potentially serious infection of the abdomen and blood poisoning, improperly sterilised equipment can spread infections.
An amateur body piercer can also cause nerve damage or scarring, infection can still occur even when properly sterilised equipment is used. Infections occur very often with belly piercings so make sure you treat it when it becomes infected.
An infected piercing hurts, looks red and swollen, can weep and may feel hot to the touch. If your piercing looks infected, see a medical professional or body piercer for treatment.
Also, you need to keep it clean as if it was an infection bomb ready to explode. You should definitely take some Iboprufen ahead of time to minimize pain and swelling. To speed up the healing process, soak the piercing in salt/water solution--mix it up in a cup and flip it upside down and hold it on your piercing for a while. Wearing loose clothing and stay as least active as possible to reduce chances of injury there.
The pain--hmm, according to my friend who has gotten her belly pierced--it hurts more than a ear piercing. The actual process should hurt moderately but after that [and a week later] the pain should be gone along with the swelling.
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Everyone's body is different so there's really no way to tell if the piercing will heal properly. If you clean it like you're suppose to, you'll have a lower chance of infection. There aren't many risks involved if you go to a professional with a clean shop and a license for piercing.
As far as pain, I'd say it's about the same as getting your ear pierced but it's a very quick pain.
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Hey.
I have over 20 piercings, one of which my belly button.
It is not guaranteed to get infected. It only does when you do not take care of it. If you keep it clean, then you won't have any problems. I recommend you getting some H2Ocean, the place you get it pierced at should have some. DO NOT use preparation h, it is the worst possible thing to do.
As with any piercing, pain is involved. I'm a baby, but I'd say it hurts a little worse than my ears. It all depends on how good or bad you take pain.
Good Luck.
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well it is almost guarenteed to get infected. it is, everyone's does . get preperation H [[however you spell dat]]cause you know, it brings down swelling, even if the guy tells you not to
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