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belly button ring scar


Question Posted Thursday January 10 2008, 8:52 am

ive had my belly button pierced twice, but both times the piercing was rejected. i found out it was probably due to a nickel allergy and i should get it pierced with titanium or gold because its nickel-free. when i went to get it repierced they wouldnt do it because of all the scar tissue, so how can i get rid of it? they told me to try back in about 6 months. this was in august. i heard vitamin e oil was good for it, but im looking for any other suggestions. and does anyone know if they would be able to pierce behind the scar? because it isnt very deep. thank you!

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thelaura answered Thursday January 10 2008, 2:46 pm:
Vit E oil can help.. and bio oil etc. Try them. But your piercer is right - you should give it alot of healing time.
You definitely CAN, however, still be pierced over the scar tissue, but I'm warning you, it will hurt more and could be harder to care for. They probably didn't want to do it because they didn't want to be blamed for that.
So if you really want it.. go somewhere else.

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girlwander answered Thursday January 10 2008, 1:15 pm:
thatsa good question i tried piercing mine twice..by myself and both times it lasted a month and than it started getting bad.
i hear salt and lemon soda can help get rid of the scar varying from how bad it is. mine kinda faded away but i still have it.

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familyfirst answered Thursday January 10 2008, 12:54 pm:
I do not know if you can be pierced behind the scar... I do not know that much about the art of piercing.

I got my belly button pierced during a moment of insanity about 12 years ago. I took it out when I was pregnant with my first child (around 5 years ago) and I still have the hole, the lump, whatever you call it that is left over from the piercing. Mine has been out for nearly 5 years and I STILL have this. You have had yours done twice. I imagine yours is a bit more than mine. The truth about scar tissue is... only time heals it. You can use vitamin E but this is not a 100% cure... it helps to basically moisturize and soften... but it does not get rid of. Scars (and scar tissue) is a nature part of our bodies when trauma happens and it is basically here to stay. If it WAS removable (cure-able) many women would have scar tissue removed from various locations to help avoid secondary problems. I will explain that a bit... I know of a woman who had a lot of scar tissue in/on her abdomen because of abdominal surgeries. Then she had a baby and had to have an emergency C-section. This was complicated by the previous surgical scar tissue. I am sure if this could be permanently dealt with, it would have been to reduce her high risk C-section.

You can certainly ask around to see if someone else can do it. There may be ways of piercing it that works around the scar tissue you have. Just don't expect to have your current scar tissue resolved. It may also be a sign that perhaps your body isn't supposed to have your navel pierced. You had two "rejections" and at least one person tell you that now it cannot be done. Is it really worth it???

Good luck. I hope you are able to get some answers that you want!

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