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belly button piercing
I was thinking of getting my belly button pierced for my birthday but I was wondering if weight gain would interfere in the healing process? My friend got hers pierced and she gained about 10-15 pounds [actually, it might be because she was prego. not sure] and it got infected.
Well I usually gain up to 10 pounds [water weight] and it lasts 2-3 weeks. Should i switch to another birth control pill and get this under control before I decide to get the piercing? Your thoughts/experiences please!
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Generally, weight gain (unless pregnant) doesn't affect the piercing that much.
The healing would go ok as long as you clean it twice a day, and make sure it doesn't get ripped.
When you get it pierced though, I'd advise -this is from experience- you to get a bioplast barbell,rather than the normal one, because they're flexible, and it should be longer than a perfect fit, so when you gain water weight, it doesn't pull the piercing, and it can flex.
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Later on, when it's completely healed, you can put in normal surgical steel or whatever jewelry.
I used to have a navel piercing, and since I knew I was gonna gain some weight over the holidays, I got it pierced with a bioplast barbell. It healed fine, and was ok. A friend who got the same piercing during the holidays, she put in a normal surgical steel one, and she gained weight (from all the Ben & Jerry's sleepovers :P) and the barbell was too small, so it kind of got embedded in her skin, as it started to heal over the barbell.
But this is just my experience :)
Good luck! :D
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