Belly-Button Piercings

[ksacres]

Honestly, it doesn't sound like it's infected. Especially if it's not hot or itchy. Just sounds like it's still in the healing phase, it's normal to have some discharge and whatnot as the body heals-just like it's normal for a cut or something to ooze a bit and scab over.

If you don't want to take it out, don't. Because if you do, and you are determined to have your belly button pierced, you'll have to start the entire process all over again.


Two things though:
1. Go to the doctor and let them take a look-just to be safe. You can leave the piercing in for this.
2. Change your piercing to a high quality pure metal (like gold). Some people have reactions to low-quality or nickel plated jewelry. Sounds like this could be what's happening to you. When you change a fairly new piercing, wash the area and your hands. Use pure vaseline to get the new jewelry through without catching or damaging the piercing/tender skin. Rinse all the vaseline away after. This is what I do.

 

[RAWR]

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thank you
i'll try that tonight
i just put the neosporin on it already
and yay!
another trip to Dr. Neff >.>

 

[brownlikewoah]

Make sure you are doing salt water or saline solution rinses often, I agree that it sounds like it is in the healing phase but may not be infected. Whatever you do, DON'T take out the jewelery, if it is infected, this will allow it to drain easier, if you take out the jewelery it will fester.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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I wondered about a metal reaction also - are you metal sensitive? I am an get an icky crusty reaction - watches/rings/earings all cause me to break out unless they are pure.


Not that seeing a Doc would be a bad thing.

 

[flyweed]

my wife has her belly button pierced as well. FIrst off..the belly button piercing takes a LOOOONNNGGG time to heal. so be patient. It will ooze and puss and hurt for quite some time. As long as it doesn't smell, it is not infected.

You must resist the urge to handle or touch your piercing UNTIL it is fully healed. When you shower, gently wash it with antibacterial soap, and make sure you work it gently up and down in your pierced skin......you should use a saltwater soak on the piercing at least twice a day..once in morning and once before bed at night.

Again, DON'T TOUCH AND DON'T PLAY at all. It will take time to heal. H2Ocean works extremely well too. I have a piercing as well and used H@ocean religiously on it, and it worked great.

Dan

 

[flyweed]

oh..one more thing...do NOT switch to pure gold or any other product. Your piercer SHOULD have inserted a curved barbell made of Surgical Steel...you should NOT have any allergic reaction to it. In the rare case you would..you can get pyrex (yes glass) belly jewelry as well..but you'll want to keep in what they put in until healed.

Dan

 

[19Dawn76]

When mine was healing I used an upside down shot glass to soak it in salt water twice a day.

 

[lovesduckies]

uhm i've had my belly button pierced for 7 years in june (i was 15 and my dad was soooo mad ahahah) anyway. when i got it pierced they did it with a hoop (don't get piercings in barstow, or any other hillbilly place!!!) well, as you may know when i wanted to switch rings (i didn't wait the full 6 months lol) i had to stretch it. it hurt sooo bad. it got infected. SALINE SOLUTION cured it. yess, saline solution that you out in your eyes. it cleared that sucker right up. mine had a bubble, and it was pussing and oozing. i didn't want to take it out. my piercing was and is my pride and joy

there was no way i was going to take that puppy out!!!

good luck!! i know it sounds crazy, but really try it!!!

 

[SillyChicken]

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Yeah that! Will work wonders for healing it up, and kinda numbs it a little too. This is what I used on mine as well.

 

[Britney]

You need to take the advice that was given regarding removing the piercing at once, and go to the doctor immediately. Here is why. Believe me your belly button isn't the cleanest part of your body. When showering soap and other particles get trapped in your bellybutton human hair is very dirty. when you shampoo your hair the water and dirty shampoo runs into your bellybutton You have a piercing there that is now collecting that stuff. Please just go to the doctor. I have seen some really bad scarring from infected bellybutton piercings. You may need an oral antibiotic called keflex or something else. You also used a safety pin to reopen the hole. It is a myth that burning the needle at the tip stylizes properly. That is better than using nothing but carbon is now on that needle tip that is going into your body.