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Question by Marie33
Submitted on 3/22/2004
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I cant open up my ring on my navel and need to change it..can any one tell me how u take it off..oh ye and i'vetried to trun it but it wont do any thing...

Answer by LatinaNeNa
Submitted on 4/11/2004
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well i'mguessing its a captive ring. what i did with mine is i used pliers. i squeezed on the ball and it came off it could have been juss dumbluck or whatever but hey it worked for me. if not that then cut it off with a good pair of scissors or get it taken out by your piercer thats your best bet.

Answer by La kLuMzY
Submitted on 5/9/2004
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Yeah, i used scissors and just where the ball meets the ring use them like your cutting and it pops right out.

Answer by Crescendo
Submitted on 5/11/2004
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I would suggest that you soak a cotton wool pad in warm water and then gently turn the ring whilst holding the pad on it. That should do the trick!

Answer by LilCutieo3o4
Submitted on 5/18/2004
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its probably a ring with a little ball on it right? either go to a piercing place and have them change it for you, or take like needle nose pliars and put the ends in the ring and slowly open it up

Answer by lainey
Submitted on 5/31/2005
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yeah, its probably a captive ring. last night i had to deal with taking mine out- take a pliers and squeeze the ends of the ring together while turning the ball.. it will get really loose and then it will just sort of pop off.

Answer by pleasure girl
Submitted on 6/4/2005
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i would try to cut it off or twist it off maybe if you twist it around it would loosen up or slip off if not your in deep trouble ouch!

Answer by anna
Submitted on 6/30/2005
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not being able to turn your ring is a bad thing. that means the crusties are holding it in place and an infection could occur. about the pliers, that would work. just be careful not to scratch the ring if you plan on using it again because any scratches will have bacteria growing inside-eeewwwww. that could also give you an infection. if you use pliers try putting like electrical tape on it-just to be safe.

Answer by Missy
Submitted on 12/11/2005
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hey i just cut mine with scissors! I tried it @ te top but it didnt work. so i cut it @ the bottom right where the ball meets the ring! It def works just be carefull cuz u dont wanna hurt yourself.

Answer by Mandy
Submitted on 2/20/2006
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The best answer to that is let your piercer take out your piercing, I had the same problem trying to take my ring out too, like i kept turning and turning it but its not one of those screw on ones you have to bend the sides apart and the ball will fall out, but its really touch and I'm to scared to do it, i'llprobably end up hurting myself

Answer by keii
Submitted on 2/21/2006
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i have one too. i just went to my piercer and he took it off for me. i had the same prob with mines.

Answer by quelle
Submitted on 6/24/2006
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i don't know

Answer by Em21614
Submitted on 9/8/2006
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I'm experiencing that problem too! Thanks for the info, I'll try it right now. Hope it works!

Answer by A-girl
Submitted on 9/14/2006
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Geez... I'm having the same problem... I have a ring like an O and it has a little ball on it... It wont screw out and I've tried pulling the sides with pliers.... and its still in by navel. sooooo... I was wondering if anyone knew how i could go about taking it out.?? please? -A-girl

Answer by Wann
Submitted on 11/22/2006
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how long should i wait until i change my belly ring for the first time?

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Answer by Yelloe Thunda
Submitted on 2/1/2007
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shut up

Answer by maye
Submitted on 4/14/2007
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That helped me out alot, as I had the same problem! Thanks for the info!

Answer by gurlygurl4
Submitted on 4/14/2007
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I had a captive ring (the circle one) at first and I just pulled the two sides away from the little ball and it came off.

Answer by Katie
Submitted on 5/12/2007
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If its a little ring with a ball on it then its best to either use some needle nose pliers or simply a pair of scissor. thread the ball onto the scissors/ pliers and slowly open the scissors/ pliers up until the ball just pops off. be careful not to loose the ball when doing so. doing it over a bowl is probably best.

Answer by isabel
Submitted on 6/5/2007
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if its not a ball, but looks like one you should twist it off with tweezers like u would a cap, it should come right off