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My navel piercing has been red for a few days is that normal...

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Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 3/19/2004
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hey, I just got my Navel pierced and I love it. It was my 18th B-day present to myself. It cost me $43 and it was well worth the money. The areas around the holes are still a little red but the piercer told me that it's normal and you have it changed by a professional at 3-4 mths or you can change it yourself at 6 mths. but only use antibacterial soap or a surgical soap, saline and non iodized sea salt. With the sea salt you need to dissolve 1/4 of a teaspoon in 8 ounces of warm to hot water. Then soak a cotton ball and let it sit on the piercing for 10 Min's then wipe the holes with a Qtip and the crusty stuff should come off easily. Fare warning it may bee just a little tender for about an hour to an hour and a half afterwords.

Answer by SUNNI
Submitted on 4/7/2004
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YOU SHOULD NEVER PIERCE YOUR NAVEL YOURSELF. IT ONLY COSTS AT THE LEAST $35 DOLLARS TO GET IT DONE PROFESSIONALLY. SOME PEOPLE DO IT AND IT WORKS OUT FINE, BUT THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH RISK OF INFECTION INVOLVED. NEVER EVER USE ALCOHOL, IT CAN DO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO CELLS AROUND YOUR PIERCING AND CAUSE VERY BAD SCAR TISSUE TO DEVELOP. TO CLEAN USE AN ANTIBACTERIAL BAR SOAP THAT IS NOT TOO HARSH ON YOUR SKIN 2X'S A DAY. IN BETWEEN THAT USE A SALT AND WATER SOLUTION TO CLEANSE. AN ALREADY MIXED SOLUTION CAN BE BOUGHT AT YOUR PIERCING SALON, JUST ASK FOR IT. IT'S NOT RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE YOUR JEWELRY UNTIL YOUR FULLY HEALED. THAT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 3 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS. YOU KNOW YOUR BODY BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD BE YOUR OWN JUDGE. JUST REMEMBER, WHEN IN DOUBT SEE YOUR PIERCER OR DOCTOR. ALSO, IF YOU DON'T FEEL RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING, JUST DON'T DO IT UNTIL YOU DO.

Answer by Caty
Submitted on 4/7/2004
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Dear young friends getting piercing without parental permission. I am a mother (of 4). I just got my navel pierced 4 weeks ago and am reading this because I want to make sure the piercing is healing as it should (mine is still a little red around the holes). I definitely believe that if at all possible you should have a professional do your piercing. A professional can advise you on appropriate jewelry and after-care (and can be a reference if you have problems...body piercings are prone to them). If this is really impossible, do your own research on-line. Several piercing shops have sites and offer info re jewelry and care. I would look at several reference points and really prepare yourself with information.

Answer by Amanda
Submitted on 5/10/2004
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Hey Guys, I have wanted my belly button pierced since i was 14 when my best friend got hers done. I didnt end up getting it untill April 26, 2004 for my birthday! So i have had it done for about 2 weeks now. When I went i was so0o nervous, I mean from this web site i ready that some girl passed out and others said it was the worst pain they have ever felt. But my best friend kept telling me that it didnt hurt at all and plus i really wanted it done. I went to a place called "Red's Tattoo's" In providence. That place was very nice and clean. I would suggest for anyone who wants it done to go there. Anyways When igot in the room i was with my mom and my best friends mom. My best friends mom sat with me in the little room, and my mom waited outside. the person who pierced it was named mike and he was very nice and talked to me about how i was in god hands and ho0w many he has done that came out perfectly fine and that it didnt hurt at all. So He amde the dots on my belly button with a purple marker to show where he ahd to stick the needle. Then he rubed it with cleaner and put the clamp on me. ( A little metal clamp that looked ike a tweezer) Mike told me this was the worst part. It pinched a little...i dont even wanna say pinched maybe like squeezed but i didnt hurt at all and i knew then that if that was the wors part i could def. go thru with it. So i didnt watch him stick the needle in me i watched my friends mom's face as she watched the needle go thru me, and her mouth just droped, and i didnt feel anything, i was like "did he do it?" and he was like "yup , i just need to put the ring in" And they even gave a cute steal barbell with a gem in the bottom ball. He told me not to change it for 3 months but i already changed it and it didnt hurt. I had to change it though because I got all knew belly button rings for my birthday. Mike said to use saline solution 3 times a day, and anti bacterial soap once everyday to keep it cleaned. Its been 2 weeks and its a little red and a little crusty and pusie but it dosnt hurt and Mike said that it is normal just make sure to clean it like he said. He told me it takes 6 months to FULLY heal. And while it is getting crusty and pusie and red that just means its healing. I say if you really want it go get it done. UIt really dont hurt...while i was getting mine done my friends mom even got hers done and she even said it didnt hurt. Any questions email me at TeenAngel4358 Amanda

Answer by ��.��`�.��O��k�ð��O��.��`�.��
Submitted on 5/23/2004
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hey ...i just got my belly button pierced about 4 months ago and it's not sore at all but i got a little bubble on the top and on the bottom i got what look like a bubble of skin iv had the bubble of skin there secne i got it done but the bubble is new it's been there for a bout 3 weeks now....i clean it ...but i did miss cleaning it a few days ...but now i clean it two to three times a day...i did a bit of research and i think it is a keloid...dose it go away?the bubble seems to b gettin smaller.....anyone with something like this or got any advice please e-mail at munchkin_0812@hotmail.com....thanks so much!!

Answer by Jaclyn
Submitted on 5/30/2004
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Yesterday I finally got my belly button pierced after a long time waiting. I had been able to get it because its my 16th birthday next week! Going into it I was so scared , and sitting in the waiting room for 45 minutes didn't help much. Then I got into this tiny room, and watched as my sister got hers done. She didn't flinch at all when the needle went in, and the guy didn't even use a clamp/vice whatever. So I figured that since she didn't flinch, that I would be ok...but I thought wrong. I could feel the needle go in, no problem, but coming out was a different story. It hurt real bad. But it didn't hurt for long...a few seconds...but it did hurt. But then he put in my pink barbell, and took a picture. When I saw it, I knew it was well-worth it. I have to clean it with saline solution 4 times a day for the first month, and so far, everything is good...no redness, no swelling, but its just a little sore. So if you want it that bad, then you should definitely go for it! Make sure the place you are going to is sanitary though! Real important.

Answer by ~~sophie~~
Submitted on 5/31/2004
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Hello guys, well i finally got it done!! :D I was so scared it was unbelievable, but my friend came wit me 2 hers done a second time. I am not very good with pain and i really fort it was gonna hurt but it didn't. I didn't feel the needle go through at all. Of course i felt a little bit of pain, but it wasn't like a Bee sting or a horrible or unbearable pain, it felt more like falling over and cutting yourself (strange i no, but thats wot it felt like) but it only felt like that for about 10 seconds. It hurt for about 2 hours afterward, it stung just like wen u get your ears pierced (sorry 4 those who haven't got pierced ears) but I'vehad it done about a month now and its fine. I've changed the bar and its going great. i would suggest sea salts and a anti-bacterial soap (with no smell or scent) to clean it with at least twice a day. But once you've had it a couple of weeks, don't clean it as much otherwise the salts will dry out the piercing, which is bad. Anyways, I'mover my phobia of needles and I'mgetting my Tragus done on saturday :D Hope I'vehelped a little bit. Go for it, you only live once and the pain is nothing like u expect it 2 b. Love ya all Sophie xxx