Ok everyone, today for my first post I'm going to talk about my belly button piercing and what you can expect if you get yours pierced. First off, my situation isn't typical because I pierced my belly button myself. Before you start freaking out, let me explain. There is a smoke shop by my house that sells needles and clamps so I didn't go piercing it with a safety pin yall. I sterilized everything and wore gloves to do it. Honestly though I recommend to everyone out there that you go the professional route and get it done by someone who is licensed because I have had some complications with mine. I have actually pierced my belly button twice because the first time it was pierced too shallow and it rejected. I was so pissed when this happened guys, I love my belly button ring and I just don't feel right without it. The picture above is from the second time I pierced it. I did my research online and found out that belly button piercings are one of the most common piercings to reject due to the fact they are surface piercings. For those of you who don 't know what it means for a piercing to reject I will explain. When you get a new piercing your body does not know that it was something you did intentionally, it just thinks you have been injured so it starts working to heal the piercing. If your body thinks that the jewelry in your body needs to go then it will slowly push it out of your body until the skin comes apart and it just falls out. I know, scary stuff, but it doesn't hurt at all when it happens. I am hoping this time it will not reject but one thing I have read online is that if it rejects once it will reject again. Anyways, as far as pain when you are getting the piercing done, it really isn't that painful. With all of my piercings I experienced more pain in the days after getting pierced than the actual piercing part itself. The person doing your piercing should clean your belly button first and then use a chemical safe body marker to place a dot where they are going to pierce at. They will ask you to look at it in the mirror to make sure you like the placement. If you think it's good then you will lay back on the table and they will clamp off the skin that is going to be pierced and they will ask you to take a deep breath in and they will pierce you as you exhale. When you are finished they should give you aftercare instructions. For all of my piercings the after care instructions have been the same: wash with a liquid antibacterial soap and pat dry several times a day. Do not use antibiotic ointment or anything scented. If you notice any signs of infection such as green or yellow pus, excessive heat or redness coming from the piercing, or excessive pain do not remove the jewelry because this can trap the infection in your body and cause an abscess. The best thing you can do is continue to clean it really well. You should also take a clean wash cloth and dip it in a mixture of water and non iodized sea salt and soak the piercing with it several times a day. If the infection persists seek the advice of you healthcare provider.
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