Navel piercing

Belly button piercing looks elegant on a toned belly, giving a refined figure grace and sexuality.

Girls with navel piercings look more feminine and attractive, jewelry made with precious metals and cubic zirconia will complement the image with oriental notes, spikes and triangles will emphasize the firmness of character.

In order not to spoil your beautiful figure, you should approach the piercing with all seriousness. The consequences can be very dire: complex abscesses with surgery and colloidal scars with long-term treatment.

Safe navel piercing earrings

In the period of wound healing, it is better to choose small jewelry made from surgical steel, gold of the highest standard or titanium.

Small barbells are preferable to rings, they do not cling to clothing, they are easily inserted into the piercing channel after a puncture.

During pregnancy, a polytetrafluoroethylene jewelry should be inserted. The material does not differ in gloss and variety of colors, but it is quite flexible.

Do not wear items made of silver and other oxidizing metals, as the body can reject them.

Types of products for navel piercing

• barbell;
• banana;
• spiral;
• ring;
• circular.

How to do a navel piercing?

Piercing at first glance seems like a standard ear piercing, but doctors equate it with surgery. It is easy to carry infection even under sterile conditions, and the consequences can be depressing.

It is better to pierce the navel in certified salons, and carefully approach the choice of a master. Navel piercing costs from 1000 rubles, but expensive services are not a guarantee of quality.

You should pay attention to the cleanliness of the office and observe the process of the master's work. An experienced specialist will competently advise on care after a puncture, help with the choice of jewelry, he has all the necessary tools and equipment for sterilization.

There are many nerve endings in the navel area and everyone is tormented by conjectures: navel piercing - does it hurt? A competent specialist will make a puncture within one minute... Local anesthesia can be used, which is not recommended for self-piercing. The severity of pain depends on the threshold of a person's sensitivity, which is very individual. For girls with thin skin, the puncture process is almost painless, like a regular injection into a muscle.

How long does a navel piercing heal?

The wound healing process is successful if:

1. slight redness appeared in the navel area;
2. a week later, a crust formed near the puncture;
3. a whitish liquid is gradually released from the wound.

After two months, the crust diminishes, but the redness remains until the wound is completely healed. This process is delayed for 4-6 months, so you should be patient and do not skip wound treatment.

Care after navel puncture

Every day follows put on a clean jersey, preferably not synthetic. Poor quality fabric will irritate the puncture site, poorly allow air to pass through and provoke profuse sweating. Clothes should be loose so that they do not cling to the jewelry, do not press on it, do not rub the navel area.

Until the wound is completely healed, you should abandon strong physical activity, stop playing sports. For the first few weeks after a navel piercing, you should not bend, run or jump. Lie only on your side or back. Exclude visiting the bathhouse, swimming in ponds and pools, refrain from dusty work, do not be in drafts.

It is undesirable to wipe yourself with a towel in the navel area, be in direct sunlight, artificial ultraviolet light. During the tanning process, the skin produces vitamin D, which helps the wound heal, but bacteria progress in the warmth and suppuration is inevitable.

How to treat the navel after a puncture?

Several times a day, the wound must be rinsed with saline, using only sea salt! Stir half a teaspoon of salt for a quarter cup of boiled warm water, wet a clean cloth well and apply to the wound. The puncture is washed with warm water and soap. After each procedure, the navel should be wiped dry with a paper towel, as moisture provokes the development of bacteria.

The navel puncture is wiped in the morning, afternoon and night with chlorhexidine, after the last treatment, a thin layer of Miramistin ointment is applied. Several times a day it is necessary to wipe the jewelry, especially the places of folds, fastening stones, latches.

How to care for your belly button piercing and what not to do

• pull the jewelry with untreated hands, remove until the wound heals;
• treat the wound with alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, use all kinds of oils;
• remove the formed crust without soaking it;
• in the process of treating a wound, scroll a dirty product, before applying a disinfectant to it;
• drink a lot of alcohol, caffeine and smoke, as the blood vessels narrow and blood flow to the wound is limited;
• saliva should not be allowed to enter the navel, close contact with pets.

If all the recommendations have been followed, then in six months you can buy a new piece of jewelry.

How to remove a belly button piercing?

• treat hands, jewelry and navel area;
• pour disinfectant solution on a new product, disassembling it into its component parts;
• carefully and slowly remove the annoying decoration;
• put on a new product and fasten.

To make the jewelry easier to pass through the piercing canal, you can dip one end in hot wax, wait a minute, thread it through the hole, and then remove the wax.

Navel piercing at home

If not scary at the sight of blood and sharp needles, then it is possible to pierce the navel at home. You should first consult with a therapist, do a blood test, including sugar. Piercing is not allowed if:

• have chronic heart, abdominal, or skin conditions;
• poor blood clotting;
• during pregnancy and diabetes;
• hypersensitivity;
• fever and colds;
• low immunity.

Experts recommend piercing the navel at the beginning of autumn, since in winter warm clothes can catch on the jewelry, and in summer, dust particles collect in the fossa of the navel. Piercing should be taken seriously and not skimp on quality materials. To pierce the navel you will need:

1. a sharp piercing needle, you cannot use a gun;
2. decoration of the required diameter, length and weight;
3. special clamp;
4. 70% alcohol or other disinfectant;
5. cotton wool, bandage and cotton swabs, several pairs of sterile gloves;
6. a special marker to mark the puncture point.

You should carefully decide on the puncture site so that the decoration is in the center, not shifted to the side, otherwise it will look ugly.

Navel piercing process

1. put the product in a disinfectant solution;
2. mark a puncture on the upper fold of the navel with a marker;
3. treat all devices, the puncture area and hands with alcohol, put on gloves;
4. pull back the fold, secure the clamp, wait a few minutes to reduce blood flow;
5. with a confident and sharp movement, insert the needle from the bottom up;
6. carefully put on the decoration;
7. remove the clamp and clean the wound.

How long does a navel piercing made at home heal? If the jewelry was chosen correctly, and the process was carried out under strict sanitary conditions, then the wound will heal for 4-6 months. At the slightest deterioration, you should immediately consult a doctor!

Consequences of a navel puncture

After 1-2 months of careful treatment of the wound, the crust disappears, the fluid stops flowing out, the redness decreases in size. If the puncture site hurts, turns blue, or extensive redness appears, it means that an infection has entered the wound, and the inflammatory process has begun.

For treatment, prescribe levomekol, take anti-inflammatory drugs, and in some cases antibiotics. To protect yourself from abscesses, you should consult a doctor with a sharp rise in temperature.

What to do if the navel festers after a puncture?

If a yellow liquid with an unpleasant odor flows out of the wound, you should consult a doctor and do not self-medicate. Such harmless suppurations can provoke tumors, abscesses and blood poisoning. Treatment will be protracted, possibly with surgery.

If a low-quality navel piercing was performed, the care after the puncture was superficial, then complications may arise:

• development of omphalitis;
• fistula and colloidal scar formation;
• the appearance of a mushroom tumor.

If purulent and blood fluid flows out of the navel, the area is very reddened, crusts form - this is omphalitis. Treatment should be started immediately to prevent inflammation of the umbilical vessels: rinse with antiseptic agents, apply ointments and undergo physiotherapy. Often, omphalitis develops into a fistula, which is surgically removed.

If the piercing of the navel does not heal, the fossa is very reddened, a painful seal appears, and when pressed, pus is released - this is a mushroom tumor. With such inflammation, the temperature rises to 40 degrees, and self-medication can cause phlegmon of the abdominal wall.

If a red scar appears on the skin, it is a colloidal scar. In the early stages, it is treated with ointments and injections, but neglected forms are surgically removed.

If you do not take the piercing seriously, make a puncture at home or with a bad master, do not consult a specialist on how to care for a navel puncture, then the consequences can be dismal.

With the advent of complex diseases, you should abandon the piercing and immediately remove the jewelry yourself or with the help of a specialist.
Belly button piercings add sophistication and charm, just don't make any hasty decisions. A healthy look and a refined figure without scars and scars looks much more beautiful.

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