Enjoying extreme popularity over the last few years is the art of belly button piercing. These days, it's no longer a shock to see young women sporting jewelry in various shapes and sizes
on their navels. Whether belly button piercing is done as a form of self-expression or simply as a way of making a fashion statement, the fact remains - it involves piercing and any piercing of a body part will always carry with it certain health risks. BELLY BUTTON PIERCING: HOW IT'S DONE
It is standard operating procedure for the piercer to wash his or her hands with soap and water before anything else. Once the hands are dry, latex or surgical gloves must be worn during the entire piercing procedure.
The belly button/navel is aseptically cleaned with rubbing alcohol and a mark is made on the outside and inside of your navel to indicate the area to be pierced or the route through which a 4 to 5-inch needle passes to make a hole where jewelry (most commonly rings) is later inserted.
The very nature of the procedure alone will tell you that it is going to hurt slightly. At times, a tiny amount of bleeding is not uncommon. Pain, however, varies from person to person since no two people respond in the same way to the same pain. We all have different pain tolerance levels and some simply have higher tolerance for pain while others do not.
Belly button piercings take time to heal - around 4 to 8 months and even up to a year in some cases. The most common jewelry used is made up of stainless steel (surgical grade), niobium, and titanium. RISKS INVOLVED
1. INFECTION - the most common problem encountered and is caused by bacteria getting into the pierced area. Proper caring for the piercing, though, can prevent this.
2. INFLAMMATION - since body piercing in not for everyone, there are instances when the body rejects it, causing the pierced area to be inflamed and there is redness, swelling, and pain at the spot. Wearing the wrong jewelry (wrong size, wrong weight, and is non-hypoallergenic) can also cause inflammation.
It is standard operating procedure for the piercer to wash his or her hands with soap and water before anything else. Once the hands are dry, latex or surgical gloves must be worn during the entire piercing procedure.
The belly button/navel is aseptically cleaned with rubbing alcohol and a mark is made on the outside and inside of your navel to indicate the area to be pierced or the route through which a 4 to 5-inch needle passes to make a hole where jewelry (most commonly rings) is later inserted.
The very nature of the procedure alone will tell you that it is going to hurt slightly. At times, a tiny amount of bleeding is not uncommon. Pain, however, varies from person to person since no two people respond in the same way to the same pain. We all have different pain tolerance levels and some simply have higher tolerance for pain while others do not.
Belly button piercings take time to heal - around 4 to 8 months and even up to a year in some cases. The most common jewelry used is made up of stainless steel (surgical grade), niobium, and titanium. RISKS INVOLVED
1. INFECTION - the most common problem encountered and is caused by bacteria getting into the pierced area. Proper caring for the piercing, though, can prevent this.
2. INFLAMMATION - since body piercing in not for everyone, there are instances when the body rejects it, causing the pierced area to be inflamed and there is redness, swelling, and pain at the spot. Wearing the wrong jewelry (wrong size, wrong weight, and is non-hypoallergenic) can also cause inflammation.
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Belly button piercings take time to heal - around 4 to 8 months and even up to a year in some cases.
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