Jewelry for Navel Piercing

Several types of navel piercings exist. A standard navel piercing is one which is done on the upper lip of the belly button. Inverse navel piercing also exists which is done on the lower lip of the belly button. In horizontal navel piercings, jewelry does not pass through the lip of the belly button, rather it lies horizontally above the navel lip. Lastly, multi navel piercings or navel projects include more than a single piercing in and around the belly button.

Navel jewelry afflicts the healing of the piercing, hence select the jewelry carefully. Rings and barbells are the most common shapes of belly button piercing jewelry. Other shapes like twists are also good for a better healed piercing, because of the pressure they may exert on your piercing. Appropriate jewelry materials for belly button jewelry include glass, niobium, titanium or 316-LVM stainless steel. Silver and gold contain nickel for strength but they may cause irritation. A body piercer measures the belly button for selecting the appropriate diameter or length of the belly button piercing jewelry.

Procedure of Navel Piercing

This is considered as one of the popular form of surface piercings as it is done on the flat surface of the skin. Many teenagers love to flaunt their navel piercing with different kinds of jewelries. The insertion of a curved barbell through the skin present right below the navel is considered as the standard form of navel piercing. Teenagers experiment with different kinds of jewelries on the barbells that dangle over the navel. The following article provides you with navel piercing information.

Procedure of Navel Piercing

• This can be easily done and may not involve any kind of complications in most of them.
• Navel piercing heals faster and comfortably than any other kind of body piercings. Make sure that you get this piercing done from a professional piercer as they follow a standard technique.
• There are many people who prefer piercing the navel on their own which may not be safe at times.
• The piercer holds the skin with the help of a clamp on the marked points and pulls the skin away from the body.
• He/she uses a sterilized needle to pierce the skin and this may cause an intense pain sometimes.
• The piercer then inserts the jewelry into the skin immediately and then he/she may apply an antiseptic lotion in order to protect the pierced site from infections.

Navel Piercing Risks and Aftercare Tips

The following are most common navel piercing risks

1. Infection
In the absence of adequate care, infection can result in scarring and even blood poisoning.

2. Allergic Reaction
Some people are allergic to particular metals and only realize this during piercing and have a serious reaction to the jewelry.

3. Nerve Damage
If a piercing isn’t positioned cautiously, it can penetrate a nerve, detaching it and making the adjoining area devoid of any sensation

Aftercare of navel piercing

You must at all times make it a point to keep your hands clean prior to touching your belly button piercing. You need to do this to ensure that your hands are not the source of contamination for the area that has been pierced. The use of sterile cotton, cotton gauze or other disinfected material should be used for cleaning from the second night onwards.

Healing after navel piercings

Healing of navel piercing can be made difficult by irritation and wounds caused by clothing, particularly waistlines or tight clothing, or the location of the navel in relation to the curve of the waist.

Aftercare Tips
Navel piercing may cause certain infections if not done with proper care and attention. The pierced site may sometimes discharge of off-white or white in color sticky discharge. This condition can be avoided by following the below mentioned a few aftercare tips.

• Make sure that do not touch the pierced site till it heals completely and wash your hands with an antibiotic lotion before touching the piercing.
• Avoid wearing tight fitting clothes, stockings, large belts and body suits as they may create friction in and around the area.
• Make sure that you avoid sleeping on your stomach during the healing period.
• Wear clean and fresh clothes in order to avoid infections.
• Clean the pierced site with the help of an antibiotic soap regularly in order to remove the crust formed in the area.
• Avoid the usage of peroxide and alcohol to clean the pierced site and make sure that you do not expose it to infectious agents.
• Use saline solution at least twice in a day as this helps in speeding the healing process.
• Avoid swimming and physical activities that may cause irritation to the pierced site.

Knowledge and Techniques of Navel Piercing

Navel piercing is a sort of body piercing. It is far more prevalent among women than men. In belly button piercing the skin near the navel is pierced and jewelry is appended.

Based on the quantity of skin obtainable for navel piercing, the time taken for healing may be less without much problem and identical to an ear piercing. Occasionally the healing period may be similar to a surface piercing, with the related rejection risks and prolonged healing time.

Piercing does not affect the actual navel during a navel piercing. The most widespread type of navel piercing is performed through the upper edge of the navel. A genuine navel piercing necessitates the person being pierced to possess an “outie” navel to some extent, and is exceedingly uncommon. The majority types of ring or bar jewelry can be employed in a navel piercing, although they are generally pierced by means of a captive bead ring, which is worn until the piercing has completely healed.

An extensive range of ornamental jewelry is obtainable for navel piercings, frequently consisting of valuable metals or stones. In spite of the potential long time of healing and rejection, this piercing is one of the most widespread and well-liked body piercings at present.

Techniques of Navel Piercing

The following are various important techniques and procedures of navel piercing

• The piercer will direct the individual who wishes to have this piercing to bare the area near the navel.
• The navel will then be cleaned with a sterile solution (generally iodine) by the piercer.
• While an individual on whom the piercing is done is standing up, the piercer will identify the entrance and exit holes for the piercing.
• After that the individual will have to get into a lying posture.
• The piercer will put a clamp on the navel and will align this, in order that the marks that have been made are in the middle of the clamp.
• The piercer will insert the needle through the clamp and will then take off the clamp.
• The jewelry will trail on from the rear of the needle.
• Finally the piercer usually puts a bandage above the top of the piercing.

The Healing Tip of Navel Piercing

For most people, the healing time is no more than 6 months, however everyone is different, for some it takes up to a year, it all depends on your body, for example if you have a good diet with plenty of vitamins and have a good immune system, you are more likely to heal faster.

You must not stop cleaning until you have totally healed. If you stop cleaning it early, you have a chance of it getting badly infected which could result in you having to have the piercing removed completely, which would be a waste of time and money. So make sure you are cleaning it twice a day until you are sure it has healed.

If you want to see your piercing, then it's fine, however remember not to touch it too much. Instead get a mirror and look at it with those. The more you poke and touch it, the more likely it is that your body rejects it.

You can show other people, however make sure none of them touch it either. Because other people carry germs too.

After showering or bathing, it is likely that your piercing will become soggy, this is okay, just do not touch it, this cannot be stressed enough, you must not touch it for a while.

There is only so much water you can dry out with a tissue or (very) clean towel. After you gently dab it dry, use your hair dryer to dry your piercing. Use the cool setting so your piercing does not heat up and burn your skin. Follow by dabbing a bit of ointment (like Mentholatum) with a Q-Tip.

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