Infected belly button piercing

[*love*peace*empathy*]

how long have you had your piercing? ive had mines since november and its totally healed now...and there no dark skin but a few months ago it was a completly different story it was impossible to change jewlary and it bleed every other day...ive actually never been good at keeping to cleaning my piercings like i do for the first week then i usually forget but all of my piercings have been totally successful and ive never had a serious infection...i think maybe if ppl clean it too much it can get really irritated...oh i just want to say i got my tongue pierced yesterday and omg!!...and the piercing itself doesnt even hurt....ok ill tell the truth last nite it hurt a bit but i thinks thats becoz it was swollen to twice its size but today its fine and i can speak....i definitly recomend getting this piercing for anyone hu's interested...

[DancehallQueen]

omg u got ya tounge done i totally want that done asap...i was supposed to get it done by the end of the summer but my mom doesnt want me 2 get it done even tho um19....but i am gonna anyway....eventually...lol..ya i heard it doesnt hurt....but 4 every1 i speak 2 its different....umm......i have had my belly done 4 like 3 months now.....(2 answer ya question)...oh and by the way u lot are lucky coz most of u said ur peircing cost like 35 dollaz, where i come from it cost 95....its just more expensive here ....n e way i hope my darkness goes i just wanna kno if its sumthin i could put on it 2 make it go...maybe i should speak 2 the peircer...

[DancehallQueen*Sexy CJ]

i decided 2 join now....

[*love*peace*empathy*]

hey dancehallqueen...yea totally get ur tongue pierced i mean NOW...its the best piercing ive got so far...i mean it so cool to play with but also the amount of attention u get when ppl spot it...seriously trust me it doesn't hurt...omg im excited for u!!! eeeek ok let us know if u do get it done!! good luck!!!

[DancehallQueen*Sexy CJ]

thaaaank u i will....

[kristar]

Use TeaTree Oil and the salt rinses. Zinc pills also help with the healing time. Take them as a vitamin.

[beccaboo]

i had my belly pierced almost 4 months ago, everything was fine and it was healing well, until about 2 weeks ago, wen a small red lump apeared were i got it pierced. Its now bleeding a little bit and sumtimes this yellow pussy stuff comes out of it. Its started 2 feel tender. Is it infected or sumthing? im not sure, i've been so carefull i've cleaned everyday. or cud it be sumthing else?
HELP!

[JackieO]

hm, i used to have a belly button piercing and it never properly healed. i think it's not the most ideal position for a piercing. you always have to watch it and be careful. And I haven't even talked about any sort of physical activity includin you no what! it's just not good. if it doesn't get better soon take it out.

[FLAP-N-SHAD]

[quote=Jessica11][color=violet][/color]

Hey Sarah!
This is Jessica and I'm 11 years old and I wanna get my belly button pierced but can't find anybody that will do it so do you think you can tell me where you got yours done cause i've been waiting ever since i was about 9 and really wanna get it done this weekend.so where did you get yours done :?: PLEASE TELL ME BY LIKE JANUARY 21, 2007!!!

[kellxxlynn]

hi ive had my pierceing for about 4-5 months now. and the top of it is fine. but the bottom like..the tissue is coming out...like i ripped it a while ago and i thoguht i twaws fine. but i looked at it today to clean it and like..it was all crusty and the tissue is like..there and i took out the pierceing and it didnt hurt or anything. and its not hot, and like..it doesnt hurt at all thats what i dont understand. and idk what to do should i go to the doctor becuase the skin isnt growning abck..or should i just normally clean it nad just wait?

[dorie]

well what about the skin between the two holes..what its ifs really hard..does that mean its just swollen???

[scumbelina]

Wow! I feel soooooooooo much better. Had my belly button done about 6 months ago, was meticulous about cleaning it, no problems, soreness, redness etc and then . . .about 3-4 weeks ago realized it was red, sore, bleeding . . .and with a red lump near the top piercing. I've tried loadsa sites to find out about it and this was the ONLY one that explained it. Where I was getting fed up and was gonna take it out, I am gonna continue cleaning it and hopefully it will sort itself out. Thanx to everyone who posted their story!!! You've put my mind at rest

[emoprincess]

I just got mine done yesterday and I'm worried that something like that will happen but they told me to use H2Ocean 4-6 times a day every 3-4 hours. Ask your piercer if they have any of that.

[mary' xo]

helloo,
iv had my belly button pierced for about 2 weeks now, and i think its infected, like the whole of the inside of my belly button is red and it looks like the skin is peeling off, its really sore and i dont know why its like this, i clean it with the stuff the person gave me every morning and night and i never really touch it unless iv washed my hands.
when i was younger i had my ears pierced and they got infected aswell, and i looked after them aswell, im not sure if im doing something wrong or is it just my body having a reaction to the metal ?

i was thinking about taking it out and putting a plastic bar init lol,
and ideas ?

[scumbelina]

well, i can't say i didn't persevere . . . but today, after 14 months of trying/ cleaning etc, i finally had to give in and take my piercing out - am mortified!! I kept returning to my piercer (who's fab!) as once my piercing got infected (at about 6 months) i was determined to ensure i did everything correctly. Even today, when she finally gave in and took it out, she had no idea why it rejected and wouldn't calm down, but, unfortunately, there are some people who just react this way however, i am pleased to say, that once everything is healed completely/properly, we are going to have another go . . .fingers crossed!