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A Beginner's Guide to Navel Piercings
Having gone through the process of having my navel pierced, but ultimately retiring my navel piercing, I know of the attraction to this piercing as well as the pain. Navel piercings are usually done at 14 gauge, though you can get a larger or smaller piercing. Smaller is typically not recommended for navel piercings, however, because they have more of a chance of rejection, or pushing themselves out of your body. Most people have the upper "lip" of their belly button pierced, but it also possible to get an "inverse" navel piercing, on the bottom "lip", or even the sides of your navel pierced. There are a few people whose belly buttons are not well-suited for navel piercings, and a competent piercer will tell you if your navel is not well suited. The actual piercing is painful, but not any more so than most piercings are. Probably the worse part for me was feeling the jewelry being inserted into my new piercing. Aftercare for navel piercings is fairly common: washing with unscented, antibacterial soap, and doing sea salt soaks once or twice a day. It is also strongly recommended that you not wear tight fitting clothing over your piercing while it is healing; disregarding this recommendation can cause your new navel piercing to have a strong chance of rejection. Unfortunately, navel piercings often take a considerable amount of time to heal. For the lucky folks, this will be about 6 months. For others, it may take a year or more. Since the waist area is so frequently in motion, but receives minimal blood flow, navel piercings heal much more slowly than piercings on other parts of the body. In my case, my navel piercing never fully healed, and was beginning to show signs of rejection. I took my navel barbell out, and by the next morning, the holes at both ends had closed up. A few weeks later, I had small scars at either hole, but they were beginning to fade away. A few months later, I still have slightly discolored spots where the piercing came through my skin, but these marks are only noticable if you know what you're looking for. As much as I enjoyed my navel piercing, I discovered that it just was not meant to be, and retired it with only a bit of sadness.
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