New here? Register in under one minute   Already a member? Login245057 questions, 1084625 answers  

  DearCupid.ORG relationship advice
  Got a relationship, dating, love or sex question? Ask for help!Search
 New Questions Answers . Most Discussed Viewed . Unanswered . Followups . Forums . Top agony aunts . About Us .  Articles  . Sitemap

My belly-button peircing is painful and red. Any advice?

Tagged as: Health<< Previous question   Next question >>
Question - (12 September 2007) 7 Answers - (Newest, 13 September 2007)
A female Australia, anonymous writes:

In June (2007) I got my belly-button pierced. It is now September and it's still red around the piercing and is still sore if I bump it accidentally (which I do all too often). It's not bleeding, or oozing, but every couple of days there's a little bit of dried skin around it, which I peel off and clean thoroughly. I am still cleaning it daily but I thought it would be healed by now. Is this normal for a piercing in this area?

<-- Rate this Question

Reply to this Question


Share

Fancy yourself as an agony aunt? Add your answer to this question!

A female reader, BlueEyedAngel United States +, writes (13 September 2007):

BlueEyedAngel agony aunti had mine done about 5 yrs ago and mine done that and i went back to tattoo parlor were i had it done and they told me to clean it with antibacterial soap and during the day swab it with contact lense saline solution .. i did that and within a week it looked normal.. try it and see if it helps you.. good luck

<-- Rate this answer

A female reader, YummyMummy United Kingdom +, writes (13 September 2007):

YummyMummy agony auntIf you are really worried see the person that did the piercing for you. It sounds ok to me. I tried 3 times to have my belly button pierced in my teens. It went black within the first month each time and I took the piercing straight out. It sounds like its still healing to me but if you are still worried get it checked just to put your mind at rest.

xxxxxxxx

<-- Rate this answer

...............................   

A female reader, anonymous, writes (13 September 2007):

mine was like that until i used proper gold bar, they forget to tell u that some ppl r allergic to titanium.

z

xx

<-- Rate this answer

...............................   

A female reader, sexi South Africa +, writes (13 September 2007):

sexi agony auntHi

I had my belly button pierced about 2 years ago and it healed withing 2 months. You should clean your belly button with cotton wool and salt water, that really helps, it worked for me

Good Luck

<-- Rate this answer

...............................   

A male reader, jaimeamour22 Ireland +, writes (13 September 2007):

hi it takes at least six months for your belly button to heal , me being a gay of the 90s lol had it dobe six months of goo and horrible stuff . salt water and jeans that dont cause friction to your belly button , even a little lavender oil or tea tree diluted will help ..xxx jaime

<-- Rate this answer

...............................   

A female reader, flower girl United Kingdom +, writes (12 September 2007):

flower girl agony auntIt might well be your body rejecting the piercing, i remember when i had mine done it was the same and i carried on with the cleaning of it and then one night about five months after i took it out to give it a good clean, and i swear to god it closed up within ten mins so i gave up and now i hate the scar left there.

Take care.xx.

<-- Rate this answer

...............................   

A female reader, superbunny United Kingdom +, writes (12 September 2007):

superbunny agony auntI got my belly done the exact same month you did + yeah, mine still does that. The healing time varies on different people - you've just got to be paitent. :] Hope that's helped! x

<-- Rate this answer

...............................   

Add your answer to the question "My belly-button peircing is painful and red. Any advice?"

Already have an account? Login first
Don't have an account? Register in under one minute and get your own agony aunt column - recommended!

All Content Copyright (C) DearCupid.ORG 2004-2008 - we actively monitor for copyright theft

0.0312009999979637!