Table of Contents
- 1 Can I change my belly ring after 7 weeks?
- 2 Is my belly piercing supposed to be purple?
- 3 How long before you can take out a belly button piercing?
- 4 How long does it take for a belly button piercing to reject?
- 5 How can I tell if my belly button piercing is healing?
- 6 How do I know if my piercing is infected or irritated?
Can I change my belly ring after 7 weeks?
Most piercers recommend waiting at least three months before changing your belly ring for the first time. However, it can take much longer, depending on your skin type, aftercare, and hygiene. Changing jewelry will be quick and painless if you give the skin time to recover.
How do you know if your belly piercing is healed?
Distinguishing between signs of infection and regular healing can be difficult. Pain and swelling right after a piercing are common. It is important to monitor how symptoms change. If symptoms, such as pain, steadily improve, the piercing is probably healing normally.
Is my belly piercing supposed to be purple?
It is perfectly normal. Redness can be present for weeks to months after a piercing is performed. As long as the redness is not spreading outward, in a large area, hot to touch, or very painful, this is just part of the healing process.
How fast does your belly button piercing close up?
Fresh belly piercings tend to close quickly. If you’ve had one for years, it can close in a few weeks, but for some people it can take longer. Make sure you clean the area regularly until it’s fully healed. If you want to keep your piercing for the long term, put jewelry in it all the time.
As mentioned above, it takes around six months to a year for a belly button piercing to heal to the point where you can take it out and change it. If you reach the six to nine month mark and aren’t experiencing any of the issues detailed in the previous section, you can check the piercing to see if it’s fully healed.
How do you know when belly button piercing is infected?
Symptoms of an infected belly button piercing
- severe swelling with pain and redness.
- yellow, green, gray, or brown discharge that has an odor.
- red lines that radiate from the piercing site.
- fever, chills, dizziness, upset stomach, or vomiting.
Rejection usually happens in the weeks and months following a new piercing, but it can also happen years, even decades, later. If you bump your old piercing in an odd way or have an infection that kicks your immune system into overdrive, you might suddenly see signs of migration and rejection.
Why is the area around my belly button piercing dark?
Is there a weird dark spot around your piercing? The cause of a gray or black piercing hole is usually jewelry made with improper or inferior metals that turn your skin black, gray, bluish-gray, or grayish-black in color. “Argyria” is the proper term for this condition caused by exposure to silver or silver compounds.
You want to treat it before it develops into an abscess or spreads to your abdomen. As you can see from the photo, a healing belly button piercing will have a little redness and some crustiness that is concentrated around the area of the piercing only.
Do you need antibiotics for an infected belly button piercing?
You may need antibiotics, especially if the infection is spreading. If you think that your belly button piercing is infected, don’t ignore the symptoms and hope the infection goes away on its own. You want to treat it before it develops into an abscess or spreads to your abdomen.
How do I know if my piercing is infected or irritated?
Sometimes it can be hard to tell if your piercing is infected or just irritated. Pay close attention because an infection gets worse, whereas a little time may soothe an irritation. Proper aftercare should prevent any problems, but some people are just more prone to complications than others. Redness around the piercing that grows more intense.
What should you not wear around your belly button piercing?
Avoid wearing dangly belly-button jewelry; dangling or heavy jewelry can cause irritation. Avoid using CBRs (captive bead rings) and other round rings, as they can irritate the piercing and will snag much easier than a banana barbell. Snagging can irritate and even tear the skin, depending on how hard the jewelry is pulled.