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Torn to pieces… (8 votes) (average: 3.00 out of 5)

By Charlotte, Manchester I was really excited because after 1 year of nagging i was finally allowed to get my belly button peirced at the age of 13. I went into town with my mum and i was shaking and felt really scared. My mum had... Read Full Story

SHERITA AND THE DREAM (10 votes) (average: 3.90 out of 5)

By Sherita Norman, Louisisana OK I am 17 years old and decided to get my piercing on JAN.31 2009. My mom took me and I was real excited! I filled out my papers and layed on the table as the lady pierced me. It did not hurt but I couldn’t... Read Full Story

Samantha’s Belly Button Infection (15 votes) (average: 4.47 out of 5)

By Samantha … i got my belly button done like a month and a couple weeks ago… and at first it was healing amazingly … but then my boyfriend bought me a nice belly button ring and it hadnt been six months yet and the... Read Full Story

Horrible Ending To A Birthday Gift… (29 votes) (average: 4.52 out of 5)

By Shanay, Brooklyn For my 16th birthday my mom finally let me get a belly piercing. at first i was scared but the fact that i waited so long to get it, i had to go through with it. The first week was heaven! i could wear my favorite... Read Full Story

Navel piercing horror (11 votes) (average: 4.09 out of 5)

By Chris, Rockhampton Qld Australia I had my belly button piercing done a week ago – did all the right cleaning instructions – by day 4 i had a swollen stomach, nausea, fever, very red site. I got my partner to take me... Read Full Story

The Pain of an Infected Belly Piercing (6 votes) (average: 2.33 out of 5)

by Megan (Iron mountain, MI, United States) I got my belly button pierced when I was 11 years old and I’m now 12 and it’s been done healing for 2 weeks When I first got it pierced it got infected because I’m allergic... Read Full Story

My infection story and some tips. (8 votes) (average: 3.25 out of 5)

by Ceecee (Massachusettes) I recently got my belly button pierced, and the third day I had it I noticed it started getting very red and painful. It was indeed a mild infection. The skin around it had gotten very stiff and irritated.... Read Full Story

3 times and still no luck (3 votes) (average: 2.67 out of 5)

by Lyndsey (Calgary) I have had my belly button pierced three times and have had no luck with it staying in. It grows out every time and gets infected!! I thought maybe it was the metal cause I’m allergic to nickel, so I tried... Read Full Story

Infection (6 votes) (average: 3.33 out of 5)

by Anonymous I had my bellybutton pierced about 12 years ago and its perfectly good now but when i first had it done i got impatient and took the original titanium ring out (which they suggest not to) and replaced it with a 9ct gold... Read Full Story

Infection (5 votes) (average: 2.20 out of 5)

by Shivon (New Zealand) When I first got my belly done I thought it was like any other piercing, that I’ll be healed in 6-8 weeks and I could do whatever but that was not the case. As I was takin’ dance lessons @ da time... Read Full Story

My dream to have a navel ring over… (5 votes) (average: 3.00 out of 5)

by Wildchild (Philippines) Since i was 18 yrs old i always wanted to have a belly pierce. And now I’m 25 i mustered enough courage to get 1. The first time i got it was in Japan where i used gun piercing. It got infected as i... Read Full Story

Naval Nightmare! (15 votes) (average: 1.80 out of 5)

by Francine (Philadelphia) I recently got my bellybutton pierced per the advice of my 25-year-old boyfriend. I was too young to get one legally (I’m fourteen), so Ryan Flannigan, my bf, vouched for me. I thought they looked super-cool... Read Full Story

Keloid (6 votes) (average: 3.17 out of 5)

by Quanna (Ga) I remember when I got my very first belly ring it was good for a while I did what the guy who pierced me told me to do and I did what he didn’t tell me to do. He told me not to let anyone lick or anything and my... Read Full Story

Small infection- long time (7 votes) (average: 3.00 out of 5)

by Amy (New York) I had my belly button pierced when I was younger and then had it repierced about 4 years ago. I don’t know if the scar tissue caused a problem or what, but it took about a year to heal. I did the Betadine thing,... Read Full Story