The Pain of an Infected Belly Piercing

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 … Full Story >>

My infection story and some tips.

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. I put … Full Story >>

3 times and still no luck

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 a different … Full Story >>

Infection

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 … Full Story >>

Infection

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 @ … Full Story >>

My dream to have a navel ring over…

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. … Full Story >>

Naval Nightmare!

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 and I wanted to show … Full Story >>

Keloid

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 … Full Story >>

Small infection- long time

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. … Full Story >>