Belly Button Piercing

A belly button piercing can be fun, exciting, and fashionable.  It is a little more adventurous than ear lobe piercings, yet not as outlandish as genital piercings.  A belly button piercing is just one form of body modification.  Since ancient times, people have been altering their bodies for religious, cultural, ornamental, or sexual reasons.  If you are considering a belly button piercing, keep in mind that it takes 3 – 12 months to heal and requires after care to prevent infection and other complications. Also, be sure to make use of a skilled and experienced body piercing professional.  You may even want to visit a few piercing salons to get an idea of the professionalism and safety of the places.

Since ancient times, human beings have been modifying parts of their bodies – either adding or removing something – for religious, cultural, spiritual, ornamental, or sexual reasons.  Today, body piercing is one of the most popular forms of body modification.  It involves placing a hole in the skin of a body part or segment of the body usually to wear jewelry.

In the United States, ear piercing is one of the most popular forms of body modification.  Piercing the ears allows both women and men to wear jewelry that expresses their style, tastes, personalities, and even beliefs.   Like other forms of body modification, ear piercing has existed constantly since ancient times.  However, it fell out of favor in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s.  In the 1960s women took up the practice again.  It is not uncommon to see both women and men with ear piercings.  Some people even have their babies’ ears pierced. The popularity of ear piercing has led to more acceptance of piercing of other parts of the body such as the belly button, nose, tongue, and eyebrows. 

For instance, belly button piercing is becoming more popular amongst women.  Technically the belly button is not pierced because most belly button piercings are commonly made through the upper rim of the belly button.  In order for a belly button piercing to truly live up to its name, it would have be performed on a protruding belly button (an “outie”).

If you are planning to get a belly button piercing, then consider the following information.  You will not need to fully undress because only your stomach has to be exposed.  The piercing procedure is performed with a sterilized clamp and needle.  The very first thing that the body piercing professional should do is to clean your belly button with an antiseptic to remove germs.  Second, the piercer will mark the location of the piercing.  Third, the sterilized clamp is attached to the skin just above the belly button. Lastly, the piercer will push the sterilized needle through the skin and insert the jewelry that you have chosen into the hole.

A body piercing is a wound that requires healing time and special care.  The healing time for a bully button piercing varies from person to person.  The healing time also depends on the amount of skin that is available for the piercing.  For instance, an ear lobe piercing tends to heal very quickly – within six to eight weeks.  However, a belly button piercing generally takes three to four months to heal.  It can even take as long as twelve months.  Therefore, you should give getting this kind of piercing some thought before you commit to it.  You may also want to search the Internet for belly button piercing pictures so that you get a better idea of how it will look.

If you decide to get a belly button piercing, make sure you hire a skilled and experience body piercer and carefully follow the after care instructions.

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