i want to get my belly button pierced but im scared of how much it will hurt?!?!?
im 15…and im a varsity swimmer..we swim year round so i was wondering how long i have to wait before i can do the workouts again and the dry land pratices…also how long is ur stomach sore afterwards…and a lot of people say not to wear jeans after but if there really low and dont touch ur belly button then is it ok to wear?? and i live on the beach so how long before i can surf again??
My piercer said no pool swimming for 2 months and no ocean swimming for at least 1 (if your water is polluted I would wait even longer). The thing you have to remember is that fresh piercing is an opening into your body and makes it very easy for all sorts of nasty bacteria to get in (pool water will also dry it out and delay healing). As for your clothes, anything that rubs against it should be avoided, if your pants don’t touch it then your fine. As for surfing, any trauma will also delay healing (i.e. falling, catching it on something, getting wax inside, getting hit with the board, etc etc) I surf too so I know how hard it can be on the body. I got mine done in winter so it’ll have plenty of time to heal before I hit the waves again. They can take any where from 6-12 months or more to heal if everything goes well.
Personally, if you’re going to be pool swimming or anything else that can hurt a healing piercing without a long enough break then this is probably not the piercing for you. Sucks, but it’s better than getting the piercing, having it get infected or torn out or rejected and being left with a horrible scar instead.
March 1st, 2010 at 5:39 pm
when i had mine done, i cudnt bend over or nothing for a few days Lol.
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March 1st, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Check with the person who does the piercing ….they usually say about 2 wks b4 resuming swimming.
Your stomach will take approx 6 mths to heal fully.
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March 1st, 2010 at 6:31 pm
I’m not a swimmer or a surfer, so i can’t answer most of those questions. You can wear normal jeans, but the highwaisters hurt pretty badly. Anything that really hugs the stomach area like a corset would hurt it, too. As long as it’s comfortably loose, it would fit greatly. Just be careful not to get it hooked on anything.
It didn’t hurt me that much, but it all depends on your pain tolerance level. They take a clamp to secure the skin, push a needle through, and then the ring. Make sure it’s clean, and not a hoop.. heard bad stories from my friends. I’m sure you can do normal workouts, and it is sore for maybe one our max after, but if you move the wrong way for a few weeks it will hurt still.
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March 1st, 2010 at 7:17 pm
My piercer said no pool swimming for 2 months and no ocean swimming for at least 1 (if your water is polluted I would wait even longer). The thing you have to remember is that fresh piercing is an opening into your body and makes it very easy for all sorts of nasty bacteria to get in (pool water will also dry it out and delay healing). As for your clothes, anything that rubs against it should be avoided, if your pants don’t touch it then your fine. As for surfing, any trauma will also delay healing (i.e. falling, catching it on something, getting wax inside, getting hit with the board, etc etc) I surf too so I know how hard it can be on the body. I got mine done in winter so it’ll have plenty of time to heal before I hit the waves again. They can take any where from 6-12 months or more to heal if everything goes well.
Personally, if you’re going to be pool swimming or anything else that can hurt a healing piercing without a long enough break then this is probably not the piercing for you. Sucks, but it’s better than getting the piercing, having it get infected or torn out or rejected and being left with a horrible scar instead.
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March 1st, 2010 at 7:57 pm
When they pierce your belly button they use something similar to what they use to pierce your ear. DO NOT let them use a needle and put it on the skin ABOVE your belly button. It will end up ripping out and leaving you with a nasty scar. It takes about 6-8 weeks to heal to where you can change it but it actually takes about a 1 year to fully heal. You cant wear any tight shirts that is going to rub it because it will irritate the piercing. The workouts might be a little hard to do because it will be a little sore after wards for a while. It hurts to do like sit ups. You can get in water but surfing may be a little problem lol. I never surfed so i don’t know if you can fall and hit your stomach on the board but if you don’t then surfing shouldn’t be a problem. Just be careful with it. Dont let anything tug on it.
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Personal experience, had it pierced 4 times and suffered the scarring due to incorrect piercing.