It’s normal to see an off-white fluid coming out of the area in the first few days after your piercing. This fluid may form a crusty material. Think of this as your body coming to terms with the new object in your navel. After washing your hands with soap and water, clean the area with warm water.
Then, how do I get rid of the crust around my belly button piercing?
If you do see crust around your belly ring, do not panic as this is perfectly normal. To remove the crusting, dip a cotton swab in some warm water and use it to gently rub away any crusting from the piercing. Never pick the crusting off with your fingers as this can lead to infection.
Moreover, are you supposed to feel the bar in your belly button piercing?
As long as you can’t see the bar through your skin and it doesn’t seem to have moved it’s probably ok. Not necessarily. It would be easier to judge if you posted a picture. I can feel the bar though my skin if I pinch it a little, and everyone’s anatomy is different.
Are belly button piercings trashy?
Really, it’s neither attractive nor trashy. Attractive girls are gonna be attractive and the ones that aren’t will stay that way with or without the piercing. But belly button piercings are at least a lot better than any “face rings” that aren’t on the ears, I’ll give it that.
Can you shower with a new belly button piercing?
Showering with a New Belly Button Piercing
You should never soap up a new belly piercing directly, because soap can dry out your skin and irritate a new piercing. It’s okay if sudsy water runs over your belly button piercing when you‘re showering, but you should wash it exclusively with sea salt solution.
Can I put Vaseline on my belly piercing?
Yes, vaseline and petroleum jelly products are meant to protect the skin. No, you should not use it on your piercing. In protecting the skin, you are also creating a barrier.
What color should piercing crust be?
It is very normal and healthy for a new piercing to ooze some clear or straw-colored fluid that then might crust around the jewelry. This is lymph fluid, and it is a part of the healing process. On the other hand, thick whitish or colored discharge (yellow, green) is probably pus.
Should I clean the crust off my belly piercing?
After having your belly button pierced, you’ll notice a crust forming around it for the first few days. You should remove as much loose crust as you can with a Q-tip that you’ve moistened with warm water.
What does an infected piercing look like?
Your piercing might be infected if: the area around it is swollen, painful, hot, very red or dark (depending on your skin colour) there’s blood or pus coming out of it – pus can be white, green or yellow. you feel hot or shivery or generally unwell.
What does a healing belly piercing look like?
Signs of a Healing Belly Button Piercing
The piercing is red or pink. As long as it is not inflamed or painful, this is normal. It’s normal to see red or pink skin for up to a year. … After 4 to 6 weeks, the skin around the piercing should be the same color as the rest of the skin on your belly.
How do you know if your belly piercing is rejecting?
Symptoms of piercing rejection
- more of the jewelry becoming visible on the outside of the piercing.
- the piercing remaining sore, red, irritated, or dry after the first few days.
- the jewelry becoming visible under the skin.
- the piercing hole appearing to be getting larger.
- the jewelry looking like it is hanging differently.
What are the healing stages of a belly button piercing?
Navel piercing healing process. The navel piercing takes some time to heal. In a matter of weeks, it will appear healed, but it takes between 3 to 6 months for the piercing to heal internally. During that time, you need to keep up aftercare practices, including avoiding swimming.
