You have to commit to spending the time to actually do it. Cleaning your belly button piercing regularly has to become one of your top priorities for the first few weeks following the procedure. If you ask people who have just had their belly buttons pierced what their biggest fear is, most of them will say developing infections. The first thing you want to do is wash your hands well before you begin touching your belly button piercing.
If your hands are dirty, they are probably harboring bad bacteria and you might just be giving yourself an infection with your carelessness. So take 30 seconds and give your hands a good scrub down. Any crust that still feels firmly attached to the area should just be left to fall off by itself. The best way to do it is slowly and gently; this will also minimize any pain you may feel in the tender area. You should clean your piercing twice a day using a sea salt solution.
This mixture is easy to make — stir one-fourth of a teaspoon of sea salt into 8 ounces of boiled water that has been cooled. You can use cotton balls soaked with the solution for cleansing. Regardless of whichever route you decide in the end to go with, it would be best if you considered cleaning your piercing anywhere from two to three times per day until it has fully healed. Make sure your hands are clean before making contact with your piercing to keep it as sterile as you can.
Once your piercing shows signs of healing, you should continue to clean it for about four weeks; in cases of infection, you would clean the piercing for much longer than that, being that it can take anywhere from six months to a year for the piercing to heal adequately. Surprisingly, you can incorporate Lavender oil as part of your cleaning routine. You can apply the oil once you have finished cleaning the site by adding a few drops in a cotton ball or dipping a q-tip in the oil and gently swab the piercing.
And while it may be tempting, definitely avoid touching your piercing for the first three to four weeks after pierced to prevent transferring germs and dirt to the freshly pierced site. If the piercing becomes infected and warm to touch, you should contact the professional who did the piercing so they can check the site and confirm if indeed there is an infection.
If fever and chills occur, you should contact your doctor as soon as possible to determine whether or not you need antibiotics for the possible infection.
Whenever in doubt, ask your piercer what they recommend using, along with any other aftercare rules that might help speed up the overall healing process. You can use saline solution products such as: H2Ocean Aftercare piercing spray Saline Wound Wash These products are safe to use and help flush out any remains of crust buildups and any secretions in your newly fresh piercing without irritating the skin around it.
They also assist in stimulating the circulation of the open wound, allowing it to clean your piercing safely A great tip is once you are done showering and have run the warm water over your belly button, you should then gently pat the piercing using a dry paper towel versus a towel. You can add the saltwater to a bottle to allow you an easy way to clean the skin with just one spray, or you can soak a cotton ball in the solution mix and gently dab around the area, and dry it with a paper towel.
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You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, the piercing will still become infected. When an infection develops, it's important that you deal with it immediately, to prevent it from becoming worse.
Pain or tenderness whenever the area is touched or the jewelry moves. Green or blood-streaked pus seeping from the piercing. Apply a warm compress. A warm compress can help to draw infection from the piercing. Soak a clean washcloth in warm water, wring out the excess, then press against the piercing for three minutes. Repeat 3 to 4 times a day. Clean with antiseptic cleaner and apply an antibacterial cream.
After applying the compress, clean the piercing with an antiseptic cleanser, remembering to thoroughly rinse with running water. Dry completely with paper towel, then apply a thin layer of topical antibacterial cream. Do not remove the navel ring. Do not under any circumstances remove the jewelry from the piercing.
If you do, the piercing may close up, thus sealing the infection inside the navel. This makes it very difficult to treat. It's much safer to leave the jewelry in the piercing until the infection has cleared.
See a doctor if symptoms persist. If the infection has not improved after 24 hours, or you begin to develop fever or chills, it is important that you see a doctor immediately. They can prescribe antibiotics to clear up the infection. Is it normal for a navel piercing to be red and sore after the first week, even if it is washed daily? At one week, your piercing is still a fresh piercing. The redness is just your body reacting to an open wound.
The piercing will be red and sore for about two weeks at most. If it extends past two weeks, see your doctor. Yes No. Not Helpful 3 Helpful Try using chamomile.
Prepare one teabag of chamomile and ml of water. Let it turn golden in color, then wash your navel with it. It's relaxing and it doesn't dry out the area. Not Helpful 4 Helpful A healing piercing will come with a small amount crust, while an infected one will come with a lot more. Also, a healing piercing may secrete a white or off-white fluid. An infected piercing may secrete yellow, green, or red fluid. Not Helpful 8 Helpful If the piercing is new one to six weeks , then no.
There is still a chance that it could close over. Not Helpful 6 Helpful If your navel is bleeding after a month, check for signs of infection and make an appointment to see your doctor. Not Helpful 1 Helpful You can change your piercing weeks after, but if its infected keep it in. In the middle of the piercing it hurts so I want to know what is the cause of it.
If it's new, it may be still healing. If it is an older piercing, then you may have re-inserted the piercing incorrectly and irritated it.
Just keep it clean and don't touch it to much. Avoid removing the piercing as well. If I clean my piercing with only water and nothing else will that be effective in the healing process?
No, you have an open wound that needs to be kept free of bacteria.
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