Belly button piercings are done mostly by young, one might say, young girls. Guys decorate their belly much less often and, as a rule, they are Europeans and Hispanics. People in our country are divided into two camps: young people are for piercing, and the fashion for it has been preserved for several decades; older men and women are more conservative on this issue.
As a result, the question arises as to whether it is worth getting a navel piercing. In the photo, such an ornament looks playful and seductive, but often a puncture of such a delicate part of the body as the stomach brings a lot of pain and problems. Let's try to weigh the pros and cons.
How Piercings Are Done
Piercing is a puncture of soft tissue. The least painful procedure will be if you pierce parts of the body with a small number of nerve endings and blood vessels. The abdomen is quite sensitive, and any traumatic manipulation will cause severe pain. This is one of the main disadvantages of a navel piercing. And the advantage is that any invasiveThe intervention is performed with local anesthesia. So there will be no pain during the procedure itself. But the healing period may be delayed.
How is a navel piercing done? Despite the invasiveness of the procedure, all manipulations take a few minutes. The process can be represented as separate steps:
- Marking the puncture site. It is marked with a marker.
- Disinfection of the navel and part of the abdomen.
- Fixation of skin folds for a couple of minutes before puncture with a special clip. This is necessary for the outflow of blood, due to which the skin loses its sensitivity.
- Puncture with a disposable sterile needle, which the master takes out of the package in front of the client.
- Placing an earring made of medical steel, titanium, or any other inert alloy or metal such as gold.
- Re-disinfection.
The procedure is simple and takes a minimum of time. Therefore, in some salons, the price tag for navel piercing starts at 500 rubles. But there are masters who can request 5,000 rubles for their work. excluding the cost of the decoration itself. Moreover, a high price does not mean a high quality service.
It is worth remembering that the puncture should be done in a clean, almost sterile room, and in no case at home.
Healing period
For the formation of the channel after the puncture, some time must pass. Heal the fastestears, in 3-4 weeks. Healing of the navel piercing is much slower: the average is 4-6 months, sometimes it can take up to a year and a half. However, within a few weeks after the procedure, there should be no pain and redness, and even more so, purulent discharge. Such warning signs indicate that an infection has occurred, which means that you need to see a doctor immediately.
During the healing period, avoid tight, tight clothing. Preference should be given to things of a free cut, from natural breathable fabrics. It is necessary to avoid any traumatic situations during which there is a risk of catching the jewelry. You can not engage in vigorous sports, visit the sauna and swimming pool, lose weight or gain weight. When you take a shower, cover the wound with a band-aid.
The question arises of how to care for the skin after the piercing than to handle the navel. Theoretically, any disinfectant is suitable. But in practice, wounds that are regularly treated with alcohol solutions and brilliant green heal worse. Therefore, it is worth choosing a more gentle remedy, such as Miramistin or Chlorhexidine.
Contraindications
Piercing any part of the body is always a risk. This is one of the main disadvantages of a navel piercing. And the advantages of such a design of the tummy do not always outweigh, because we are talking about human he alth. Pregnancy is considered an absolute contraindication. However, some masters are not so categorical. A puncture really cannot be done when the girl is in position. However, if the piercing is already available, then the earring can beleave for the entire period of the first trimester. Then the decoration will have to be removed, and the channel overgrown. Although some advise inserting a fishing line during pregnancy - this way the load on the stretched skin will be minimal, and the hole will not overgrow.
There are other contraindications, such as infectious and chronic diseases, skin problems, the body's tendency to develop scar tissue, etc. It should be remembered that assessing the body's readiness for a piercing is the responsibility of a person who wants to get pierced.
Pros
A beautiful and seductive tummy is the main plus of a navel piercing. And the disadvantages of such a decoration, from an aesthetic point of view, are many. Any person understands that a ring, barbell, spiral or rhinestone looks good only on a flat, toned tummy with perfect skin. If there is a tendency to be overweight, then it is better to refuse piercing
In addition, there is an opinion that the decoration on the stomach reduces the cost of the image as a whole. And if you want to show off with an open tummy in front of your loved one or on the beach, where it is appropriate - this is one thing. But not all girls can afford to expose their stomachs in everyday life, especially if their work involves a business, formal style of clothing.
Cons
We have already mentioned some of the disadvantages of belly piercing. But there are others, for example:
- Risk of infection, which is possible even with proper care.
- The likelihood of getting an ugly scar at the place where the piercing was supposed.
- Long periodhealing.
- Rejection for a long time from the usual activities and active lifestyle.
- You will have to learn how to take care of your tummy so as not to injure it accidentally during a change of clothes or intimacy.
- Painfulness of the procedure. Not all patients tolerate local anesthesia (usually lidocaine and similar drugs). But even if during the procedure the stomach was anesthetized, then in the future it may begin to hurt.
Summing up
After all the pros and cons of navel piercing are indicated, it is worth considering whether such a decoration is necessary in principle. There is nothing wrong with this procedure. However, the risk of possible complications often outweighs, and girls refuse to get pierced.
Besides, it is not necessary to make a puncture to decorate your tummy. Many successfully use fake piercings - tricks that are attached to a special glue. Large rhinestones look especially good, which completely fill the hollow of the navel. A big plus is that immediately after attachment, you can not deny yourself anything. The only thing that can happen is the decoration will fall off. But this is not a big problem, as it can be glued again.
