Body Piercing

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How do you know when a navel piercing is infected?? I got mine done the 2nd of Jan. New Yrs/Xmas gift from a friend
But, was wondering like, if it’s infected how will I know? It’s really crusty, red, and sore still, not near as bad as when I 1st got it done but it’s a lil tender to touch. There’s SOME puss but it’s white and she told me that’s exspected, however, I woke up with a belly button full of fluid. I’m new to a Body Piercing idk what’s normal or not. As far as I can tell it’s not infected…at least I don’t think.

The nurse who pierced me told me to clean it with Povidone-Iodine solution (10%) and Vaseline (to promote lubrication of the ring). My question to this is like…should I leave some of the Vaseline on it after I clean it or should I just wipe everything dry? Also how many times a day should I clean it? I’ve been a freak about cleaning it so it doesn’t get infected. Any advise and help is more than welcomed. Thx for all the help in advance guys.
I use some sea salt on it and the redness disapated…I’ve also consulted another piercer… and waiting to get back from him.

And yes, her day time jobs a nurse, I had it done in a studio her and her hubby own the shop. She did a good job aside from telling me how to clean it. It’s positioned perfectly she used a sterilized needle, she and her husband have been in the tattoo and piercing business for more than 25 yrs.now I figured I could trust them.

yeah, that’s infected.

At this point you will need to decide. Do you feel the infection is minor enough to see if it will go away on its own? Do you want to remove it and avoid the possibility of the surrounding skin dying? Do you want to go to a doctor and get a proper antibiotic cream?

I’ve had an infected piercing. It’s not fun. I waited too long to go to the doctor’s and ended up wasting my $ and getting some really nasty scar tissue.

I’ve never heard of using vaseline on a piercing. I was always told to use the special soap in the shower to lubricate and twist the ring. You had a nurse do it? Do they do two shifts at the hospital and one as a piercer the next? That doesn’t sound good or right. They may have lied to you about their profession. I suggest going to another piercer and telling them what the nurse told you.

If you got it done outside of a professional office (like your bedroom, someone’s bathroom or living room) take it out right now. It is not safe to do certain piercings without the proper tools. And that may be why you’re having issues.

Dose any one know of any stores where i can get a piercing kit. NO ONLINE STORES Please( i tried it allready,its crap). Just any stores in the mall or anywhere else? Help plz.

would you really want to buy a piercing kit from the mall?
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you could always try going to a piercing shop and seeing if they will sell you anything, or the store that they would recommend.

however, you can definately get a better deal online.

I have the normal stud,that you first get pierced with.

I tried putting a body jewelery ring through it but it wont fit round the top of my ear to get it through.

What size is needed?

Usually the starter stud for a Helix is a 22g. Body Jewelry is a 14g. You can gauge your helix (it’s quite painful though, I have tried) but the easiest thing is to just get a ring or stud in a size 22g. You can get these at any store ranging from Hot Topic to Claire’s. They’re the basic earring size.