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Using the correct equipment for piercing your belly button is essential. Otherwise, the piercing could go badly wrong or result in a nasty infection. Using a sewing needle, safety pin or piercing gun to pierce your belly button is a bad idea, as these items are unsafe and will not produce good results.
Can you paralyze yourself if you pierce your belly button?
So, can piercings paralyze? Yes, they can open people to the risks of paralysis via infection. But simply the act of piercing doesn’t carry a baseline paralysis risk. When most people hear paralysis from piercing the immediate thought is we “hit a nerve” that causes paralysis.
Is it bad to pierce with a piercing gun?
Gun piercings can result in the separation of subcutaneous fascia from cartilage tissue, creating spaces in which fluids collect. This can lead to both temporary swelling and permanent lumps of tissue at or near the piercing site.
What would happen if you pierce your own belly button?
You should NEVER try to pierce your own belly button or any other part of your body! The risk of infection is very high if the right equipment isn’t used and if it’s not properly sterilized. The danger of an allergic reaction, bleeding, and scarring is also very real. Aside from that, it would hurt a lot!
Any part of the body can be impaled by any number of items, utensils or tools if they are sharp enough and if you are determined enough. This doesn’t make it safe to do so however. That said, it’s conceivable that you could pierce your belly button with your earring as long as it’s not in your ear when you do it.
What are the risks of getting a belly button piercing?
Belly Button Piercing Risks
- Infection. A piercing on your belly button is more likely to get infected than other body parts because of its shape.
- Tearing. If your jewelry catches on things, it could tear your skin.
- Allergic reaction . This is often due to nickel in the jewelry.
- Scarring.
- Migration or rejection.
Preparing to Pierce Gather the correct equipment. Create a hygienic environment. Wash your hands. Sterilize the clamp, piercing needle and belly button ring. Clean around the belly button. Make a mark where the piercing should be. Decide whether you want to numb the area.
How far should the needle be from the navel when piercing?
Before you pierce, you will need to have some idea of where the needle is going, so using a body ink marker to mark the entrance and exit locations of the needle is a good idea.There should be approximately 1 cm (.4 inches) between the navel and the pierced hole.
Some people who are squeamish about pain may want to numb the skin around the belly button with an ice cube wrapped in paper towel before proceeding. However, it is important to be aware that numbing the area with ice will also make the skin tough and rubbery, making it harder to push the piercing needle through.
What is a belly button piercing called?
A belly button piercing, also known as a navel piercing, is that type of piercing which is located in, around or through the navel. The most common type of belly button piercing is through the upper cusp of the navel and has been seen sported by celebrities such as Beyoncé to Brittany Spears. If you’re considering…