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.
Besides, how can I pierce my belly button at home?
Likewise, people ask, how do you pierce your belly button with a sewing needle?
Carefully insert your belly button ring into the hollow needle and use it to push the needle out of your skin. In order to get your belly button pierced at a piercing shop you must be over the age of eighteen. Then pierce your skin from the bottom so you can see where the needle exits.
What can go wrong with a belly piercing?
A piercing on your belly button is more likely to get infected than other body parts because of its shape. It’s easy for bacteria to hole up inside it. If the piercing needle wasn’t sterile, there’s a chance you could get serious infections like hepatitis or tetanus. Tearing.
Can I reopen my belly button piercing?
If you recently got a belly piercing, you should wait till the piercing heals fully. Then, you can get a new one. It takes at least 3-4 months for the piercing to settle in properly.
Do you have to have a flat stomach to get a belly button piercing?
Do I need to have a “perfectly flat stomach” to get a belly button piercing? … No you don’t, in fact you‘ll like not having a perfectly flat stomach when getting it! One of my good friends from high school got hers done in between dance and softball seasons, and she is extremely thin and toned.
What happens if you pierce your own belly button?
Don’t pierce your own belly button unless you have experience with other types of piercings. If your piercing does get infected (continuous redness, extreme pain, pus and maybe fever) do not take out the piercing. Otherwise, it may heal and seal the infection inside you. Instead, see a doctor as soon as possible.
How painful is it to pierce your belly button?
Pain and Healing Time
Although you may think a belly button piercing wouldn’t hurt that much due to being on your stomach, it will hurt slightly—just like any other piercing. Because the skin on your stomach is fleshy, it’s true that you can probably expect it to be less painful than some sort of cartilage piercing.
