Can I change my belly piercing after 8 months?
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Can I change my belly piercing after 8 months?
You can change it earlier (from around 4 weeks would be the recommended minimum) as long as you keep following your aftercare routine and make sure that the new belly ring or bar is sterilised before you insert it into the piercing.
How long till you can change your belly button piercing?
In general, expect to wait three months to a year before you’re able to switch out the original jewelry. A good sign that it’s done healing is that you can move it easily. The skin around your piercing should also look more or less the way it did before you got pierced. There should be no swelling or any discharge.
Can I change my belly ring after 6 months?
Your piercing could take from three months and up to one year to heal. Don’t be fooled by the healing process. You might think it’s safe to change your belly ring, for it to then become swollen or have some redness around the belly button. It’s imperative you wait the amount of time necessary to change the belly ring.
If so, it’s advisable to not re-pierce this area as the skin is traumatized; rejection can re-occur, and tearing is likely. Luckily, you have both a top and bottom area of your belly button that can be pierced, if it’s not recommended that you pierce the old scar tissue.
How do I know when my belly button piercing is fully healed?
Distinguishing between signs of infection and regular healing can be difficult. Pain and swelling right after a piercing are common. It is important to monitor how symptoms change. If symptoms, such as pain, steadily improve, the piercing is probably healing normally.
How do I know if my belly button piercing is healed?
Most piercers recommend waiting at least three months before changing your belly ring for the first time. However, it can take much longer, depending on your skin type, aftercare, and hygiene. Changing jewelry will be quick and painless if you give the skin time to recover.
How long until you can wear high waisted jeans with a belly button piercing?
You should not wear high waisted jeans for at least 6 months after the your navel is pierced.
When can I change my belly button piercing ring?
Only change the belly ring when you are sure it’s healed! Look at Sally’s navel about two months ago: The piercing was a bit inflamed – you can see the red crusty edgearound the inner hole. At this stage it wouldn’t be wise to change belly button ring. You have to wait till it looks like this:
Causes for Concern Include: 1 Jewelry of the wrong size, type, or metal. 2 Jewelry made of the wrong metal can cause allergic reactions. 3 Piercings performed with piercing guns cause too much trauma to the piercing site, especially as piercing guns only use stud jewelry, which is WAY too small for a navel piercing,
How long does it take for a navel piercing to heal?
In other words, a navel piercing may look healed after three to six weeks, but it can take 6 months to a year to fully heal, no matter how good it looks on the outside. Because it takes 6 to 12 months for a navel piercing to fully heal, it is very common to experience redness, soreness/pain, and swelling for up to a year.
Is it safe to get a belly piercing at 3 months?
Some people can change if safely at 3 months but from personal experience belly rings can get kind of cranky, likely due to it being a high traffic area. Between pants and shirts catching or rubbing the area, to leaning on things and bending, this specific piercing gets a bit more of a workout than a standard ear piercing.