Hi Ladies ! So I got my belly button pierced on Friday and today it looks like this. I'm scared it might be getting infected. Any thought? So far I've been doing sea salt water soaks everyday. Theres no drainage or hot at touch.

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That belly ring is too much for a new piercing. Your piercer should've gave you a stainless steel one, either a small hoop with a capture ball or a regular one with both small top and bottom balls as both are light and allow for movement/ space. That one could be irritating it.

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I am a piercer. What metal did they use for the jewelry? It looks like a nickel allergy to me.

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Briana • Mar 5, 2019
It’s rare, but I’m actually allergic to stainless steel. I tried to pierce my eyebrow twice before finding out. Then I got a gold eyebrow ring and had my piercer use that (they were very reluctant but they knew I had been in 2 other times trying). It’s possible you’re allergic. Good luck.

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Valentina • Mar 3, 2019
If its rejecting is there anything I can do to save it?

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Valentina • Mar 3, 2019
The piercer told me it was surgical stainless steel?

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Is it swelling into the bar? It might be too tight. Clean with the salt water twice a day, calm down on the soaks because over cleaning can make it worse.

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Destiny • Feb 28, 2019
That could be it, don’t soak just rinse and dry really well. Don’t touch it except for the cleanings

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Valentina • Feb 28, 2019
I'm not sure? I've been doing the salt water soaks twice a day. I'm not sure if maybe my pants rubbed on it too much when I sit down

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You could be rejecting it , that’s what happened to mine I would put a stainless Steele in

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Amanda • Mar 3, 2019
No unfortunately and I was left with scar tissue I would take it out ASAP so it don’t leave a big scar or change the jewelry to surgical Steele hun

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Valentina • Mar 3, 2019
If I am rejecting it is there any way I can stop it?

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Does it hurt

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Valentina • Feb 28, 2019
Not all the time

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Did you go to the shop and ask

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Valentina • Mar 4, 2019
I havent changed the earing since I got it.

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Tatianna • Mar 3, 2019
And how long after you got it that you changed the earring

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Valentina • Mar 3, 2019
Not yet. I think I will tomorrow. I went to the doctors and they told me it was infected and gave me antibiotics but I'm starting to suspect that it's getting infected

El

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Owwwie is it crusty? It doesn’t look too good to me

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Valentina • Feb 28, 2019
No it's not crusty. I know that's why I'm sort of worried as to what I should do

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I think it’ll do okay, mine got like that too. Just keep a close eye on it!! If it’s still like that in a week or gets visibly worse go back to your piercer

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Looks like mine when it began to reject

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Rachel • Mar 5, 2019
I had mine done twice and my body rejected it both times. Sorry, but that's what mine looked like. Eventually it got closer and closer to the front of the skin, so I had to take it out

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Valentina • Mar 3, 2019
Yes I'm scared its rejecting as well.

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Did you change belly rings? It doesn’t have room for the piercing to swell. There are certain rings used for fresh piercings. Hoops or elongated rings. It looks like it has no room from swelling, and that is going to irritate it more.

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Valentina • Mar 4, 2019
I have the same ring that the piercer put in since I barely got it pierced a week ago.