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Didn't they tell you at the place where you got your piercing ? SEE A DOCTOR.

Generally seeing a doctor should not be the first step when dealing with an infected piercing. If your piercing is hot to the touch, swollen, oozing, seeping, or otherwise distasteful it may be infected. Leave the jewellery in as it allows fluid to drain and prevents the formation of an abscess. Clean your piercing twice daily (not including showering) with your chosen method of piercing care - an excellent method is to use a sea salt soak - add half a teaspoon of sea salt to a cup of boiling water and allow it to cool to warm, apply this to your piercing for a few minutes twice a day. Apart from that try to touch it as little as possible and always wash your hands before touching it.

If this does nothing to help after a few days or your piercing starts to look in any way truly alarming then yes, please see a doctor.

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Belly Button piercings can be serious, however healing can be simple. DO NOT put rubbing Alcohol on it to heal, for that makes it dry stiff in parts. Wash your hands, get a cotton swab dipped in cleaning solution and gently wash it round your belly button. Try this and see how it goes. If it does not heal in one week, try the method again, and if it does not work in a couple weeks go see a doctor to see if its not just a piercing but maybe an infection.

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You will have to remove the belly button piercing because a foreign body may harbor the infection. It becomes difficult to treat. Your physician will give some local antibacterial to cure the infection. At times oral antibiotic has to be used to treat the infection. Patient usually resists the removal of the belly button ring. I refuse to treat such patient. You can go for piercing once again after an interval. Medical science cannot guarantee to fulfill 'your' expectations.

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Clean with plain dial liquid soap twice a day. do NOT use ointments or any other disinfectants like rubbing alcohol or peroxide. Don't touch it until you have washed your hands.

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http://www.pacificbodyjewellery.com/aftercare/infected_piercing.htm

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What do you do if belly button piercing get infected?

Go to your doctor.


How do you treat an infected belly button piercing?

counsult the doctor as soon as possible


Is it normal for the top of a belly button piercing to be black?

Not usually. It could either be infected or its just the belly button ring you are using.


What is some basic information about belly button piercing?

A belly button piercing can be a lot of fun, but it must be kept absolutely clean. It is a piercing that is easily infected, and when it does get infected, it's pretty bad. After getting pierced, clean the area twice a day (as well as after the shower, after swimming in the beach, etc). Also know that after the belly button ring is removed, there will be a small scar that can stretch (permanently) during pregnancy.


What is the meaning of a belly piercing?

A belly piercing is a piercing on the belly button. Where your belly button might go in or out, it is the slight arch you get just above it. it is a piercing through that area. depending on how your belly button is formed. Search google for images.


What are the chances of dying from a infected belly button piercing?

There are no specific odds of getting your belly button piercing infected. The odds of getting your belly button piercing infected go way down if you wait until the piercing is healed before you go swimming. It is important it does get infected that you see medical treatment immediately.


When will pain of belly button piercing subside?

The pain of the belly button piercing should subside after a week.


What is a belly button bar?

Its the jewelry that goes into a belly button piercing.


Can you have a belly button piercing if your belly button is an outtie?

Yes you still can.


What do you do about a belly button ring infecton?

uhhh seriously? go to the doctor an infection is serious! that's why im extra careful with my lip piercing because i don't wanna end up in the hospital...my moms friends belly button piercing got infected from whereing sweaters i guess the thread stuff from the sweater kept getting in her piercing and eventually got it infected he belly button looked like a big huge lump n was nasty


What is a belly button ring?

A belly button ring is a body piercing placed in a cauterized area of the belly button.


Does getting your belly button pierced hurt more or less than getting your ears pierced?

Your belly button piercing hurts more then a normal ear piercing your belly button piercing is more sensitive then a ear. :]