What are the long term effects of a belly button piercing?

Answer 1

Navel piercings are considered surface piercings, and believe it or not, they are hard to heal. I have seen success stories with navel piercings, and then some Horror stories. Because of their location, they are very prone to infection and rejection. The only long term effect would be the scarring that can possibly form. Everytime it gets infected, more scar tissue is required to fix the problem, that is why you want to keep your navel piercing from getting infected the best that you can. Another factor that can cause scarring -- rejection. Rejection is very nasty, painful, and will cause significant scarring. To prevent things like this from happening, simply take care of the piercing like you properly should. Dont overclean, dont overuse salt water, dont play with it, dont touch it with dirty hands, etc. Good luck!