A Guide to Avoid Infection of Navel Piercing Jewelry

By Carlos Somaniego

Over the last decade, piercing in sites other than the ears has become increasingly prevalent in western culture. Every parts of the body such as eyebrows, nose, tongue, lip, navel, nipples and genitals are all targets for the piercing gun now. Although all kinds of piercing have health risks, but we only will be taking a look at those related to navel piercing jewelry.

Hollywood stars and fashion supermodels make navel rings that are the latest in chic to be popular. You have to note of some basic common sense advice in getting you navel piercing jewelry, so you won’t have to suffer for your beauty.

As an act of rebellion and so tends to refuse permission to undergo the piercing, many of the older generation still look upon navel piercing jewelry. We know that the navel is in an area of the body that can be too sensitive. Although after the proper sterilization has been performed, the nature of a navel piercing jewelry can leave the navel prone to becoming infected. Health risks of some type are involved by any piercing, more specific risks of infection are held by body piercing and we find problems related particularly to navel piercing jewelry. Allergic reactions, infections, bleeding and damage to the nerves can be the more common problems. When someone particularly doing the piercing has not taken necessary sterile precautions, he will get more serious problems such as tetanus, hepatitis or even HIV. Perhaps the healing process is delayed by friction from clothing with tight fitting waistbands, irritating the skin surrounding the piercing. This will account for prolonged healing times that are often experienced after the navel is pierced.

If we want to get navel piercing jewelry, we can get navel pierced in a piercing studio by an accredited professional. We also have to take a look at the equipment used to do the piercing. Because the navel piercing should never be done with a piercing gun, so we have to leave as soon as possible when the person doing the piercing tries to does it with a piercing gun.

We will want inserted as our first piercing before we hit the piercing studio do a little preparation such as buying the navel ring. We find some materials that can prove to be more irritating to a newly pierced navel than others. Because alloys which will affect the newly pierced tissue often mix with gold, so it is possible that gold is the least recommended material to use first up. A high incidence of adverse reaction in someone who are nickel sensitive usually associate with nickel in gold plated jewelry or gold filled.

We can choose a steel navel ring as another good option, particularly if the steel is surgical steel. To reduce the risk of infection, the steel is treated with a hypo allergenic alloy. It can also look very stylish. However, we should know the fact that the steel contains alloys can be some cause for concern and could be reason enough to dismiss them until the wound has healed.

Buying a titanium navel ring can be a third option for us. Titanium is a particularly strong, yet lightweight metal that rarely produces an allergic response. Titanium doesn’t contain any other alloys because titanium is a pure metal. So we can greatly reduce the risk of infection.

It’s good for us to get advice from our family GP, at least so we can be properly informed of the risks ahead of us before getting our first navel piercing jewelry. So, if we are following sensible piercing tips like these, these could save us from a lot of pain as well as discomfort down the track.

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