How Long Should You Wait to Switch Rings After Piercing Your Belly Button?

  1. Healing Time

    • You should only change rings once your navel piercing has completely healed. You can make healing easier by avoiding tight waistbands and bending at the waist. Select a curved barbell for your first ring; this style encourages safe, quick healing.

    How to Tell

    • You can find out if your piercing has healed by examining it carefully. Is it tender to the touch? Is it leaking fluid or is there crust around the edges? If so, it hasn't healed. Once it has, you may wish to let a piercer switch the ring.

    Bottom Line

    • Monitor your piercing carefully to be sure it has healed before you change the jewelry. Also be alert for symptoms of infection, such as green or yellow discharge, lumps, hives, red streaks or pain. Seek medical attention if you observe these symptoms or if the jewelry begins to migrate.

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  • Photo Credit piercing image by Vasily Smirnov from Fotolia.com

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