First there’s a session – your age is mentioned, as is your navel form. “The maturity of the body is important,” she says. “The female body still grows into our late teens, so each person is looked at individually,” she provides. “Once we have established if the anatomy is suitable, we then move on to choosing a bar that works.”
Any clothes is then loosened or folded away from the abdomen. “Your skin is then prepped with an anti-microbial cleanser and we mark out where we are going to pierce on the skin,” Niki explains. “We ask the client to take a good look as there is always time to move the mark if the client has a preference.”
Once you’re happy, you’ll be asked to lay down comfortably on the bed. “Some piercings are clamped [where your skin is held in a clamp to keep it taught] and others are done free hand — it all depends on the skin type,” she adds.
While the idea of a clamp can be intimidating, it sounds far worse than it is, says Niki. “The clamp gives a grip that allows the piercer precision. While a free hand technique has the benefits of avoiding bruising, both are acceptable in capable hands.”
Niki then uses a needle specifically created for piercing to create the gole, rather than a cannula needle (a flat-tipped needle) because it creates more trauma than necessary.
“Once the piercing is done the jewellery is installed gently and the top is screwed on — et voilà! It’s done!” says Niki, who notes that she also likes to finish off with a gentle cooling compress of sterile saline while explaining the next steps.
Who can get a belly button piercing?
Unfortunately, not all navel areas are suitable for a belly button piercing. This includes outie belly buttons, says Niki, because “it takes a certain shape for the piercing to be successful.”
So it’s important to listen to the piercer’s advice and not go to a different, less reputable studio to get it done. Doing so and getting a piercing where you anatomy doesn’t allow can lead to migration. “In a lot of cases, if the shape doesn’t allow for the bar to sit comfortably, it will grow out,” Niki explains.
There may be some alternatives, especially if you have a deeper belly button where the ridge isn’t very defined. “For some anatomy shapes, a floating navel can help it heal better,” says Niki. “The M&M disc [flat discs] on the bar permits for the consumer to take a seat comfortably, avoiding the underside of the bar getting caught within the pores and skin.”
What jewelry supplies are used for the piercing?
The jewelry you’re initially pierced with tends to be both implant-grade stainless-steel or medical-grade titanium, as a non-reactive materials is essential throughout the therapeutic course of. The latter is authorized by the APP (affiliation {of professional} piercers) as it’s nickel-free (perfect for these with metallic allergy symptoms). 14K gold is another choice.
Low-cost jewelry with low-grade sprucing on the floor, says Niki, can comprise small traces of lead, cadmium and nickel – which means the floor has small irregularities the place the physique fluid collects, which may trigger issues.
Finest kinds of stomach button jewelry
Curved barbell — That is the most typical sort of jewelry used for a stomach piercing and encompasses a curved bar with two balls on both finish.
