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Answer by TheTO
Submitted on 5/28/2004
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Hey Mel, I'm going through the EXACT same thing. I'm 13, my mom thinks its cute...in fact, she has it done. But my dad says NO WAY. Tonight I was thinking about piercing it myself, so I went on the internet to get some advice. Looking through here, it IS a 50/50 that if you do it yourself, it'll either turn out great, or go horribly wrong. Reading all this, I don't think I'm going to do it myself. Someone said the skin got really thin, and that could happen. Also, if it rips, you have to tell your parents, which is probably worse that having to wait. So...I'm not gonna do it, so...being in the same predicament, I don't think you should either. And if you go too far in, you never know what you might hit. Wait a while, try and talk your parents into it again (that's what I'm gonna do). So...wait it out, if not, go to a professional WITHOUT them, and just hide it from them. I know that's pretty irresponcible, but hey, atleast it won't get infected, and if your parents find out, take it out.

Answer by Elizabeth H
Submitted on 6/14/2004
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Hey, this is a comment to any parent looking at this page. I'm 15 years old and came onto here to figure out how to pierce my belly button. I figured out nobody knows how to do it correctly, and everyones best advice is, "Get it done professionally" I'm sure we'd all love to do it that way, if we could, but just like every kid...the rents say no. I don't know why they are all opposed to getting it done, its only going to make us want it more...and then we end up doing it ourselves. Then they screw it up because your children don't know what they are doing. I still want it done, and my parents still won't let me...but I'mnot going to do it myself cuz its not cool. If you have a child that REALLY REALLY wants it...i'd advise you to consider allowing it so that you'll be a part of the piercing and then you know its done right. Otherwise, the results can be bad! I went to camp and pierced 3 people (one girls second holes and cartige..another girls third hole and the lasts ones cartilage) Nobody's got infected and they all looked great. Their parents weren'tmad and all was well and good...but i did get kicked out of camp for doing it. That kinda sucked but it does show that there are chances of a traitorous accident. Good luck and make good choices---if u wanna talk my screen name is LizZzZzy15. peace. And whoever "Jasmine" is, who thinks its all cool and safe...let me reassure you that its not. My cousin tried it herself and died. she was 17..and hit a nerve over a vain. She was paralyzed in a coma for 6 months and then went under. So don't tell these people about things you know nothing about. And by the way..in NO what way shape or form was she "total MORON"..think about that.

Answer by READ MY POST!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted on 7/11/2004
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hey, don't listen to what most of these people are telling you. i pierced my own tongue over a year ago and NEVER had any problems with it. it's cheap and fairly easy if you can take a lot of pain. it will hurt worse when you do it yourself. i used a safety pin but you can buy piercing needles. have the barbell ready (Probably 14 gauge, nothing larger) make sure you don't do it directly in the middle and when it comes out the bottom, make the bottom further back than the front. you have a vain down the middle of your tongue so if you hit that you'll know. trust me. anyway, i'd suggest you go to a professional, but if u do it yourself, good luck. (make sure you don't do it too far back, BIG mistake. i had to do it twice because of that)

Answer by JULES
Submitted on 7/11/2004
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Guys, your all scared about nothing. I was thirteen when my mom took me to get my belly button pierced professionally. its simple. you just have to me sure you clean it well with bactine (no alcohol or peroxide) 2wice a day for a few months.. dont change it for 2-3 months either.. u need a proper ring (no earrings) and u need to do it wearing sterile gloves with a hollow needle. sterilize the area of your belly button, sterilize the needle tip (burn it). find a good spot on your belly button and draw on a dot to help you. then pull up the skin and push the needle through.. BOTTOM TO TOP. start from underneath.. dont go down. im 15 now and mine is fine.. the guy did exactly what i just told u and mine is great.. mine did hurt a little when he did it but not much!

Answer by starburst
Submitted on 7/15/2004
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Hey all, im 14 and for my last birthday (last month, june) my dad finally said yes to getting it done. my mom had been all for it for a long time and she got my dad to say yes. I can tell u that when u get it done professionaly, it does hurt but only for like 2 secs then its just annoying. I have had mine for 4 weeks now and i just changed it last night. im kinda worried bout it getting infected but everyone i know says it will be fine as long as im smart about what i do. For those of u who say "u cant die from doing it urself" or "u wot get sick" yada yada yada... BULL! My cousin did hers herself and it got infected really bad and she got really sick. i also met this girl who got really sick, almost died, and now her belly button is black. Yeah its really fun, not. just wait, if ur parents say no then its no. wait till ur 18 or they change their minds, who knows maybe u will get lucky like my best friend and one of ur friends will get theirs done for their b-day and their mom will do it for u too. then of course u risk never being aloud to talk to ur friend again, but hey. its up to u, but i say wait. its already a big enough risk to get it done right, u dont want to make it bigger.

Answer by starburst
Submitted on 7/15/2004
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Hey all, im 14 and for my last birthday (last month, june) my dad finally said yes to getting it done. my mom had been all for it for a long time and she got my dad to say yes. I can tell u that when u get it done professionaly, it does hurt but only for like 2 secs then its just annoying. I have had mine for 4 weeks now and i just changed it last night. im kinda worried bout it getting infected but everyone i know says it will be fine as long as im smart about what i do. For those of u who say "u cant die from doing it urself" or "u wot get sick" yada yada yada... BULL! My cousin did hers herself and it got infected really bad and she got really sick. i also met this girl who got really sick, almost died, and now her belly button is black. Yeah its really fun, not. just wait, if ur parents say no then its no. wait till ur 18 or they change their minds, who knows maybe u will get lucky like my best friend and one of ur friends will get theirs done for their b-day and their mom will do it for u too. then of course u risk never being aloud to talk to ur friend again, but hey. its up to u, but i say wait. its already a big enough risk to get it done right, u dont want to make it bigger.

Answer by ~NiKkI~121212
Submitted on 8/2/2004
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hey , well i peirced my belly button about 2-3 months ago and i havent been takin care of it like i should i just recently about 1 month ago starting takin care of it cause i was worried that my skin was getting thinner but i cant tell if it its gettin little very slow but i was wondering if i keep on takin care of it will it be ok and should i peirce it again myself so that there will be more skin after the hole heals? my mom and dad both know about it and didnt get mad and let me keep it my mom woulda let me heal it up and go get it repeirced by a proffesional so we would be sure that it would be okay but its against the law where i live what should i do cause i really dont wanna take it out cause i like it and i just need to know also how much skin there should be in between the top and bottom hole approximately?

Answer by Jessie
Submitted on 8/18/2004
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hey girls/guys..listen i got my belly professionally done for my 15 bday. my mom was totally against it but i kept asking and she finally said ok. all they did was i layed down on a chair{something like a dentist chair} then he cleaned the area, drew 2 dots, pinched the skin and puched the needle in. it did hurt when it was going trough, but not that bad. its like when u take some skin on ur belly and pinch it really hard.then afterwards it feels really wierd, like theres something in ur skin and u want to take it out, and it may itch when it heals, or some stuff will come out, but that normal it will go away. well they gave me this cleaning soap to use like 3 times a day. i used it all and it did not get infected at all. as long as u clean it everyday it should be fine. do not use peroxide or alchohol, my friend got it done down the shore and they told her to use that and it got really infected. my other friend got it pierced by her fiend, and it came out fine, but it did get a lil infected. so my advice to u is do not do it urself..u will hav a lot more trouble and it will hurt a lot more. u can talk to me on AIM -XxShawty69jxx, or aol email -SN LilJessie1688....@aol.com...be careful girls....Jessie

Answer by ummm
Submitted on 8/20/2004
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hey everyone, i WaS going to peirce my own bellybutton, but now that i've heard you can die from it, im kinda discouraged. I have no idea about peircing it myself. But my friend did it herself once and it turned out fine, and she also got her friend to peirce her tongue! ugh the pain. It's just, if there was like a website that I could go to that showed the instructions of peircing your own belly button i would go for it. Cuz when i ask my parents they say no, but i think im gonna go with my friend who's mom is taking her to get it proffesionaly and get mine done too. But if anyone just know's of any websites I could go to , let me know, ( and it cant be one of those gay ones that people just make up even though they don't have any clue of what they're doing either) thanks**

Answer by Ashleigh
Submitted on 8/21/2004
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Okay like first off none of you guys no what the hell your talking about! Don't rely on answers from people you don't know! IF YOU WANT REAL ANSWERS GO TO WWW.BMEZINE.COM ! THAT WEBSITE IS PROFESSIONAL AND HAS EVERYTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT BODY MODIFICATIONS! IF YOU WANT TO TALK ADD ME ON HOTMAIL OR MSN MESSENGER @ pokey_blue@hotmail.com or add my friend who is into like almost everyt ype of ody modification @ sk8erchic69_69@hotmail.com ! were both really nice and just wanna help! Thanx Sarah for helping me! And you could die if you do it yourself and its gets terribly infected! if u even do your own ears ( which i have done mine 7 times and stretched my bottom holes to a 4 gauge ) you could loose you ears! im not kidding! add me and ill tell u nething you want! no matter how badly you want this it's not worth risking your life over! ~ Ashleigh ~ yay ima 4 gauge! so thats sk8erchic69_69@hotmail.com my friend Stacey Walker or pokey_blue@hotmail.com me ( ashleigh )

Answer by Sebbie
Submitted on 9/3/2004
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Hi. I'm 15, a guy, and I want my bellybutton pierced (yeah, I'm gay, if that clears things up for you). Anyway, what I don't get about everyone saying "Don't do it yourself!" is that the problem isn't who does it, it's how it's done. Like, I figure numbing the area with ice, heating the piercing in a flame to sterilize it, using latex gloves, and sterilizing the area a few times a day for a few months is basically exactly what professionals do. So instead of saying not to do it ourselves, it'd be great if some professional actually told us how to do it with household materials (the one this I can;t figure out is what to pierce it with; the piercing itself isn't sharp, but using a needle would mean that you'd have to take it out and then replace it with the piercing). So yeah, could someone pleeeeeease give a good description of how to do it by oneself? Thankies!

Answer by Lizie
Submitted on 9/12/2004
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I am 19 and I have wanted to pierce my belly for the longest time. My mom said that if I wanted to get it done it was fine because I was old enough. My dad is completely against piercings unless it is your ears. Getting your ear pierced doesn't hurt at all you just get a burning feeling and your ear gets hot that is all. Trust me I have gotten my ears pierced 6 times including the top. If it does hurt it is only a couple of seconds. But if you really want your belly pierced you should get it done professionally because all the people I know it has turned out bad and have gotten really sick from it. I had to wait till I moved out to get my belly pierced and still havn't but my husband is going to take me to have it done because I don't trust myself doing it. But waiting is going to be worth it. I just don't know how bad it is going to hurt. And as far as getting your tongue done it doesn't hurt as bad as biting your tongue. But it is your choice and your mistake if you choose to do it your self...

Answer by Sesley
Submitted on 9/20/2004
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I got my belly button done when I was 12 and it was infected for a long time (it was professionally done of course) when I stopped putting the disinfectant on it, it healed fine. Now for those of you minors who want to get it pierced, go into you're local piercing shop and they will give you a form for your parents to sign. Forge it and when you take it in say you're parents couldn't make it in (make up some excuse) and they'll do it. That's how I got my tattoo at the age of 16. If they are going to phone your parents get an adult friend to play as one of your parents when the piercer phones. DON'T DO IT YOURSELF! My friend did it and it pussed and oozed, it was nasty. It hurt like hell!

Answer by Cindy
Submitted on 9/21/2004
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I got a question ... i have had my belly button pierced 2 times and it got infected ... i really liked it and want it back so i got a "piercing kit" so i would have it done sorta right but i have read that there is a nerve in you belly button that can be hit and if it is it will cause alot of damage even death... so if you could please give me advice on what to do ... i was gonna try and pierce one of my friends but now since i see there is a nerve i don't want to try it and something happen to her... just let me know what you think i should do and if you know where the nerve is i would like to know... i am not gonna do it my self now NO !!! But it is interesting to me to know where it is ... so please give me some advice ... if i should go have it done or have one of my friends do it for me... thank you

Answer by candy
Submitted on 9/21/2004
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When you get it done by a pro. They will lay you back in a chair and put on gloves and open a sterile bag that has your forceps, needle and ring in it... then they will clamp the forceps on your belly button where they made the mark and push the needle up from the bottom of you belly button to the top and then they kinda push the needle out with the ring of your choice... it is really not painful at all and it is over in a few seconds ... then it will be kinda sore for the next week or so but it is not unbarable...I say if you want it done i would go and get it done but PLEASE don't do it yourself... if you parents say no you can have someone else's parents to take you and sign for you it is jut better for you to not get it done at all if you are not gonna go to a pro. But all in all it does not hurt and if you want it you wont regret getting it done... so i say go for if PROFESSIONALLY!!! Candy

Answer by LaLa14
Submitted on 10/2/2004
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this answer goes out to Shelby and all those othr grls struggling 2 convince their prnts 2let em' pierce their b-buttons...my mom or dad will let me do it, i did it once by myself but it ended up being 2far up!(i did it laying down so da skin stretched when i stood!!) :( im still tryin 2gt it through again, yes it hurts (i mean u are ripping like 5layers of tissue!) but chances r dat u will do it right or dat you'll end up wit a major infection!!its really up 2u if u wanna do it ur self or wt,,,Ima do it even if my parentz gt mad, cuz @da end Im still gon have da hole.n its not like they're gon stuff it up>>right? well good luck and be careful!!(dont do somn u'll regret later!!!) xoxo---foxycheerracrgir;@hotmail.com

Answer by qban-lissette a,k.a flaka 4rm miami
Submitted on 10/9/2004
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hi evry1!i'malmost 14 & i REALLY REALLY want a belly pierce..i try talkin 2 my mom and she says in da future well c wat we do(she also says theirs a tym 4 everything)sumtimes she even gets mad wen i bring ^ dis topis..she hates how it looks (she says it make u look lyk and easy girl 2 get)my step father is always bakin and supporting ma mom and tryin 2 persuade me not 2 get it never in my life b-cuz of how it looks and he says dat supposedly hurts!(wat does he kno bout belly's..lol and my dad dosnt curr b-cuz maw step sis. 4rm ma dads' side already has 1 but she got it last year wen she was 14and a half...i have attmpted 2 try doing da piercing myself..but failed in success b-cuz in da middle of stickin a needle through ma belly it hurted weneva i poopped a layer..my best frein has her belly pierce and she did it by herself and it look lyk som1 pro. did it(may-b even better!) and she says it dont hurt!1 of my attempts of piercin ma bely was in da sko bathroom and i got cought and boii was ma mom mad lukily u couldnt tell b-cuz i used a thin needle and plus dat it didnt go al da way through!... n-ways da reason im writing 2 u guys is bcuz i wanna kno da dangers of piercin it urslf(well i kind of read some above) and kno were dat nerve is in ur stomach also i wanted 2 ask "is it tru dat if u pierce in a wrong place like a chord u have in ur stomach u cant of babies"dats wat ma mom says but i think there lies 2 convince me not 2 get 1.....2day i was so close 2 piercin ma bellybuton wit a safety pin and a 1hole puncher....hahahhahah but der was a side of me dat said 2 myself look 4 info in da comp. 2 c wat can happen if u do! i think da best way 2 do it urself dat ma freind has already done it is take plyers and sanatize it and squeeze da flap so da layers of skin inside ur flap are squeezed then throught da hole of da plyers stick in a needle(ma freind did it wit a sadety pin) den burn da needle(wit a lighter , and light ^ da tip) and num ur stomack wit ice and just preasure da needle 4rm buttom 2 top(thats wat i heard) wat da diffrence of piercin it from top 2 botom or bottom 2 top?so far i stil dont got ma belly pierce but im so close 2 doin it myself cuz ma sister has 1 and all ma freinds hav it and i desperatly want 2 look good in tup top shyrts!!!& o yea i wanna kno if dats really tru dat u can die from piercing ur belly urself(cuz dats really dangerous!)

Answer by Bryanna
Submitted on 11/22/2004
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hey, i'vebeen reading through these message things and i have a little advice for ALL of you. i might not be a pro but when it came down to the point i wanted my belly button pierced to. thats something i now wish i would have never wanted...ya they're cute but when do it yourself, it's very highly extremly dangerous. there is like a vein or artery or something you could hit...my luck i came not even w/ in a cm of hitting it. i was in 5th grade and i was going through a LOT then so i figured hey, what the heck, i can try to damage my body and hat i almost did. i look back now at the STUPID thing i done. now i have a hideous scar on my belly button f/m being stressed out wanting to harm myself. ya there cute but i would NEVER do it again.

Answer by K-la
Submitted on 11/28/2004
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holy hell i rly want my belly button pierced im only 13 but my dad wont let me and my mom told me to wait till im in grade nine but i seriously dont wanna wait till then i want it at this time since its like the winter and my stumach will be covered in the winter then in the summer i can show it off! ugh this sux! i wanna go and get it dun like without my rents knowing but if i do n they found out i wud prolli get grounded for the summer which wud totally suck ass! but i dont no . im not doing it myself from wut ive heard on here you can dye and i dont wanna rite now thanks. but neways if you have sum lines that can get my rents to say yes.. ditch them out to me or add me on msn honey_kiss12@hotmail.com kk buh bye x0x ly x0x ..::Mwah::..

Answer by pretty_n_punk
Submitted on 1/11/2005
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Okay, Hi my name is Toni, and i an only 12 i got my belly button professionally!! Yes my mom let me do it but don't get me wrong i did like 3 years of begging! My big sister Amanda did hers by herself and now she is parallelized from the waist down!!!!!! I've had my done for about a year now and it looks great. If you really want it done then you can wait a couple years i know i should have took my own advice but to late. You need to know alot more and be willing to take all the risks of getting any piercing. So my advice to everyone is LEARN ABOUT IT!!!!! And if you really don't care then dont you just wont know the risk you are taking!! Yes it hurts but at the same time it feels kinda cool. You can e-mail me at tj112191@yahoo.com

Answer by Lola
Submitted on 1/28/2005
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huni buni, If your allowed then thats great. When I got mine done, it hurt for 1 second. Trust me. If other people could live through it, so can you. ok. They take a needle, they clip your belly, and put a dot where you want it. Then they put some medicated lotion on and just pierce bottom to top. Just close your eyes and everything will go great. Well, I got the top and the bottom belly piercings. It looks like a barbell. I have to say, the bottom does hurt a little more than the top. Remember, it hurts for 1 second and then the pain goes away. O, and don't forget to buy the special belly cleanser, it is special salt water that disenfect your belly hole. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer by BT
Submitted on 2/5/2005
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hey, everyone, i am 14, in my area, i have been piercing alot of people since like 7th grade(sum older people 2), because i do it for free, i get 2 pierce alot, i have pierced 7 bellybuttons this year, and only two ave turned out bad, they were both caused by, not taking proper care of the piercing. it requires little work, twice a day... just rub warm water, and rubbing alcohol on it every morning when you wake up, and night befor you go 2 bed(it helps to sleep on your back or side for the first few days to give it oxygen to heal faster),then just clean the scabs off when nesescary(if any). it isnt sooo dangerouse, solong as you do everything right. to pierce.. pinch the skin just above the belly button, and stick a needle or saftey pin through, spin it once or twice, then replace it with a barbell or belly button staff. simple as that

Answer by babs
Submitted on 2/5/2005
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Hey guys im 14 i pierced my belly button 4 times the first time my friend was worried that it could get badly infected so i took it out another time my sister saw it and she made me take it out she didnt tell my mom since she has her's done but shes 19 and got it done professionaly. The longest i had it in for was about 4 days and it was perfectly fine it didnt even get infected((thats when my sister made me take it out)).. But the 4th time was bad. I was piercing it in my room and the needle snapped in a half! I was worried because the other end was so short that it i couldnt get it out. SO i was sitting there with the other end in my bellybutton it was freaky. So i finally managed to get it out with a pair of tweezers but it was hard. I was so scared that my mom would find out and it would get stuck in my bellybutton and i'd have to get it surgicaly removed. So girls i suggest you do wait till your old enough. It can get infected easily and possibly cause you going to the hospital so dont listen to all these people that say you can do it no harm your a moron bla bla bla its really worth the wait trust me plus your gonna have a scar which will always be there with you to remind you that the past is real and later on in likfe you will regret it If you want any info im me xxsweetbarbie

Answer by Lydia
Submitted on 3/5/2005
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I have tried to pierce my own belly button before, which really hurt,Once i got through about half way, and had to stop because of the pain.Then my sister did it for me and got all the way through i kept it in over night, and in the morning i was in alot of pain and as i had p.e that day it wasn't really going to work out.When turned 13 however my mum took me to get it done professionally.I supose i am quite lucky that my parents are quite laid back about this kind of thing.It has now turned out really nicely, and hasn't been infected once.When i got it done i wasn't in any pain, and after the numbness wore of it just felt abit 'achy.' I advise people who would like a nice looking piercing not to do it themselves but to let people who are fully qualified do it.At the end of the day you may have to pay but at least you will have a nice looking piercing rather then a scabby, of center one.

Answer by Lucretia
Submitted on 3/12/2005
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advices: a) don't do it yourself. There are dangers with getting them done professionaly so what do you suppose about doing them yourselves? b) if your parents don't want you to get it, wait until you are making your own money and over eighteen. I've just gotten mine done professionally with a friend. My parental unit didn't know about it until after it is done. More than a rush decision, I didn't research on the topic at all before this, and I can't say I regret it more. There are serious diseases you can contract with this piercing. Is it worth it putting your life and future on the line for a hole through your body? http://johnlongtattoo.com/ << that was the place I got it at. If given the chance, I wouldn't have done it again. Now, I am more than just a tad worried that the piercing might have brought some sort of virus and/or bacteria into my body. So think careful and long before this decision. Don't do it yourself. If you're going to a professional, check the safety and sanitary equipments of the place.

Answer by Britt
Submitted on 3/20/2005
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hey peps i think there is nothing wrong wit piercing your belly button urself!! i did mine and it turned out really cute. i was in the same boat everyone in here and my mom and dad said no so the next day i got online and looked at alot of peps bellyies and just made sure i was doin it in the right place so i didnt hit anything but that same night my best friend peirced my other fiends and it got really skinny and purple and just didnt look cute at all and it got so infected it had green and orange coming out of it and she almost died so if your gonna do it your self just look at someone else and then do it and make sure you keep it clean!!! but the best way is just havin a pro do it so that you dont have to worry bout it

Answer by elizabeth
Submitted on 3/26/2005
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EY EY EY!! im just saying that im gonna do my belly button myself soon... lol, if i dont chicken out :D, na, ill prob do it, but im not gonna do it irrisponsiblly, im gonna feel around my belly button area(where im gonan peirce) and make sure theres no veins n crap, and if it starts to get infected, ill change the ring, and if its still bad ill take it out and get it done professionaly when im older, e.g 15 or something, or 14... but yeah, see all u have todo is be shifty :D, lol, just get ice, hold there for a few minz, put the pin thru, and put more ice on if u want, be slow, it hurts more i guess, but u dont wanna f*ck it up rite? and then somehow get the belly rings thru.. :\| i duno how it works, but my sis, and tonns of her friends did their, and shiftyly put the ring thru, ^_^ but seriously, if it gets infected, TAKE IT OUT, its not worth tha pain, plus u can get it done wen ur older rite ^_^ (and im not gonna tell my parents... at least not till im 13 and not my dad, NO WAY! :D)

Answer by ChloeKnowsIt88
Submitted on 3/26/2005
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hey guys i dont really know what to tell you about the bellybutton piercings but i can tell you that i pierced my own tounge and my best friends tounge and they didnt get infected they both look great. but think about it it would be worse to hit a vein on your tounge then to hit a vein in your belly so i figure if you girls want it done then go for it but be careful. me and my friend are 16 and we have had our tounges done since we were 14 and so i think you will be fine piercing your own bellybutton. I dont have mine pierced but my friend does and she loves it. so all i can say is that if you trust yourself or the person who is doing it then go for it. if you have any questions email me at cam_062604_crs@yahoo.com see ya.

Answer by Nat
Submitted on 4/30/2005
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Hey...I'm 15 and i got my belly button pierced a few days ago the first few days it was red a bit but then after it started to get more red as i touched it...I don't think you should pierce it yourself since it's not safe the best thing to do is go get it professionally done there aren'tas many risks I mean if u get a infection it's easier to treat then when you pierce it yourself you don't know how far you went in the piercer knows but they are doing thats their job I would make sure you trust the person who you want to pierce your belly and make sure the place is clean do not do anything you're not comfortable doing and DO NOT go pierce your belly if you have doubts when you come there i ad doubts but i trusted the person and so I was not scared and just went through with it but if you don't trust him/her just wait until you find somebody you trust..Clean you belly with "bactine" or sea salt whatever your piercer told you to buy and to clean with clean it about 3-5 daily and put the cream or whatever you're cleaning with out it on the top and then on the bottom then just move the ring and if there's crust make sure u take it off i had crust the first day but thats the blood crust after i had nothing except the little redness when i touched it and moved it so i advise that you move it only when you're cleaning it..You have to be 16 to get your belly pierced but.. I asked the piercer if I could get it pierced since my parents don't let me and he said i have to put that I'm16 on the form he gave me to fill out so i would be nice to the piercer and make up little lies that would let you get it pierced and if you are 13 if you do look older i would say I'm 15 and then ask if you could there's a grater chance they would pierce it for you....If you have any questions you can send me a mail..tasha_bebi_69@hotmail.com

Answer by Megger
Submitted on 5/3/2005
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Well..i did my belly button last night and it hurt WHO EVER SAYS IT DONT has no feelings at all. It looked good really good but i decided i dident want it after all. So i took it out Its grown shut fast and is doin good so far. I did mine with a sanitized neitle and nothing happend as long as you do it right and take good care of it i think you should be alright. as far as people dien over it I dont think so. I have alot of friends in school that did it and nothing ever ever happend and i havent herd of one person get sick or DIE so i donno where you all are getting that from BUT ok suit your self. Im not saying do it your self and im not saying that getting it done by a pro is best cause they mess stuff up at times to So i guess Im undesided!

Answer by MAria
Submitted on 5/17/2005
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hey wut up mi names maria...yea im 14 n i wana perice mi belly button...my sisters hav done it but then agen they peirced alot of things...eniwayz i wwant to do it...well its odd cuz yea u no who wants to stick a flippin needle through a hole on thurr stomach...n bi tha fact tht im terrified of needles it doesnt help...hah mi friend wants to do it for me n i think thts cool...but im reely freaked actually...ima do it myself tho...it juss freaks me out tht alot of other ppl r lik "u can die" errr...thts REALLy scary. but w/e mi friend diana did it...she juss sat on her @$$ for lik wut an hour numbing her stomach cuz she didnt wana feel it the pushed tha needle thru. n BAM she did it....im gonna do somethin similar but...ima do it over summer break...i think...yea cuz i dont really wana go to school all flipped out n all...but its kool so...ima sit there n numb it for mabe lik an hour or a half...then ima put it thru...but wat tha hell do i keep in there to stop the hole frm closing? I SURE AS HELL am not gona keep tha needle in there...so yea thn im prolly gonna b reely freaked...n...lik keep ice on it so i dont feel anything...hah mabe the pain will go away before its UN nummed...grr can u help me ppl? if i numb it long enough will i lik SKIP the pain?

Answer by Pickles!!
Submitted on 5/20/2005
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OK! hey i have pierced my belly button like 10 times and like right now my belly button is healing from a another try and some of the stuff that this site is saying is cool its saying that its dangerous because it is but like I'm totally allowed and if ur not then i dont think u should risk getting in trouble like one time i peirced the top part of my ear it didn't heart but my mom said it looked like white trash and mad me take it out that sucked because i went through all of that for like no reason oh well i am 13 turning 14 on may 24 and i am going to get it done. but i have to wait like 3 weeks because as soon as skool ends i am going to Hawaii and so ya but any way ether I'm going to get it done professionally or I'm going to buy a HOLLOW needle from a tracker supply store. my dads girl friend is going to do it with me and so i cant wait she is cool and hears some advise if i were u and i wanted mine done and ur not aloud all i have to say is make sure the needle4 is clean and dont us a safety pin!!! if u have any comments or need help my IAM sn is UknowUwantMe3241

Answer by Jinxxx
Submitted on 5/21/2005
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i got ma belly button pierced PROFFEESSIONALY... it great but i had tried before to pierce my own belly button...it went threw (pierced it with a safty pin) and i didnt have a belly ring so i put an earing and i slept horrible it hurt soo much much more than it professionaly done. and when i woke up the belly ring all around was back and blue and it hurt soo oabd and when i took it out the next day IT WOULDNT COME OUT...so i ahd to force it out and it hurt alot...my piercer said that never to do that agian cause u can get really really sick....but its worth just waiting and not doing it yourself...cause it a painful expieriance. but if u want to do it yourslef i wish you the best of luck with that.

Answer by Kymi
Submitted on 5/26/2005
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heyhey ppl i tried to do mio bellly buttom and iot hurt lik hell mi advise is to get it professionaly done that wut i'mn doing mi friends mom does it and she will do mine for free i got mi nose pierced and i'm getting mi tongue but most of all i want mi belly buttom pierced well anyways mi advise is DONT DO IT URSELF plz bc i tried and now i hav a big scar and it makes me look lik a idiot and ppl will jus keep telling u that if u do it ursle fthat u will get it infected and u could die its the truth (mi best friedn sarah did her belly buttom her self and she ended up dieing about 4 days later and it hurts me so bad hearing all u ppls storys about u wanting ur belly buttoms pierced jus plz listen to ur parents if they say noe then dont do it there saying noe for ur own safety they dont want u to die and jus to leyt u ppl noe this is not a lie bc mi friend is now died and i will neva c her again bc she tried to pierce her belly buttom herslef and i dont rilli think that any of ur parents or friends wood want u to die bc of sumthing stupid piercing ur belly buttom urself!! and another thing is that ur parents r jus trying to do the rit thing i dont think they wanna c u died do they jus think of the ones that love u b4 u do it!!bc once sarah died i neva went near mi belly buttom eva again with a sewing needle bc i jus remember sitting beside her and cing her eyes roll back into her head its was the worst thing that i hav eva seen and i styll cry every night bc of all of the thing she did and how i saw her die ....if one of u ppl who want top pierce ur belly buttom urself were in mi spot i bet u wood rit this same comment as me probly)!!! well thanks for letting me take up ur time and reading this well i hope u ppl take mi advise and jus remember of mi best friend sarah the one that did a stupid thing lik u guys want to:'(:'(:'(!!! well love ya'll bibi(L)

Answer by lex
Submitted on 6/2/2005
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um yeah. just to tell you all, you will most likely DIE from it. My friends mom when she was younger did it herself and died. You guys think "oh yeah, i mean, it cant be that bad its only a peircing.." well, think again. if you do it yourself, you most likly DONT know what the hell your doing and where your sticking the needle. not to mention, it will hurt way more doing it yourself. and your really suppose to use a HOLLOW needle, not a stupied safty pin. so please, if anyy of you think of doing it yourself, DONT. it the wrong thing to do. If you do it professionaly, things will come out better looking, less pain, and maybe your'll actually..LIVE.I mean, some of you are really luckly nothing happened. soo yeah. i hope this answered a lot of things...

Answer by snowflake
Submitted on 6/13/2005
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ok u guys im back....i took all your advice on how to pierce your belly button and guess what IT DIDNT WORK. I burned the end of the saftey pin numbed my belly button with ice and watched a movie to keep my mind off of it but i couldnt figure out where to put the needle or in andwhen i finally started to push the needle in it hurt really bad. I got the needle all the way in and waited like 5 minutes and took it out. There was no way that my earring was gunna fit through that little hole. Now my stomach is sore and its swoll and i have 2 tiny black marks. Im gunna wait for 2 years to get mine done.... id rather wait and get it done by a professional. If u try to pierce your belly button and it works out for ya go you! but it didnt for me so yeah.

Answer by
Submitted on 6/13/2005
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Okay you guys have tons of questions but mostly on how to do it. AND YES DOING IT YOURSELF IS JUST FINE! I've pierced mine and a lot of friends. So i'mgoing to tell you what i did. got 14 guage hollow piercing needle i numbed the spot with ice for 10 min. i marked where i was piercing with a marker i slowly pushed the needle UP not down (that's just about the only way your going to hit a vein in your is if you go down.) i numbed it as i needed along the way and proceeded with the piercing then your going to get to a point where you can almost feel the needle through the layer of skin. that's when you have to just push it HARD. you will hear a pop! and the needle will be through. then you have to twist the needle and move it around for 10-15 min. that way you can fit the 14 guage barbell in. slowly pull the needle out as you push the barbell through. (unless your like my golden friend she was made of gold i swear! just kiddin haha but then we had to push the barbell though the bottom to get it in.) the next day it's going to hurt and ice is going to be your best friend for a week just sleep with some on your stomach and after the first week you can see it healing and it wont be as sensitive. leave the barbell in for 2 months before changing it. don't leave it out for more than 5 min. TO CLEAN IT use sea salt mixed with water in a glass and hold it over your belly button and shake it. then use bactine as a cleaner to rub around it. do this twice or more a day. all of the piercings i have done have turned out great. any questions? add me to your MSN bubblegum_pink69@hotmail.com

Answer by Amber
Submitted on 6/17/2005
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hey y'll i'm getting my belly pierced soon (YEAH!!!!!!) im 13 years old wif permission from my 'rents & everything but im scared i no loads of people dat have got it down where i am & cum out fine & ders da ofer side a couple have gotten it infected & thats by a pro now imagine dat done yourself sum may say it works but chicks & dudes wait y'll get annoyed & prob frustrated but hey i'd rather gettin it down by a pro den losin ya life, losin ya skin, bruising, bleeding heavy or ending up in hospital waitin isnt dat bad ppls its just annoying be SMART & don't pierce it ya self unless you have no brain if ya wanna chat i ave yahoo msg'r cutey_pie_4eva2000@yahoo.com love Amberxoxoxoxoxooxoxox

Answer by ~. nikki . ~
Submitted on 6/20/2005
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hey guys! . .ok my friend kortney and i tried piercing our belly's once with a regular needle we did mine first and it didn't go in and it still hurt REALLY bad. But this year actually a couple of days ago i got my belly pierced at this place at my local mall and my parents didn't have to sign my papers it hurts really bad but its worth it. it is alot of money though mine costs $50. when i got mine pierced first they clamp your belly with something that looks tongs but smaller and they have a little hole on the top(opening) and they clamp it to mark it . .and that hurts and thats what everyone says is "the hard pinch" . . and then he pierced it with a 14 gauge needle. . that hurt really bad.. its good that i got mine done professionally because i bleed alot in general when i get shots i bleed more than i should so when i got my belly pierced i was gushing blood and if i did that myself i don't know what i would do. so don't do it yourself . .even though u want it really bad. . a messed up belly button isn't what u want and just wait till your 18 or find a shop that is willing to pierce yours!

Answer by Brit!
Submitted on 6/30/2005
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Hey guys! i came to this site cuz i was really worried about my belly button!...im 13 years old and i thought it'd be really hot to pierce my belly button for all the guys to see and stuff! i mean it's normal! soo yah i did it! i numbed it with some ice and stuck the needle through! it didn't hurt at all! and i put a dangly earing in it! cuz i didn't have a belley button ring! but the day after and several days after my stomache started to hurt really bad! i like felt like i was gunna puke bcuz it numbed all around my stomach! but now it's all good it's not infected or anything but like ppl on this site kept sayin oooh your gunna die don't do it yourself! it's just the same as doin it profesionly as you do it yourself..i think but hey i could be wrong! i don't wanna give you the wrong advice! but if you want more info i have a webcam and i can show you how it turned out! britt_cutie@hotmail.com

Answer by danaluvsyou3000
Submitted on 7/11/2005
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Hi everyone I got my belly pierced by my friend and it was beautiful. I cleaned it with alcohol cause she told me it will heal faster(it use 2 burn so bad that tears would come out my eyes) I brought my ring 4rm wallmart u know 4.95.I also bought vasaline so everytime I turn around it want b crusty.at first it was goin out great until I skiped a few cleanings.I mean yeah I took a bath but didnt do the extras 4 my belly button and it started to get this lil bump on the left side of the top of my hole. So the bump stayed there 4 about 4 weeks then I decided 2 check out tha internet 4 help.I came across this one gurl who had the real infection she went back to her piercer and got it straight and now hers is normal,but she told me to put some bc on the bump you know for headaches that powder stuff.If u need directions on how to use just ask!!!But realty this is the third day I've put it on there the lil bump has VANISHED. IT WORKED!!! I am so happy!!!! I mean I was devastated. Now my navel pierce is normal and goes beautiful with my flat stomack.I guess the bc dried it away.Theres still a lil mark but it non-noticable

Answer by Amanda
Submitted on 7/11/2005
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yeah do not pierce it yourself bcuz for one it would hurt more and second its alot more boring juss have your parents take you with your friends its so much fun i mean wen i did i was freaking out and everyone was laughing i had such a great time but yeah if u get it done maybe wait 2 months or so bcuz if u dont it WILL get infected i only waited 9 days bcuz i couldnt stand how ugly it was and of course it did get infected!! but it got better and is all good now but its not worth the nasstyy stuff that comes out.. juss let it heal and oh yeah use triple antibiotic ointment or neosporin it reely helps but DO NOT USE ALCOHOL OR PEROXIDE it totally makes it worse and be careful like if your going to tan and u put tanning lotion on be verryy careful and stay away from the whole and as i say again DO NOT PIERCE IT YOURSELF!!! my freakin friend had to get hers surgically removed and she has no belly button left!! at all its so gross and last niite my cuzion wanted me to do hers and i didnt bcuz theres always that liddle chance you can screw it up and its deff. not worth it!!!

Answer by The teenage Piercer
Submitted on 7/18/2005
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First of all you need the right jelery. I can only imagine what you used! you should buy a piercing needle and ring.you can find them on google under peircing needle, and peircing rings. order a 14 G (gauge) surgical steel needle and belly ring. ok now for the peircing before anything WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!!! if you dont like pain ice your navle (belly botton) untill num. while doing that wipe your needle with alcohal (don't take out the needle untill right before you peirce) also cut a piece of an apple and put it in a plastic bag. once num remove ice and place apple (in bag) on the bottom of the inside of your belly boton. get your needle and push it stright down from the top untill you feel it go through the apple. remove the apple and twist the needle a few times wipe your ring with alcohal. remove needle and insert ring from the bottom the ring will probably be curved so when you put it in make a motion with your hand like the ring is a spoon and your scooping up ice cream! After care IMPORTANT!!! After care 1) WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE TOUCHING OR CLEANING!!! 2) CLEAN WITH IODINE 2 TIMES A DAY 3)DO NOT REMOVE OR CHANG RING FOR 3 MONTHES (AT LEAST) ok good luck!!! love, Kitty Any hott girls or guys wanna chat im here! Horseluverkt@yahoo.com

Answer by SilentWhispers_39
Submitted on 7/22/2005
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I'm gonna pierce it and this is how I'm gonna do it!: 1)Get a needle {hollow}, pliers {to grab skin}, hand sanitizer {do i need to say why}, and my belly rings [i would prerfer you to use a straight 14g ring that is cute cause it will be in there for 3-4 months]! 2)mark off the spot that will be pierced [in mirror] 3)STERILIZE EVERYTHING {hands, needle, ring, pliers, belly button (inside and out) } 4) take pliers and pull out as much skin as you need to piece 5)take needle, put on dot, and push really really hard till you feel it break through the skin on the other side 6)leave in for like 2 hrs 7)afterward then numb it with ice 8)**>VERY SLOWLY<** begin to take out needle 9) place ring inside, screw on ball, and most importantly: 10)HAVE FUN WIT IT! OH AND ABOVE ALL BE SAFE AND CAREFUL: WASH 2-3 TIMES DAILY WITH LIQUID HAND SOAP! and don't play with it that much! need any more advice? e-mail it to: SilentWhispers_39@hotmail.com hope to hear from you!!!!!!!!

Answer by Rea
Submitted on 7/27/2005
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Okay I'm14 and I live in Virginia Well like I hear a lot of no don't do it Yes do it I pierced my belly but it was with a needle and I pierced my tongue but it was with a nail and it was really scary and I'm surprised it didn't get infected cuz I'mallergic to metal or w.e fake silver idk but after reading all this I'mgonna c if i can get my x-bfs mom who's really cool to take me to get my tongue pierced....i'm going to pay her 100$ and I could care less what my mom thinks cuz she doesn't care that i might just pierce it on my own and die.I might do my nose to night but im going to make sure there's no sign of bruising and do it wit a needle thats washed w. antibacterial crap which is the best i can do .. being on probation i cant take the risk of piercing anything myself bcuz if it gets infected and i have to go to the hospital my mom will send me 2 jdc aka juvi so its diff for me well w.e. parents suck

Answer by crazygurl190
Submitted on 8/12/2005
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Hey I'm 15 n i got mine done in march professionally. i had to keep asking my mom and step dad n they finally said i could get it done for my birthday. don't do it yourself because it will most likely get infected. if you get it professionally done, you sit on a chair that leans back and put iodine around your bellybutton then ice on it for about half an hour or longer. than he has a piercing kit thing n he puts a clamp on where hes gonna pierce it and screws it in so it wont slip. he gets a piercing need and sticks it through then when the needles still in it he puts the bellybutton ring in. it doesn't hurt if you get it professionally. about a month ago my cousin got it done 2. so i watched all the steps he does. i would say not to do it yourself. o yea they put some h2ocean cleaning stuff on your piercing so its clean and heals better. he gives you a can of it n tells u what to do. if u do it yourself, Ur not gonna know what all to do. now I'm gonna talk my mom into letting me get my tongue or nose pierced. bout 3 years ago i pierced my own nose but took it out rite away cuz i knew it wud of got infected. its ok to do your ears. or if you really know wut your doing u cud Pierce your eyebrow or nose. i dunno. but n e wayz jus don't pierce your bellybutton your self cuz ur gna regret it.

Answer by Heatherb
Submitted on 8/23/2005
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Hey everyone I really want to get a bellybutton ring but my mom AND my dad are against it.I dont see what the big deal is I mean its not like their the ones with the ring on their stomaches! I mean if they dont like it THEY dont have to get it I will. I mean its not like I go walking around without a shirt on so the world can marvel at my wonderous belly button. I mean its better then having a tounge or eyebrow peircing (which I also want but yeah right) I mean its not like you see it all the time.. at my school we have a dress code so we cant even wear bellyshirts.. I really dont know any school that does.. but anyway Its so unfair that this is happening.. I mean im almost 14. I should be able to get one.. my dad is taking me to a concert and he bought me a 'ped so why the hell cant he get me a peircing if he trusts me with an automobile?!Well I gtg. I need some advise for getting around them or convincing them.

Answer by megan
Submitted on 8/27/2005
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hey people what is up i have been looking at everyone who has either there belly-buttons done themselves or wants to w/ out there parents knowing just let me tell u this who in the hell is that stupid to do it themselves w/ out there parents knowing even when they say no?!?...i mean its great if your a rebel and your parents just give up on u but i wouldn't do that because its there roof i have over my head not mine....ik what u all are thinking that I'm a daddy's little girl or i listen to my parents but the truth is i dont...lol...my mom got hers done when she was 27 and she thinks that i shouldn't get mine done because for 1 I'm 15 and for 2 she says people would look at me like I'm a slut or something like that. even though my dad says ohh yea its not that big of a deal its a whole it can be filled(i don't live w/ my dad) he even offered me to pay for it if my mom said yes.....the sad thing is is that i respect my mom to much to go behind her back and get it done w/ my dad....so to this day i am still asking my mom to get it done and to this day she says no...lol....ohh almost forgot if u really want to do it yourself and u don't want to listen to what i have to say at least do your homework because u might just screw out and have something terrible happen...

Answer by Lozz
Submitted on 8/28/2005
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Hi ppl, me and my bestie had a sleep over a few weeks ago and we both decided to pierce our bellybuttons hers didn't go through very much skin it was a pretty small bit but mine however went 3/4 of the way and wouldn't go through no matter how hard i tried and pushed it. Also i tried the next day with the old earring studs i got my ears pieced with. But what i didn't know was that my friend had used it as a belly bar the day before and intended on putting it back in. The second time i did it i did it from the bottom and it went through gr8 but it hurt a little after wards so i took it out. My friend then went and put in that earring and hers and my bellybuttons got infected hers more so. My friends bellybutton went black and she wound up in hospital getting tests for hep a,b and c and AIDS. Of course she told them I had used i so i had to get the tests as well. But I was fine and so was my friend until.....she ended up really sick and was in hospital for two weeks she came out of it OK and is considering getting her belly done by a pro. Me however am getting mine done tomorrow and i cant wait. My advice don't do it yourself unless you are willing to put your life at risk and maybe even other peoples.

Answer by BuNnY
Submitted on 9/16/2005
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hey everyone i really suggest not to do it yourself i tried to do it and it hurt anyways it hurt i couldn't even get it through so and if u cant get it done try to convince your parents i regret getting it done without my parents because it ended up being done wrong i hid it from my mother for 2 weeks but after she found out she wasn't to impressed. i decided to take mine out and get it done with my mom it looks great and if any of u r debating to get urs done and scared to get it done i am telling you IT DOESN'T HURT! its a little creepy but it actualy doesn't hurt and i am not joking and my advice is get it done with a barbell cuz the first time i had a ring and i always slept(yes u can sleep on your navel piercing) on my belly and it bent to one side all the time and i soon found out it was tearing the hole and barbells heal way better and i have a really good way to keep it healed and if infected or is sore or anything put polysporn on it. its the best thing u can do for ur pierced navel it works so great mine was getting a little infected and a little of that it clears it up and looks great the next day. for any of you who have taken it out cuz it was infected u shouldn't do that cuz sometimes it can spread the infection inside your stomach and for people who have pierced it yourself and it looks like it was getting thinner and thinner that isn't cause it was done wrong or cuz u did it yourself some people cant have there navel pierced cuz there body is either allergic or doesn't want it there for it gets pushed out but anyways if u r really scared it will hurt it actually doesn't hurt but even if it does its only a 3 second pain so dont worry i was really nervous and scared to get mine done i also have my nose done and my nose hurt way more than my navel actually it was kind of fun and just think of all the great belly rings you'll be able to put in it i get to change mine on the 21 i am so excited so if u r thinking of getting it done just go for it!!!!!! it looks great and all the cool belly rings makes it worth it!!!!!! ps always use polysporn!!! never use rubbing alchohal that will make it way worse than it already is anyways good luck!!!!!!!!!

Answer by Lexa
Submitted on 10/14/2005
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Hey pplz i'm fourteen and i want my belly button and nose pierced but my mom said no to the mose for now. i am kinda scared to get them both done and wonder if i'd hurt. i tried to pierce my own nose just like my friend did yesterday and it looked great. but of course i'm too chicken lol. I got it in like half way and then backed out i'll try again but anywayz is there any thing i'll hit. i pierced my third hole with a disposapble gun from sally's beauty supply and had to do it twice to go through. but it ended up turnin out fine and lookin great. any suggestions ? i no i should wait to get it done pro but i think if i use steril equipment and did it right unpainfully it will turn out pretty much the same as a pro does it. just stating my opion ... and to other ppl out there calm down when writing back answers ppl are just asking for advice and stuff so no "MORAN" calling etc. PLEAZ i don't want to get it started up in here. ... lol just kidin ... :)

Answer by kaitlynn
Submitted on 10/18/2005
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I'm 14 and I got my belly button pierced professionally about 1 and a half months ago and its okay. Its a little bit infected but I've been keeping care of it and its healing. I was majorly considering doing it on my own but I realized all the risks so I decided to wait. It was a smart idea because my mom finally gave in, took me , paid for it and just bought me a new ring for when I can change it ! It's great and I love having it . Suggestion: For anyone who wants to get it done but their parents wont let them , DON'T do it yourself. Yes, there is that chance that it will come out good , but there is also the chance that it won't... IF YOU DECIDE TO DO IT YOURSELF OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR BELLY BUTTON PIERCING: -Get a proper piercing needle -Make sure belly button is sterilized -Wear sterile gloves -Use surgical steel belly button ring -Both barbell and ring are suitable for belly piercing (ring is easier to clean and easier to get caught) -Push needle in from BOTTOM -Look at pictures of successful belly rings to get an idea as of where to put the piercing A well balanced diet, with vitamin and mineral supplements are extremely important to the healing process. Also, healing is usually accelerated if some dietary Zinc supplement is used. It takes approximately 6 months to a year for a belly button piercing to heal. Properly taking care of a belly button ring is critical.. clean twice a day (minimum) with 1 teaspoon of SEA SALT and one cup of water. Lean over, place the cup with the water over your belly button and stand up, leave it on for about 15 minutes. Do NOT move your belly button ring without soaking it for at LEAST 5 minutes (prevents from tearing new formed tissue). Also don't change the ring for 3-6 months and if it is absolutely neccissary to change the ring before 3 months go to a professional (which may cost about $10.00, but is well worth it). Changing your jewlery prematurely can cause tissue damage which will prolong your healing time and possibly cause sscarring and/or keloiding. Keloids may look like a lump of excess skin or a blister. They do dissapear and are NOT an indication of infection. If infection occurs consult to your physician immediately, and do NOT take out the ring. Infection must be cleared up prior to jewlery removal. Also, avoid cleaning with peroxide, rubbing alcohol etc.. This will dehydrate and kill newly formed tissue, and the piercing will not heal as long at alcohol is used. Signs of an infection include: prolonged soarness of pain, purple/red discoloration around the aread, unpleasant odour, exessive swelling and/or discharge of pus or matter. Thanksss .. Hopefully some of this info is helpful!

Answer by TinyT
Submitted on 10/20/2005
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Hey guys, I'm 18 years old, and I have been through all of these tough choices and my parents constantly said no to everying, tattoos, piercings, etc, the rule was to wait until I moved out of the house...I now live on my own, and the truth is, i dont want half of the things I wanted when I was 13/14, besides your all still growing so its going to look different and awkward by the time you reach graduation. Just wait a while, and think it through. Sure you may want it still, but at least if you wait you can do it safely and know for sure that its exactly what you wanted. p.s. fake id's work really well at parlors, got a big sis or friend that looks like you? use their drivers lisense, but please dont do anything stupid. Stick to peircing your ears, its way more safer.

Answer by casey moir
Submitted on 11/4/2005
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ok yeah i got mine dun professionaly nd it didnt hurt at all..nd sum ppl do get wicked bad infections but it mostly has to do wit 2 things..how deep ur pierce it nd how well u take care of it..so heres wut my piercer gave me instructions to do: for ten days do the following: 1. two showers a day nd wash it wit pure dove antibacterial soap nd make sure it gets INSIDE the piercing then rinse off the piercing nd make sure theres not sticky residue from the soap 2. after each shower use bactine and make sure the bactine gets INSIDE the piercing 3. after you put the bactine in, put neosporin on the ring and move it around until you've gotten the neosporin INSIDE and then wipe away ne excess neosporin after those ten days, keep going for 6 weeks wit the showerz nd bactine but dont use neosporin cuz u can get a buildup that can give you an infection other than that..DONT TOUCH IT. PERIOD. if u do it urself just make sure that u have sum1 who knows ur doin it nd can check in on u nd make sure if it does get hurt you can get help from a dr etc..

Answer by Nicole
Submitted on 12/2/2005
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Hi, My name is Nicole I'm 15, and I have pierced my belly button twice before and this is the third time... But, I'm going to let the hole close again because I actually made the mistake of doing it, when I wasn't really all there but, its okay. To everyone who is deathly afraid to get your belly button pierced it may just help if you try to go to your local drug store and pick up some type of numbing creme such as ladicane <spelling> but, ever since I've used it. Well I have to use it because I'm a diabetic and I actually use it because I own a diabetic pump and I numb my "site" (where I'm going to insert the needle for my insulin to go.) And believe me its alot easier to do when its numbed. Just make sure your not allergic to it. But, My advice is if your going to do it do it right and not wrong because that was my fault the first two times and now I just don't want one because there honestly a lot of flippen work ... you have to keep them cleaned and nice for at leasst four months. Or JUST DON'T GET ONE. Thats all I have to say and GOOD LUCK.... loves ya

Answer by Chelsea
Submitted on 12/11/2005
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I have 13 piercing's and i am 13 years old. I have my belly button and my ears pierced 12 times. My best friend Jessica Messina has pierced my ear at least 8 times and i like it and i think it looks really cute i think, and my mom didn't really care that my friend pierce's my ears for me as long as i take good care of it! but on the other hand my dad thinks im trying to look to old, and that i should just be my self, and i try to tell him that i am being my self but he just doesnt want to listen to me!ugh. I got my belly button done by a perfessional. And it looked really cute at first but after playing around with my friends and being in sports its slowly starting to rip out, my parents said that if i desided to take it out and let it heal over that they would take me to get it pierced agian but it would take a long time for it to heal all the way. what should i do.

Answer by Jessica
Submitted on 12/15/2005
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Me and my cousin wanted our bellys pierced so bad... my mom wasnt into it but my dad was... so without telling my mom... me and my dad went and got my belly pierced... while my cousin did hers at home. When they first pierce your belly... it hurts for about 10 seconds then no pain. My didnt get infected or anything and it looks great!! MY cousins got really badly infected though. When she went to the doctor for it they said that if she didnt take it out she could die because she was spreading the infection throughout her whole body.... I also just recently went in and got my nose pierced professionaly.... all of my piercings look good and healthy.... my advice is to get it done professionaly.... For those of you whos parents dont approve... there are some piercing parlors that will pierce you without parent signature when your 16... I know that waiting will suck....I dont know about you but I'd rather be safe than sorry!!

Answer by vicki
Submitted on 12/19/2005
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this site is great and for all of those stupid people that say do it your self then you people are mental you dont do that are you all crazy,. but i came on this site to learn if i should do it my self but i read what ELIZABETH .H. wrote and if she reads this thanks i am so glad i read your thinggy i have an aunt that told my father if you dont let her get it done that she is just going to end up getin it done her self and i had my eyebrow and lip and tongue done before not all at once but i didn't like it and i had efection in my eyebrow and my eye got swelling shut and i had to have the eyebrow ring removed and it hut alot and i hope you peeps that think a body piercing.is cool well it is if it is done right!!!! g-2-g b u c love ya - vicki - o n e

Answer by Brandi
Submitted on 12/22/2005
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Okay... here's how it goes... DO NOT PIERCE IT YOURSELF! Six of my friends all pierced theirs one night at a slumber party... I didn't. Every one of them got infected, even though they used sterile equipment. What are the odds? Six infected? That was 4 years ago. I'm 19 now. I'm going this weekend to get mine done by a pro... just like all of you should. Any to that dude... who cares what your friends think... so you want your BB pierced... who cares? All you need to do is KNOW that you want it. And girls.... YOUR 13! Why in the HELL are you piercing your bellybuttons! Sorry... i'm a mom. Think about why you're doing it first. Do you just want it because your friends have them, or because you think they're CUTE? And do you even have the figure for it? Believe me... large girls... don't get them. You won't hear the end of it. Always go with parents is another thing... you have to have THEIR permission! And if you ever plan on having kids, don't get one now. Wait until you've had one... then you can determine whether or not you want stretch marks and pregnancy fat hanging out with a bellybutton ring. Plus... you have to take them out when you're pregnant, otherwise they'll bust through the skin. Ooohh.... wouldn't that be a pretty scar? I waited until my son was born, then really thought about it. I have my body back, no stretch marks... so i'mdoing it. THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION!

Answer by Brandi
Submitted on 12/22/2005
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Okay... here's how it goes... DO NOT PIERCE IT YOURSELF! Six of my friends all pierced theirs one night at a slumber party... I didn't. Every one of them got infected, even though they used sterile equipment. What are the odds? Six infected? That was 4 years ago. I'm 19 now. I'm going this weekend to get mine done by a pro... just like all of you should. Any to that dude... who cares what your friends think... so you want your BB pierced... who cares? All you need to do is KNOW that you want it. And girls.... YOUR 13! Why in the HELL are you piercing your bellybuttons! Sorry... im a mom. Think about why you're doing it first. Do you just want it because your friends have them, or because you think they're CUTE? And do you even have the figure for it? Believe me... large girls... don't get them. You won't hear the end of it. Always go with parents is another thing... you have to have THEIR permission! And if you ever plan on having kids, don't get one now. Wait until you've had one... then you can determine whether or not you want stretch marks and pregnancy fat hanging out with a bellybutton ring. Plus... you have to take them out when you're pregnant, otherwise they'll bust through the skin. Ooohh.... wouldn't that be a pretty scar? I waited until my son was born, then really thought about it. I have my body back, no strech marks... so i'mdoing it. THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION!

Answer by jess+tony
Submitted on 1/2/2006
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Hey guys I don't recommend piercing your belly button yourself.I did in early December and I have a nasty scar that I am going to have to hide from my parents for like ever! See my parents wouldn't let me get my belly button pierced so I just got a safety pin and stuck it through I didn't use anything on it I know I was stupid but I didn't feel like using anything.I know how bad it hurts varies from person to person but really to me I couldn't feel a thing I just thought of going to the mall the next day. It was really gross sticking it through tho like you can feel it everytime it goes a little farther and it takes a while because the skin is pretty tough or something cuz all my friends did it and we all had the same problem. I really don't recommend doing it yourself.

Answer by Freza
Submitted on 1/16/2006
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In reply to that girl who said not tolisten to what most people are telling you about piercing yourself and then went on to piercing your tongue please Never EVER Pierce your own tongue! even when professionals who know what they are doing pierce tongues things can still go wrong! so to a 13/14/15 year old who wants his/hers done, You may have dont lots of reserch and are facinated with body modifications but if you REALLY have respect for body modification and actually understand what can go wrong please Please PLEASE DO NOT PIERCE YOUR OWN TONGUE!, Yes its true if we never had self-piercers we would never have body modification but you can get serious infections from many piercings so please if you are thinking of getting a body part where you KNOW lots of veins are please donot do it yourself. Tell your parents how you feel, Explain to them why you want it, put up a good fight, if they say they dont want you to have it because you will be "diffrent" then tell them how that doesnt bother you, Explain to them how its MUCH safer for you to get it done professionaly then have them say no and you do it yourself. thats all. P.S I'm sorry if this post multpul times

Answer by drew
Submitted on 3/7/2006
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Self piercing can be dangerous.Regardless of what others say.Some people pierce themselves and have no problem.Most have only small problems that can be solved by simply removing whatever type of jewelry they have in the piercing and it heals with little problem and maybe just a scar.However those are only a small percentage of self piercings.Most become infected and at best leave a nasty scar.At worst they can cause severe infection,blood poisioning, and if a vien is peirced it can lead to extreme bleeding.People have died from infections and from blood loss caused by self piercing.I dont have room to talk though, I pierced each of my ears four times.These are the only piercngs that don't usually reject after a self piercing.Not all reject though most do.I would rather be safe than have a disfiguring scar because I couldn't wait to have something pierced.I want several piercings and allmost all of them are a no go until Im 18.Im 16 now.

Answer by jess
Submitted on 3/23/2006
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HEY ok i did mine and so did my friend about 3 months ago and both ours ripped out and left a bad scare and yes it douse hurt but see this week we did it and she got hers back in and it looks fine this time we used safty pins but if ur gonna do it then take my advise and listen well>>>buy a hollow needle>>go up not down (WHEN WE DID OURS DOWN IT LOOKED HORIBLE AND HURT ALOUT MORE)>>>if it gets infected BAD then tell ur parents or an adult that will understand>>>and if u want it perfessionaly done then ask a friends parent a friends parent that will take u if there strict or wont go for DO NOT ASK THEM or if their really good friends wit ur mom or dad IT IS STUPIED to do it urself but dont let ur parents decide stuff for u its ur life if u have any questions i know alout about this stuff so e-mail me at crazyforpink3@hotmail.com or crazyforpink2@yahoo.com PARENTS:if u dont want ur kids getting hurt trying it themselfs i suggjust u take them telling them no when they really want it WILL make them want it more its their body and besides u have no reason to say no its their choice NOT URS and they will find away to get it done with or without u....lve yas

Answer by sk8tergirl123
Submitted on 3/31/2006
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ok uy and chick, i pirced my own belly button and it went really wrong i have a scar on my belly button and i got a really bad infection from it. now that im fifteen my best friends mom is going to go and take me to get it done. even if you guys want it my advice would to not do it at all... i made a big mistake and i had to wait a year and a half befor it was totaly healed. if you want it ask around their might be someone who is a trusted adult who will take you. not all parents want you to have one because they are thinking of you bodys health, try and talk to them tell them the dangers of you pircing it yourself then ask them if they would take you and get it done. and the girls saying they got it done a ten that is bs.

Answer by Siany
Submitted on 4/14/2006
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If you wanna be an idiot like me and a lot of other people then pierce it yourself. If it doesn't become infected and leave a disfiguring scar well done.. you got lucky. I really don't recommend it love.. I cant believe I did it myself because of some dumbass giving me the idea and then the internet making me want to do it even more. Now everytime i look in the mirror there is a pretty little red scar right above my bellybutton. I haven't told my parents and I haven't been swimming in a year. I'm going on Holiday soon so I'm trying so hard to get rid of this stupid scar. Well at least it reminds me of not being an idiot. I'm scared I\m just going to have to pierce it again and hope for the best so i can cover it with a bellybutton ring.

Answer by shereebee2000@yahoo.com
Submitted on 4/26/2006
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hi im a 26 year old,i wouldnt advise that a young person go behind there parents back and pierce their belly...i did mine and it turned out fine but my sons gf did it and she stuck an earring in hers,it got very infected and she went to the docs and found out that if u dont do it right that it could get infected and get a skin eating desease from the bacteria...much to say she ended up having to tell her parents bcause she got real sick,and had to go to the hospital...she has a bad scare now and wont be able to do it proffessionally bcause she had such a bad result from doing it herself,it is a 50/50 chance as they say every ones body is different...i know it costs allot but it costs more when u have a hospital bill afterwards and u lose ur parents trust its not worth it...plz dont do it unless u tell ur mom and dad or even just ur mom incase it gets infected...love peace and happiness ta ta 4 now :)

Answer by xXxEnGlAnD-ChIcKxXx
Submitted on 5/1/2006
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hiya, just wanted to ask ur advice on something to do with my belly button piercing: i had it pierced about 4months ago and have since changed it quite a few times, i have it pierced with the standard 14g bar, but over time my hole has ripped and so now the bottom of the hole is basically so noticeable, and every bar i put in is always way too long and so you can always see loads of the bar and the gem never sits actually in my belly button! i recently saw a thinner bar which would be shorter and so would be a better fit, however i was wondering if A) there is anywhere in the UK that sells short belly bars and B) if it would be better to put thinner bars and let the hole close up around it? please help i'm so stuck! thanx!

Answer by babygiirl0027
Submitted on 5/6/2006
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hey well one night when i wasnt thinking i tried 2 pierce mai own bellybutton. im 13. so i put a safty pin through a flame a few times, rinsed it with soap and water and peroxide, numbed mai bellybutton for about 5 min and took sum advil about 20 min b4 so it could kick in. i did take it slow-almost 2 hrs-b cuz first off i had no idea wat i was doin and who nos if i had done it fast it couldve turnd out horribly rong. mines actually didnt hurt. i felt a little pinch wen i hit ths center nd wen it got totally thru. i was so happy. but guess wat?? the needle was 2 thin for n e type of bellybutton ring 2 fit, so i went thru all that juss 2 let it close. now i have 2 small scabs on the top and underside of mai bellybutton. i do have small ball of scar tissue under each scab,, but it doesnt hurt. mines didnt get infected, but im not saying that if u try it urs wont. juss think ahbout it. after i pierced it i realized omg i have 2 clean this everyday and make sure mai parents dont c it and all that,,,and i thought--its not worth it. so i did this about 4 weeks ago nd now the scars are barely noticeable. so i say u get it done professionally. nd btw if u juss cant stand it nd have 2 do it then DONT CLEAN IT WITH ALCOHOL bcuz it eats away at ur skin

Answer by xXxChazxXx
Submitted on 5/6/2006
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Right hi everyone. I got my belly button pierced about 8months ago but they said i didn't have the right shape belly button and it had a 60% chance of rejecting...If you cant grab enough skin at the top of your belly button you could get your bottom done but anyway i didn't like the bottom piercing and went along and took a chance. So they pierced my top and said come back and we'll see if its showing signs of rejecting but two days later i could see the bar coming through so my dad took it out! Its a shame i cant have it but don't do it yourself just in-case this problem occurs and the fact that it will get so infected! Anyway for all you people who want to know if it hurt it didnt hurt two much i thought the clamp hurt more than the needle but its different for everyone! Charlotte (age14)

Answer by taylor
Submitted on 5/18/2006
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ummm. hi i am 11 and i really want my belly button done like i have gotton the neddle and the ice and i just chickened out i really want it done but my parents wouldnt even let me get me ears pierced until i was 11 i want it done really bad but after reading all of this i dont want to do it my self ummmm.... do you know anyone that would do it without your parents because i asked my mom if i could get it done and she said no way i told her i would do it my self but she said noway and ignored me for the rest of the day plz help me and plz answer me i am despret i want it done really bad if you could email me so adives nad some names on some prefetionals my email is cp222222@aol.com thank you plz email me

Answer by ninjalicious
Submitted on 5/25/2006
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Well, I was an idiot a few years ago when i first pierced it. i was like 12 and i thought i pierced it good but it turned into a little scab and i would just put the earring (yes, i took a stud earring and bent it.) in the scab hole. it was nasty. then i figured out how to pierce it myself just a few weeks ago ( i'm 16 now.). first, you make sure you have the right supplies ( i had to use a 14G needle.) and a good belly ring (no dangles, just a bananabell will do.) ( with a good material like stainless steel or titanium. i've got stainless steel.) you need: latex gloves, saline(like salt water. it stops the growth of bacteria.), a 14G needle, a bananabell belly ring, q-tips, and a good amount of time. i have scar tissue, so it took me longer, because it seems like forever to do it. you make sure everything is sterilized by passing it through flames and then washing it with an unscented, natural antibacterial soap. you then mark the place where you want the piercing, top and bottom,then you numb it with an ice cube,then you squeeze the skin together with your less-dominant hand and take the needle in your dominant hand, and instead of going down towards your feet, you go up towards your neck. instead of straight up and down piercing, you go straight and up, kind of like a curve. make sure the piercing is deep enough, so the stem of the barbell soes not show through your skin. you might have you fiddle around with the needle a bit because when you take the needle out it might close up right away, and if that happens, it might either get scar tissue or you might have to do it all over again. you then make sure the belly ring is sterilized and feed it through the hole... you must make sure you don't fiddle around with it too much because then it will get infected. don't use peroxide, and make sure you clean it with the saline mixture at least 4 times a day and right after you get out of the shower. you shouldn't go swimming or take a bath for the first month, because it could disrupt the healing process. make sure to keep the holes as clean (as in try not to rip it at all.) as possible so there is minimal scabbing, though that is a sign of healing, it can look pretty nasty. make sure you take time to let it heal before changing the ring. BE CAREFUL, and don't be clumsy about it!

Answer by Ariel
Submitted on 5/26/2006
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Well I can honestly say I've been in the situation where my mom doesn't want me to get a belly ring. She doesn't think it's classy and I'm only 15, which means I'd have to wait a long time to get it done legally. I had always wanted one but only for about a year. It didn't plague my mind, it was just a thought. But over Spring Break, I went behind my mom's back and got it done. The studio didn't give me a hard time about I.D. The piercing is beautiful and I'm very pleased with it. I take good care of it. It's been two months since I got it done, and I've managed to change it. I made sure the guy who was piercing me was liscensed and safe. My advice is if you are going to do it behind your parents' backs, take ALL THINGS into consideration. What you're going to do when they find out, consequences, cleaning, what happens if it gets infected,etc. Be safe, nothing is worth your health. Piercing it yourself is really risky and dangerous. I wouldn't recommend it personally, but if you feel you can handle the consequences, if any, and the pain, then do it. I think the risks are too much and it's not safe, but there are the lucky ones who make it through alright. I just think its way too dangerous. Hope I could help

Answer by Brittany
Submitted on 5/28/2006
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hi...i got my belly button professionally done. and its all messed up. all of the girls tools were clean...but she didnt pierce it far enough into my belly button where the bottom of the bar bell should of come out. so i had to take it out because there is only a piece of skin literally - that big between the top and bottom balls on the ring. its really irritating when you try and do the right thing and get it done the right way, and it still gets messed up. I kept it very clean and took very good care of it, because i wanted to make sure that something like this wouldn't happen. So just makes sure you know about the place your going to go and get something pierced...i just heard around that it was a good place...it looked cool at first...then it started to heal the wrong way. It grew out because there was more skin to heal than there was there.

Answer by +~LiNdSaY+~
Submitted on 5/29/2006
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Hey wat'ssup . . my name i'zlindsay i'm14 n i been talkin 2 my mom bout gettin my belly button pierced . . n she finally said YES ! ! ! . . . ummm but here's tha thing . . i gota friend an she had her mom do her belly button, so i asked her mom if she wl'ddo mine fo me . . lol she said yea sure but i gtt'ahave ur parents permission first . . so my mom said ya sure i don care . . . yea her mom said dat i need a supply kit . . so i waz thinkin . . lik were can i get that at .. ? ? ? an she had also told me that i have ta get a hollow needle with a kork . . ? ? can sumbody plzzzz wright me bk . . all i need ta kno i'zwere ta get all this krap at .. ? ? lol . . holla . . . . ! ! !

Answer by B-ya
Submitted on 5/30/2006
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Hey everyone! well my friend is getting her belly pierced this weekend. and she dosnt even have to pay because her mom can do it (shes a hairdresser and pierces) well ive wanted one since i was ten. i finally got the courage to ask my mom if i can get it done and she said yes!! which is surprising since i am 13.. and she even said she is going to get it done with me!! haha, i am so spoiled. but for the people that want to do it themselves dont.. this girl i know did it herself and her belly button got green bruises, swollen, and the ring got rejected and she had to tell her dad and he is highly religious and completely against piercings in general. so whatever you do, dont do it yourself, the risk of infection is way higher if u dont know what ur doing no matter what u use

Answer by Audrey
Submitted on 6/5/2006
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well i don't think doing it yourself is the anwser so i think i have some tips for those who want to get there bellys pierced. first you CAN'T say ahhh but everyone else has it... your parents will just think your not ready to have it pierced, you have to be very mature start out hey can i talk to you they say yes and say well this is very important to me and i would really like to have my belly button pierced they would most likely say why or no so then proceed with i want it because its just something that i feel will boost my confidence and make me more beautiful by then they will be shocked at how responsible you are and think hey mabe she is ready so then say all im asking for is a chance if it doesn't work out i can always take it out... not meaning that you will just to show them that its in there hands, so there you have it. it worked for me and if they don't say yes right away just wait a couple of days and ask again but don't be pushy or back to stage one well good luck i hope it turns out great!!!

Answer by emma
Submitted on 6/7/2006
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Hey, I'm 13 and my parents won't let me get mine done. And my mom went with her sister and all of her friends to get their's done and she thinks that a belly button ring would look cute on me but still wont let me get it done and my dad really has no say in this.Most of my friends have theirs done and they all try ed piercing mine but it didn't turn out to good....my mom thinks i should wait till I'm 16 but I'mgonna just keep nagging her to let me get it done till she finally lets me....also my mom thinks that people will think different of her if i had my done like who gives a crap what other people think and anyway its not like its hurting her or like she has to pay for it all i need is her signature this is stupid how she wont let me.

Answer by markierae@comcast.net
Submitted on 6/10/2006
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hey i am a 14 year old girl and i wanted my bellbottton pierced so bad but like alot of your perents mine said no.... so i did it my self.. alot of people says it hurts but mine didnt hurt at all. i sterilized the needle and bellybotton ring and pierced it i diidnt go deep enouph and the skin started to peel away until it pushed the almost entirely out.. so i waited a few months and tried it again this time i went as deep as the ring was and then all was good for i would say 2 months and then a huge purple bubble apeared.. and yellow slimy puss was comming out of the top of the hole and then hte bubble poped and it was puss and alot of blude. i was cery scared and worried that it might be a staff infectoin so i took it out and cleaned it. it was healed and the swelling went down.. but in my actions i could have been sereously hurt please dont take the 50/50 chance... go and get it done.. after all is it really alll that worth it???

Answer by kat
Submitted on 6/19/2006
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i tryed to remove my belly button with this thing ( its the thing u use for ur car if u have dents on it) well im 14 .......my friend glued this little thing to my belly button then she bt the bey button remover on ( the car dent away thing ) and she started to pull . i hurt like crazy .. she had to strapp me down so i wwont move .... then after 2 hours of pulling my belly button .. she got it to be an outie ... later she took the hot glue off of my bell button which hurt alot ... i was still strapped down to the bed. then she got a needle ... after numbing it for 2 mnutes she pierced my outie belly button.... it look so kool ... my friend said that she wasted me to pull her belly button out too .... she also wanted an outie .... so i strapped her down and put hot glue on the little plug and put it on her belly button ... then i put the belly button remover ( the dent away car thing ) and sarted pulling she wanted hers to stick out as far as it can .... after 4 hours it was done ... she also wanted me to pierce it so i did .... i pierced it 3 times one on top and wo on the sides ... later we looked in the mirror and our pulled out belly button were so kool .... if u want to see a picture there on google ... just type in ... pulled out navels .... well good luck to peolpe who want to pull out and pierce there navels ....!!!!

Answer by hunnybear
Submitted on 6/23/2006
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okay well here it is i pierced my own belly button didn't hurt one bit but took it out cuz ya i didn't want my parents to find out because well ya I'm the kinda of girl that thinks of something then does it with out thinking of the consequences and so i did it and then took it out after like 2 hours... its been two days since i took it out and it is a little scabby and sore but i have been putting peroxide on it and been washing it a lot to make sure it heals correctly.. so ya my advice let your parents know you want it done and sit and talk with them about it because you sure in hell don't want it to get infected even tho mine didn't a lot of peoples could... I'm just lucky something nothing went really bad..

Answer by Babiev
Submitted on 6/27/2006
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Yeah hey.. im 18 and when i was like 14 and 15 i wanted the pirecings and tatoos... and like most of you... my father wouldnt let me... so i said screw him and did it myself.. not the smartest thing to do... i had to take it out because it was kinda sideways... so i decided fine ill pierce my nose... that was fine but i barely missed the nerve... jsut wait be patient till your parents will let you get it done... theres to many risks in gettin them in a hole in the wall place or doing it yourself.. even if your friends say ohh i can do it... just wait... itll be for the best.. trust a girl who knows... i cant model because of the tiny scar that is on my belly.... its not worth it// and after the scar tissue is there... it hurts like hell gettin it done... and this is coming from the girl who has 3 tatoos... just wait and be patient... youll be better in the long run.. and what eva you do... neva pierce your own tongue...

Answer by quack
Submitted on 7/7/2006
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yea...i did my belly button like ten times and each time the skin got really thick and the belly button ring fell off wen i was sleeping.now i have two scars on my belly button one on the top and one on the bottom. my step mom ask me what it was and did i try to pierce my belly button....i told her no ...but i couldn't make up a accuse for the scar?...Any liars i can make for my belly button scar...help me...i numb my belly button with ice then i put oil on it and used a safety pen. it started bleeding but not a lot. then i put the ring in but it hurts really bad.DON"T DO IT YOURSELF.....i also did my ears(ears) myself too. w/b with any questions or suggestion and anyone know where i can get it done without my parents knowing or being there for a low price?????

Answer by Andrew Rombie
Submitted on 7/29/2006
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Hello, I'm a professional tattoo artist and piercer. I've read some of these post saying that you can hit a nerve and put yourself in a coma and die. Well, that's just a load of bull. To hit the nerve you have to stick your piercing needling into the belly button and aim straight down. Which no one does. Only problems that can result is that you don't pierce it deep enough and it forces out of the skin. If you use a professional needle which you can buy online for cheap and you use sterile equipment which is easy to inquire online as well then there are no problems. Work from inside the belly button and go up and out. Make sure you are pitching the skin tight enough that you know your needle is going to go though correctly. Don't use a safety pin that has been "Burned" or soaked in disinfectants, it just doesn't work and still holds minor amounts of bacteria that will eat away at the skin and will cause the belly button ring to be rejected from the skin. It's not a 50/50 chance, its an easy thing to do as easy as ears, just if you know what you are doing, then there will be no problems.

Answer by ..::Jissa::..
Submitted on 8/22/2006
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hey , i know how it feels to be in the position of wanting it so bad that you would do absolutely anything to get it,thats how i was with my 5 earpiercings,nose piercing and bellybutton piercing.Girls, belly button piercing is not a D.I.Y bathroom and needle job,even getting it done pro is a risk too believe it or not,i got mine done pro and yes it has been infected and let me tell u it wasn't pretty and it was more painful than the piercing for almost a week,so if u do it yourself, imagine the chance of infection? you would without a doubt get an infection or some sort of a complication, be careful and think it through, if you want it bad enough you'll want the full experience of it,so wait it out or keep trying with your parents, they'll come around, mine did and they are very strict good luck to you all . jissa

Answer by constantly
Submitted on 8/28/2006
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Hey I'm 15 and did it my self but, don't be stupid and use a safely pin. I actually bought a piercing kit, got an actual piecing needle as well as alcohol pads and everything. If you are going to do it with a safety pin , don't even attempt. I've pierced a lot on myself and I've learned a lot about autonomy but attempting this was a big leap. You have to understand, either get the pros to do it or get a certified, sterilized kit with gloves and pads to do it. And don't hit it. I did so, then went to work and it hurts. Either way BECAREFUL!!! And that certified guy shouldn't be telling you to pierce your nose or you eyebrow by yourself. That's a horrible thing for someone "certified" to say. If you have any questions contact me by msn or e-mail to Cainby@hotmail.com Happy piercing.

Answer by Nicaragua
Submitted on 10/13/2006
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Hey girls! I got my belly button pierced about 5 months ago professionally and it was great. I was 14 then. My parents didn't approve, so I started begging them and after about a month of begging I told them if they won't let me get it done I was going to do it myself. So they decided I could get it done professionally because it's too risky to do it yourself and I went out that very same day. I was so nervous. Another girl was there when I went and she was getting the same thing, when she came out she wasn't crying or anything, all I heard her say was "ouch". Then it was my turn. I went back into a little room and the guy tucked my shirt into my bra and rolled the top of my pants down so he can easily access my belly button. He cleaned it with some disinfectant and told me to stand up. When I stood up he took some pliers and pinched my belly button. I laid back down, really nervous now, and he told me to relax and that he was just marking the hole. All of a sudden I felt a little pinch and I looked up at my belly button and there was a cork looking thing with a needle through it sticking out of my stomach. He told me "sorry Hun, but guys lie, would you rather of me said I was going to put it through and you be really scared". He took out the cork and needle and put my ring in and cleaned it up some more and put a band aid on it. He told me to change the band aid 3 times daily and to put neosporn on it to help it stay uninfected for about a week. No one ever heard of putting band aids on it and they said theirs got infected. I put the neosporn on it for about 6 weeks, two times a day and I turned the ring in the shower and I also cleaned it with peroxide which I heard your not supposed to do but it kept my belly button from getting infected. At my 6 week appointment to get my ring changed, the lady said my belly button was the best she had seen and said whatever I did I did a good job. 5 months later, my belly button is almost fully healed because it takes almost a year to fully heal and it never got infected. Overall it was a pretty painless experience. It only hurts when it gets hit or if the ring gets pulled but the pain don't last long. So if you want your belly button pierced, I would recommend getting it done professionally. I hope I helped. My next journey, my nose. Any advice?

Answer by BOO
Submitted on 11/30/2006
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hey hey you all i just want to tell you that i did pierce my own bellybutton like 5 times and it did not hurt that much but after a while it looked a little infected and i really wanted to take it out but my friends said that it will start to look better. the only reason why i did it my self because i wanted to go shopping for belly rings. after 2 weeks i had it in and it was looking good it riped out. i was so scared. then my friend called me and asked me if i wanted to go get it done properly so i said yes. because i did it my self i had to wait 2 month in till i could get it done. so im just telling you girls that if you want to get it do go to a tattoo place and you will be much happier that if you do it your self. and plus they pierce like 10 bellybuttons a day so i think they know what they are doing.

Answer by Dani
Submitted on 12/14/2006
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I have tried to peirce my own belly button twice. my friend peirces and when i asked him he said that i could do it my self, that it dosent hurt/bleed at all, and that i could do it with a paper clip andit wold work. but umm yeahi tried, it hurt like crazy, it bleed alot, and i was using a needles and it wouldnt go threw. dont do it your selfcause them you hesitate and take it slow, which hurts more. You dnot have to get a pro to do it, maybe if you have a friend who peirces, or knows anything about peircings. i dont care what people say,you can die from it. but only if the needles isent clean when you do it. if you use peircing needles make sure you see them open it. cause my friend got his lip peirced by my other friend who peirces and he did it after my other friend got her ear peirced, same needle. thats howpeople get AIDS. and if you do end up doing it your self or do not use REAL peircing needles, make sur you buy new needles and clean them well. you can never take to many precautions. good luck :)

Answer by nashae'
Submitted on 1/3/2007
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hey if you are thinkin bout piercing you belly button .... DON'T DO IT WITH A SEWIN NEEDLE/SAFETY PIN it gets infected that way. it's not a sterile needle if you want to do it by yourself get a piercing needle and do it cuz it already comes sterile and it won't get infected that way me and my friend are piercing our belly buttons with a piercing needle. if you want to get a piercin needle go to dis website (www.bewild.com) you can also get bellybutton rings for here too and the after care things too just don't do it with a sewing needle or safty pin cuz this gurl that goes to my school did it with a sewing needle and a safety pin like 8 times and each time it got infected.

Answer by Stephanie Johnston
Submitted on 1/5/2007
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Ok. I am a professional piercer. You guy really need to get a hang of yourself. You cannot if you pierce your navel. You may get infections but no there's a 99.9 chance that you will NOT die from it. No, it�s not true that piercing your belly button (navel) is associated with risk of paralysis. The cutaneous (skin) nerves in the navel register sensation (feeling), which is why it hurts when the skin is punctured during the piercing. There are no nerves in that area that control movement in your legs. If your dad is concerned about what he was told at work, ask him to check with your physician for accurate information. All piercing, while generally safe if done by a professional, carries some risk of irritation, infection, jewelry migration and scar tissue formation. In some cases, complete healing may take several months. But it is your choice to either pierce it yourself or get it done professionally.

Answer by Abbie_x
Submitted on 1/7/2007
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hiya. i got my belly pierced ages ago when i was 14 and i lost the belly bar so it closed up. i had no money to get it repierced so i done it myself. BAD IDEA. do not pierce your belly yourself, because there is a 95% chance it will get infected and if doesnt it will still go really red, and the skin at the front of the belly will get thinner and weaker until the belly bar rips out the front. This doesnt hurt, but it will take AGES to heal properly. its best to always get it doen professionally. Also, leave the bar in for 6 - 8 weeks to make sure it heals properly, and DONT use salt and water to clean. Savlon wound wash will be the best thing to use. And it doesnt hurt getting it pierced, its just a tiny pinch, and i didnt have mine numbed! It kinda hurts afterwards but its easily bearable!

Answer by miaaaa
Submitted on 2/7/2007
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this is to Elizabeth H... you know i agree with you 100%.... i was able to talk my parents into letting me get my bellybutton pierced... you know. im not sure why having it pierced is SUCHHH a big deal. i mean. i admit. i love it. i have my tongue done to. but in the same sence. you can legally do it by yourself at the age of 16... so i mean. anyone who wants it done anytime before that must be a little young. i mean. i got mine done when i was 13..... and thinking about it now. it was kinda stupid. i mean who the heck cares. id rather my parents know about it. and ensure that it was done properly... then screw something up.... anything you do there is risks involved. so why not just do it right the first time? and never worry about it again.

Answer by anonymous
Submitted on 2/8/2007
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***IM NOT SAYING TO GO AND DO IT, JUST HELPING, SO NO ONE HAS TO FACE THE NASTY SIDE EFFECTS OF AN INFECTED BODY PIERCING. MAKE SURE YOU READ THIS ALL, IF YOU ARE GOING TO PROCEDE WITH PIERCING YOUSELF!!!!!!!!*** it is very important that you read this before you try piercing, and that you are aware of the following: 1. That the area is clean. If you have Isopropyl Alcohol (a typical antibacterial liquid) use it to clean the area. 2. Ice it up, so it hurts less...even tho it realy dosent hurt all that much, it will help. 3. make sure the needle, safety pin, ect... is clean and sterile. and infection can lead to your skin peeling, and irritation of the spot. you might want to put it over a flame, and than rinse it with antibacterial alcohol...if you rinse it in the alcohol, make sure that you rinse it off with water, or else the alcohol will get into the piercing, and it stings...a lot! 4.take two ibuprofin (advil or motrin) a minute before you do it...dont take any more than 2 tho, side affects can be bad...so only two! do i before you pierce the spot, so it has some time to kick in... 5. think your ready? maybe not..one thing you have to know....if it starts bleeding, STOP! your supposed to be puncturing an area, and closing it up, making sure the blood does NOT flow out. If it begins to bleed, immediately pull the needle out. rinse the area off and put pressure on it using a cold, damp paper towel or cloth. put a bandaid and maybe some neosporin on the spot after it stops bleeding, and it is dry. if it bleeds and you do not pull the needle out, the blood will dry around the hole, and good luck gettin the needle out when its infected and in a sense "glued" inside of you. the blood will dry and you will not be able to putt the needle out easily. this leads to serious infection. also, go from the bottom up. dont start the piercing at the navel, but slightly under it and up to the navel. okay? be safe...i really suggest getting it done. but if you must be persistent, read this all carefully...and enjoy your peircing... p.s....this worked great for me!!

Answer by JGO
Submitted on 2/11/2007
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Hello anxious one! As a matter of fact, two nights ago I was on a site exactly like this asking the same question. I pierced mine two nights ago at a friends and its not infected at all. I got ice and numbed it for about 15 minutes. I took a sewing needle and sterilized it with some alcohol for cuts or something her parents in her house. My friend held my belly skin out, and I lined up the needle in the middle of the skin. I started pushing it through. I could not feel it. When I could start to feel it, i stopped and numbed it for another minute and kept going.The last layer is the hardest and may feel like you aren't going any farther, but you are! When I got it through I took it out and tried to put an earring in. NOT A GOOD IDEA! it already started closing and i couldn't find the bottom of the whole so i stopped. I stuck the needle in again, but couldn't find the bottom of the hole so i just pierced another one. I didn't wanna risk taking it out again so I just bent the needle up . My friend cut some of the needle extra off so it wasn't so long. At the top of the sewing needle was a cute hot pink little ball so it looks like a ring! Its not sore at all, just if you hit it the wrong way and mine didn't get infected! yes there is a chance it could but I love it and if you want it that bad, you are going to take the risk! Good luck!

Answer by Babygirl
Submitted on 2/26/2007
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My friend periced the top part of her ear i thought it was really cool and i wanted mine done too. The only problem was my mum and dad don't agree with it. I don't know why because they are letting me get my belly button periced. Anyway my friends ear got badly infected but that still didn't stop me from wanting mine done. I went behind my parents back and done it myself. It hurt abit but it didn't bleed much. I done it with a little earing stud. I hid it from my parents for about a week. i use to leave it in a night so it didn't close up then i'd take it out or cover it up with my long hair when i was around my parents. Oneday i stupidly forgot to take it out for some odd reason and my parents found out. They we're discusted in me. I was grounded for weeks.They made me take it out so i just left it to heal up. Luckily it didn't get infected. Lastnight I was thinking about just how much i've missed having the top part of my ear periced so i decided to do it again. It didn't hurt as much this time. It bled alot more though. I didn't freeze my ear or anything before. I just keep putting anticeptic cream on regulary. I'm hiding it again from my parents im going to be more careful this time. I know you might think im silly but i would actully sdvise peopleto do thier top part of their ear thier self. I isn't that painful and there aren't many risks. It's over quite quickly i would freeze it with ice though. It is like three clicks once you've heard them you know its been done. There is and advantage aswel if your parents don't like it you can take it out when your around them and the hole is so small they won't even notice it. Just make sure you don't let it get infected by putting anticeptic cream or spary on every hour or so. And if it's your second time do it in a DIFFENRENT part of the ear either higher or lower than last time. Beacuse it's like re-pericing a scar it hurts more believe me and you have to go to hospital my friend did. I would never do my own belly button though i believe the concequnces are DEADLY. GET A PROFESSIONAL TO DO THAT/.

Answer by rayne
Submitted on 3/6/2007
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okay. seriously. there maybe all these horrible stories about it. and some may be true..but i don't think they all are. i'vepierced my belly button 3 times. and also have pierced 5 of my friends belly buttons and nothing has gone wrong. and they all look great. what i did was got a sewing needle thats a lil bigger then the ring i want in...then ice..and a lighter.. 1) numb the area around and where you are going to pierce 2) wash the needle..then pass it through the flame a couple times...wait until it cools off 3)pinch the skin together and start from the bottom of your belly button...then pull it through once it makes it 4) as your pullin the needle out..slip the ring in and clasp it...do not use a circular clip ring...use a bar with two balls on the end make sure you clean it with warm salt water every day and twist the ring so the skin doesn't attach to it...this may be a lil sore..but it needs to be done. and if your wondering why i'vedone mine 3 times, is because i had sports and such so i had to remove it twice before it was completely healed. thats if you want to do it yourself. and it will hurt. make sure it's something you want to go through with before you start.

Answer by AKolson17
Submitted on 3/28/2007
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hey guys, k so about...5 or 6 months ago, me and my bestfriend decided to peirce our second wholes in our ears. we both got the first one done at claire's and my mom said no to letting me get my second one. sooo i told her that we'd just do it outself. how we did it, is we took ice, numbed it for about 5 minutes, put some cleaner that we got from claire'sfor the first hole on a sewing needle, and just sat there, watched tv, and just pressed it in my ear until it went through. it didnt hurt AT ALL!!!! and so im sitting here, debating wether or not to do my belly button. i have ice on it, and im planning on doing it the same way as i did my second hole..but idk if i should do it or not!! because some of you say yes, and some say no! soo..help me!! email me! ak_snowbabe7@hotmail.com!!! thanksss!

Answer by Brittany
Submitted on 4/14/2007
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ok...so i pierced my belly button about a week ago and it didnt hurt at all until the last part went through and i have NO pain tolerance and im PETRIFIED of needles. I did it with a sewing needle from a sewing machine so it was thick enough to get a belly ring in......but it didnt turn out the way i wanted. I blacked out while i was pushing the last part through so i took it out. My best friend did hers the same day she thinks it is fine....I think it looks disgusting it is red and puss is comming out. its gross!!!!!!! if you do it yourself MAKE SURE you sterilize the needle first!!!!!!! as for me im getting mine professionally done next Friday. wish me luck. britney200568130@hotmail.com

Answer by S.Warren
Submitted on 4/16/2007
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OK! Look it isn;t such a HUGE deal! So, if you have a drunk friend pierce yours, hell yea it's gonna turn out weird, but I had one of my friends do it and it turnd (is turning) out fine, your supposed to use a 14 gauge needle, and I was going to, but it didnt come in time so I had to use a thick sewing needle. You want to use a 14 gauge needle because it's made for piercings, and it is sharper (causing less pain). Also you need to make sure your needles are STERLE if they aren't you will have a mess of infection. Then I had a friend do mine (accualy 2 friends) I laid down and the periced from the top down. She put needle in and put a lot of preaseue, they left the needle in as she put in the ring, evenily they took the needle out and pushed the ring more in. That part is the part that is supposed to hurt the most, but it didnt, to me. The whole thing didnt hurt that much, it hurt a little bit more that an ear pericing (but it depends on the person). one more thing I did, CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN it!! at least 5 times a day, because if you do it less it could get infected but after a while if you keep over cleaning it, you will kill all the good stuff, witch you need to heal. When you clean pour Hyrdroen Proixide on your belly button and move the needle up and down so you can get the medication inside to clean out the....gunk. I wouldnt change rings for at least a month after, but you should ALWAYS have a ring in for 6 months or even a year until you take it out for periods of time. Still remember that just because my pericing turned out OK doesnt mean yours will. Professinal percings are the better way to go, but if your parents wont let you (like mine) this is a pretty good alternitive. But tgey will find out sometime so be ready to explain yourself! This could work for 'ya! Go ahead and give 'er a try! good luck!

Answer by lilmentalcase
Submitted on 4/22/2007
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OK...to all of you who are thinking of getting it done by a professional...VERY GOOD CHOICE. To all of you trying to convince your parents to get it done...let them know that you are responsible... doing it behind their backs will lead to further problems, especially when you go to a parlor who is allowing UNDERAGE children to get it done with out permission. Convince your parents that you are responsible, and waiting for their reply. You have lived without one for this long, you can survive a little longer. And to all of the others who have done it to themselves congratuations. You are among the many...But guys don't be stupid be sterile about the entire process and your wont die...i promise.

Answer by Jets
Submitted on 6/15/2007
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Heey girls alot of you girls are young.. and in order to have a piercing no matter what it is tongue nose belly anything you need to be responsible and clean. or else your going to be left with this nasty scar like me. i got my belly pierced when i was 17 behind my mothers back and at that age its ok to get it done by your self in some shops. all you need is i.d i thought i was taking care of my belly piercing good i washed it every time i saw puss. after 3 months i got careless not knowing that every body is different it takes longer to heal or shorter to heal i changed my belly ring the month and half after i got it done everything was perfect until i kept getting carless and since i wrked alot i pull my rong alot like on shelfs and desk and belts not knowing i had to take out my belly ring as soon as possible it was getting purple and the hole was torn. so all im saying is if u do get it done make sure you get it done professional and make sure you are responsible and learn to care for it ok.

Answer by Dave
Submitted on 6/15/2007
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Every time i see stupid answers like my cousin was in hospital with a coma, my friend went to a hospital etc etc. If you want to do it yourself, get a suitable piercing needle which is the right gauge for the jewellery, make sure everything is sterile and work in a clean area, then clean the body part that you are piercing with surgical spirits/anti-baterial wash or alcohol wipes. Then numb the body part with ice for at least a few minutes, when you are sure its as numb as it will go, get the sterile piercing needle and push it through the body part you are piercing, make sure you have a steady hand otherwise it can cause scar tissue and some other problems. when you are done put the jewellery in, making sure it is sterile and clean, some piercing needles have a hole at one end to put the jewellery in... Clean it 2 times a day with TCP or salt water, keep a lookout for any signs of infection which can include Heat/swelling/pain. And remember to always wash your hands properly with anti-bacterial soap and wear rubber gloves, dispose of used piercing needles carefully. I can not be held responsible for any pain/damage/infection etc etc. You do this at your own risk! I can however point out it's not good to pierce body parts such as cartlidge/private parts/belly buttons. i recommend ear lobe, nose, and they still have to be done carfully. Never pierce your own tounge, this can lead to very dangerous and possibly life threatning positions, the tounge is very sensitive! Yes i have 2 piercing in my ear, they were professional done which i strongly advise, just because a friend did it and it went fine does not mean it will work for someone else, and it does not bring boyfriends or girlfriends, i have them done because of the adrenalin rush. All this information is thanks to Gary, who did my piercings, He is a professional at it, and always be careful with piercing guns as they are not so hygienic as sterile piercing needles, basically for the fact that piercing needles are never used more than once as piercing guns are used many times, In some places they have banned piercing guns. Almost all professionals use proper piercing needles, you can obtain them easily from eBay, some tattoo shops, piercing shops. I hope this information was useful. Enjoy having a piercing done professionally.

Answer by Sexcii~Mama
Submitted on 6/16/2007
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Well..last nite me n my cuzzin pierced our sisters belly button....we didnt use no damn safety pin..or regular needle....we used a horse needle 16g and it was already sterile and ONLY 29 Cents~!!!!....so i bought 2..one forr belly button and one forr cartlidge...then i went to claire'sand bought a belly button ring (nothing to fancy) on sale... pierced her belly by..makin her lay down...and she huffed..so she wouldnt feel anything...she pretty much passed out the whole time....and we pierced her belly button!!!...had no problems..and make sure you have alcohol tissues or gauzes just incase and MAKE SURE you clean EVERYTHING..even if the needle is sterile clean everything from the belly button,needle,earring,and make sure you wash yourr hands before touching anything...and clean it AGAIn while yurr piercing and after done piercing~!...other than that it went in fine..we went in thruu the bottom NEVER THE TOP~!...and put the earring in thruu the bottom too....and it only bled for like 2 seconds...and we cleaned her belly button (with alcohol)...and today she said it doesnt hurt at all..and not to mention it looks great~!~!~!~!~!~!....you hafta clean it twice a day...move it around ONCE a day...never use a towel to wipe it...ALWAYS use a tissue or gauze to clean it...and if it gets infected it..TAKE IT OUT RIGHT AWAY~!...but other than that...its pretty simple...soo enjoy~!!!

Answer by lena
Submitted on 7/5/2007
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hey. To every 12-17 year old girl that is here and desperately wants some kind of piercing, read this. When i was 13, i did my navel myself. In fact, I did it twice. The first time, my body wouldnt accept it and it grew out of the skin, meaning the belly ring slowly moved outward; the pierced skin became thinner and thinner until the ring was totally out. I did it again a second time, this time further back. Long story short, it didnt work out and i have 2 scars on my navel. I'm 18 now. I can pierce anything I want. I recently got a bar through my ear. (pretty cool!) I feel stupid with this scar on my navel; I would like to have it pierced again one day, but I dont know if any piercer would accept it. The point is, there are laws for a reason. The reason they dont let minor get pierced is that puberty changes your body so much that you won't know what it looks like after 18. Would you let your 13 year old mind make decisions for your future 18 year old person? There might be situations you are in when you are older and you might find one day that you should have waited a few years. Trust me, 18 is not far away at all. Besides, the reason you want to have a piercing is to show it. When I see 14 year old girls with belly piercings, I think of myself, but I think it's sick. Don't try to look older than you are, don't grow up too fast. when you say 'my parents would kill me if they found out' that is a really BAD sign. wait until you are 18!! trust me!

Answer by Divaa*
Submitted on 7/12/2007
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Ok, I'm turning 14 in December and really want to get a belly piercing. My parents think it is cheap and skanky seeing that they are really strict but I think it is really hot! I live in New Orleans and have found my sister's friend who works there and is willing to peirce it with out my parents knowing but I'm really scared because if my parents find out I will be royally screwed. I so want to get it done, I am willing to pay and all but I'm really scared. What do you think I should do? Please e mail me telling me your views a\or facts about it... Anything would be useful at this point.. Yahoo: divz.931230@yahoo.com Gmail: divz_931230@gmail.com Hotmail/msn: divz_931230@hotmail.com kisses Divzz

Answer by Kbaby
Submitted on 7/12/2007
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Call me stupid and impulsive but..I'm gonna pierce my own belly button. I pierced my second pair and cartlidge my self and know that's WAY DIFF but I'll see what happens. I'm going to clean the needle very well and rub a lemon on my skin. After dabbing the lemon off with a clean towel, I don't have any numing cream, so I'm using toothpaste (also a great rememdy for sunburn btw) and rubbing it on. I'm waiting a good 10 minutes and wiping that off too. (Don't want to risk toothpaste mixing with my blood) Then the needle..my dad's girlfriend has a sewing machiene. There's a special type of thick needle used for thicker fabrics. I think you can get them at an arts and craft store. I'm cleaning it a second time before using it. Then I'm putting on some glovedstaking DEEP BREATHS and pinching my skin with one hand. And with the other- I'm gonna push UPWARD. I REPEAT UPWARD.It's best to hold the needle steady to not end up with a crooked piercing I'm guessing... I hope to do this part the fastest. If the needle won't go through I'll take a short break to breath in some air and then I'll keep going. Once the needle is through, I'm grabbing the navel jewl, and placing an end on the tip of the needle. I'm gonna push down on it into the hole, and keep going until the needle has popped out, and the barbell is in. Then I'll icepack it in relief. Of course I'm going to clean it as often as I can. wish me luck!!!! oh and I won't do it in my bathroom. Too much of a chance for bacteria. My kitchen has birds in it. The safe alternative for me is in our wood hallway with a mirror. =)

Answer by mimi
Submitted on 7/18/2007
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hey. when i was about 12 i dicided 2 try 2 pierce my own belly button. it worked but my mastiff pulled it out when she jumped up on me. her claw got caught on it. I then waited till i was 13 to try again. this time i got it to stay in for a week. @ first it loked great, then after a week n a half, it got infected. so then i took it out and waited anouther year 2 have it pierced again. Well 4 my 14th b-day my momsaid I could have my belly button pierced. so i went 2 the parler and got ready to get it done. the lady took me to the back room and she then went and got the equipment. when she came back she said that I was getting my nose done 2. so she did my belly button then my nose. they both look awesome!!!!! went in 4 1 and came out w/2. its been bout 6 months now and both r still lookin great. now I have 14 piercings in all! 6 on each ear, nose, and belly button. I love em all. next is my tongue & eyebrow dispite what my parents think! well i'mout catch ya later!

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Question by JoJoBee
Submitted on 4/11/2004
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How do you pierce your belly button, i pierced it already, but it got infected and started eating away till there was a thin little layer of skin left, so i just took it out, and decided to take it out cause i didn't look too good,lol.I need your HELP!!!.

Answer by jodz
Submitted on 4/19/2004
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look its simple dont do it your self mi best pals sister done it her self and was in hospital 4 3 weeks and was on deaths door get it done properly !!!!!!!!!!

Answer by volcomchick863
Submitted on 5/12/2004
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yeah, i totaly agree, dont do it yourself. i tried it and it hurts way more yourself than when u go get it done.

Answer by shayvamp
Submitted on 5/17/2004
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I'ma certified piercer, and whatever you do, DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!! you may do your ears and/or your nose, and maybe your eyebrow, but take it from your previous experience....don't do it. now, more than ever, you will have to go thru a crap-load of scar tissue, and that is one of the most painful things to do. I see so many that try to do their own and get burned in the long run.

Answer by mDgUrL4LiFe
Submitted on 5/21/2004
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my friend pierced her own belly button and it came out great :All i have to say it 50/50 for all people some peoples turn out great and so peoples dont. Its one of those enter at your own risk type of situations.

Answer by kRiStA
Submitted on 5/21/2004
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Hey, yeah you said your a certified piercer and um i pierced mine myself... you said you gotta go through a crap load of stuff but really like what do you mean and im gunna like have to go to the hospital and stuff......Other people that did it themselfs say that its fine and others say its not well im confused so if anyone could help thanks! please answer buhbyes

Answer by Jenny
Submitted on 5/23/2004
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hey im wondering how do proffecinals peirce ur belly? what do they use? And does it hurt? Because some people say it does and others say it doesn't. I wouldnt do it myself though.

Answer by Beachbabe77
Submitted on 5/25/2004
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Um... i pierced my belly button on my own and it doesn't really hurt that bad but it ends up getting infected and eating away till its SOO thin and then it starts to hurt and leaves a nasty scar. I would go get it done professionally!

Answer by Mel
Submitted on 5/27/2004
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Hey... I really wanna pierce my bellybutton, but im only 13 so of COURSE my parents say no... my mom thinks they are cute ... but my dad.... NO... should i pierce it myself... if so is there an easy way? PLEASE ANSWER!!!!

Answer by Sweetheart
Submitted on 5/30/2004
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Heyy Well I was going to do it myslef because my parents don't want me to get it done. But where would you find a profecional that does it without your parents permission. Could I get some adivice or does anyone know someone that does it without you parents permission under the age of 16? byeee

Answer by Cherry
Submitted on 6/1/2004
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Hey i'm gonna try to pierce my own nose are there any veins i need to watch out for.

Answer by sam
Submitted on 6/1/2004
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One night me and my friend pierced our own belly buttons..mine went all the way through but hers didnt! I left a regular earing in the whole for about 3 days. I cleaned it and stuff but it stung..so i decided to take it out and just get it perfesionally done..now theres a little scar not noticible but theres a ball of scar tissue like when your ear gets infected from the earing!! idk i wouldnt do it again..it didnt hurt but from what i hear its not good im glad i ended up taking it out!! dont do it..jus get it done! ur choice tho!

Answer by Awsome angel
Submitted on 6/2/2004
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hi my name is Chloe i always wonder how they pierce it if any1 has the answer please answer me!!!!!:P x x x

Answer by Awsome angel
Submitted on 6/3/2004
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some1 plz ansa me im so interested if any of u guys have an msn address plz tell me!!!

Answer by anonymous
Submitted on 6/4/2004
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Hi i am a 14 year old boy and u may think i am weird but i somtimes have the urge to pierce my belly button. i have done it six times already and have just done it again. no harm done to me cos i always take it out the next day. i have advice though if u want to pierce it urself get some ice a freeze it. leave the ice on for a good few minuets and the it dosnt hurt. i do it with safety pins and i did a cool on just with a dart and managed to get a belly bar thru!! i always take it out cos i hear wat happrens and plus i am a boy so wat would my mates think!! someone give me advice as i want it pierced desperatly and i dont know wat to do!! HELP ME !!!!!!

Answer by Britt_wolf
Submitted on 6/4/2004
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I tried to perice my belly and it hurts this may be sad but i even glued one to my belly and it got tore off in the night but how do i do it pro without my mom not find out PLEASE help

Answer by Jasmine
Submitted on 6/5/2004
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Okay, dude. Its not that da*n bad. I did it myself. If you want to, take a CLEANED safety pin, and put it through a few flames. Then, once its dry, wash it again before peircing. Place ice on the peircing area, and if you have it, numbing cream/or whatever you have. For belly button, squese the skin together, and push UP, DONT go down, you have better chance of a) it not working or b) it goes to far in. Yes, it IS painful, and no, I dont advise people who dont know what they are doing to do this, but its not a life or death "my friend went to the dang hospital' thing, unless your a total MORON. Enjoy.

Answer by megZ
Submitted on 6/8/2004
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i wanna have it peirced an i tried it got in but then it started to hurt so i stopped i tried again but couldnt do it i wanna go to this place but dont no if they will peice minors can n e 1 help me??? email me at cuddly_baby_gurls@hotmail.com

Answer by kate
Submitted on 6/11/2004
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i wouldn't try and do it yourself or it will get worse will Ur parents let you get it done. my dad will let me but I'm still working on my mum. my advice is go to a proper place.

Answer by emals
Submitted on 6/14/2004
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ok i periced mine my self. i didn't hurt but now i have a scar that is really ugly because if u don't take care of it and but bactine and wash it every day the skin peels of and it turns like a purple color which is really gross! so i suggest that u don't do it get it done by a profecinal

Answer by hashbrownqt
Submitted on 6/18/2004
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hey ppl i really wanna pierce my own bellybutton my mom thinks there cute but i never see my dad and he wants me to wait until im 15 and im 14 now but i REALLY want it....all my friends say go for it and stuff but i hear theres a nerve in your bellybutton an if you hit it you can get major damage....if so about wheres it at and stuff becuase i really want to no so i dont end up getting hurt to bad.

Answer by laur
Submitted on 6/18/2004
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hey hashbrown waiting less than a year is not bad at all...i gotta wait until im 18! dont do it yourself cuz both my cousins did and it got infected. try and go with someone elses parent

Answer by bellymaster
Submitted on 6/19/2004
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i got mine done, and i was allergic to the type of metal that was used. no one knew so we assumed it was just a bad infection. It eat the enitre like flap of skin, where it was peirced. it never fully grew back and left a nasty scar, and i have no feeling in that area, since i just found that out by poking it with a neddle, since i was considering getting it peirced again. But only get it done if your partnels let you, and if you get it done by a professional, its just the logical and best thing to do.

Answer by shelby
Submitted on 6/19/2004
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Hey..i really wanna get my belly button pierced but my mom doesn't want me to she says i have to wait till i amout of the house which is stupid because i really want to get it down my friends said that i should get it down without my parents knowing but the thing is that there gonna find out anyway and then i willprobably get in trouble. i no she keeps on saying no but it makes me want to get it pierced as soon as i can and i don't wanna do it myself either..wha should i do??

Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 6/20/2004
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I tried to pierce my belly button, but i got scared when i got it half way so i just took it out. I always ask my mom if i could get it done but she always says no and it makes me want it even more. In about a week I am going to a birthday party and this one girl is going to pierce it for me because she pierced her belly button and other peoples and it turned out perfect. If she doesn't, then i am going to find an adult to go to a professionals with me so i can get it done. if n e body knows what i should do, answer me.

Answer by Bree
Submitted on 6/22/2004
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Hi my name is Bree and i have my tounge and my lip pierced. i kinda didn't like the way my piercer did mine im kinda scared it could get infected but others say thats how my tounge supose to look so if you know stuff plz wrie back.

Answer by gez
Submitted on 6/27/2004
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hi please help ,my dad workes away and he said i can have my belly button pierced but my mum is a nurse/doctor and keeps on saying no coz it will get infected plz help coz all my m8s have it done and i wont it but i dont wont to do it myselph because thats just plain sily plz help me ...how do i win my mum round!!Gez

Answer by Chelsoy
Submitted on 6/27/2004
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I got my bellybotton peirced (my mom let me) but it is infected. Wut should I do?I really do not want to take it out. Is there anything I can do to make the infection go away? Please e-mail me at sweet_thang_344@hotmaail.com I would really appreciate it. thanx.

Answer by VaNeSsA
Submitted on 6/30/2004
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hey guys well i reely wanna get my belly pierced.. my dad likes em but i doubt he'll let me do it since i juss turned 14 n my mom egh NO she says no... but i donno i reeeeelyy want it like is there n e place that does ti wit out parent permision or shood i juss TRY to do it on my own???? i donno im like confused pleez help me out

Answer by meg
Submitted on 7/1/2004
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u can go to www.bmezine.com if u wanna look at other ppls belly piercings to see how they're supposed to look. i think that site's got some tips on it and stuff too.

Answer by kay kay
Submitted on 7/9/2004
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Hey i pirced my own belly button. YOU DONT USE A SAFETY PIN! For one you can NEVER get a REAL ring through it. What you do so go to ur local feed store for horses and every thing. They carry hollow needles for giving horses shots in the perfect size. They are sterilized and ready to go. PLUS they are extremely CHEAP! You need to get a 16g. Soo plz dont do it with a safety pin! Its stupid. Thanx..kaitlyn. PS if you have ne questions on how to do it i have yahoo and msn(cowgirl_up@sbcglobal.net) and aim and aol (lxlcowgrrluplxl)

Answer by Nessa
Submitted on 7/10/2004
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I really want to peirce my own tongue, can anyone tell me the pros, cons, dangers, how to do it? anything is handy. write to teen_wiccan_angel@hotmail.com or reply on here

Answer by babydoll
Submitted on 7/11/2004
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hey every1....i wanted my bellybotton pierced for hella long now.. but my mom wont take me.. and i dont wanna do it myself (safety reasons) i live in cali, and if any1 know a place where u dont need perants or id email me at calicuttie69@hotmail.com

Answer by huni buni
Submitted on 7/11/2004
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how do they pierce your belly button because i want to no because i am allowed but i want to no haw they do it and if it hurts please write back please loves ya all!

Answer by minnie
Submitted on 7/11/2004
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dont do it urself, its not pretty wen u do it rong, go get it done by a professional if u wannit 2 lk decent