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Naval Piercing
Jesssica wrote:
I have an important question. And I would really appreciate any answers you may
have for me. I got my belly button pierced about 5 months ago and at the bottom
hole there is a reddish tissue that looks like its coming out from inside of my
belly button. It is soft and I also get a lot of crusty discharge around it.
But the discharge is normal in color. What is this and what should i do?
Dear Jessica,
I am not sure what your problem is. Is the area soft or hard? Is it tender or sore? Is it a bump? It could possibly be a keloid (scar tissue). I would recommend that you have your physician take a look. Make sure you keep the area clean and dry.
Good Luck, Nurselady
Comments
Comment from Roberts
Date: January 23, 2007, 10:23 am
My wife had the same reddish tissue. It started to form at around the 3rd month after getting her navel piercing.
I think it is most likely a cyst, I read about such conditions on the Net. We were a bit worried, but after some time the bump just vanished.
My wife has a tendency of developing scar tissues and we thought it was happening again - fortunately it disappeared.
Comment from elizabeth
Date: February 16, 2007, 8:26 pm
i got my belly button pierced and about two months after doing so my body rejected the metal completly and pushed the barbell out! i was terrified at first thinking that i would never be able to have a piercing, but i later learned that i was allergic to nickel and this is what caused my body to reject the barbell, becasue it had nickel in it!!!! soooooo before getting a piercing one should be positive about what kinds of jewler they can use!
Comment from Rebekah Chesterman
Date: March 28, 2007, 7:00 pm
I just got my belly button pierced a week ago and a little bump is starting to take root, close to the piercing. Is this normal?
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