Category: Infections

Naval piercing bumps

3 July, 2007 (05:04) | Health, Health Tips, Infections, Piercings, Skin Problems

Hello, I received a naval piercing about 5 days ago and it seemed ok no pain, swelling, and just a little itching no other setbacks until I woke up yesterday and there were tiny bumps around the piercing and in my naval. Is my piercing infected?
Dear Jenny,
If there are many tiny bumps it may be […]

Belly button blues

15 June, 2007 (08:06) | Health, Infections, Piercings, Skin Problems

Melissa wrote:
i have had to take out my beely button ring because i have developed a bump under it. I have an inny and now it looks like an outy. You can still see the iny part, but you have to kinda open it. it feels like there is a ball or something there. what […]

Naval piercing problems

11 May, 2007 (07:17) | Health, Infections, Skin Problems

jennifer wrote:
I had my belly button pierced about 6 weeks ago. IT has stayed kinda red but doesn’t hurt. Now it hase like a small blister looking thing on the top and is swollen and red on one side of the bar. It kinda feels like a bruise when I touch it. It has NOTHING […]

Naval rash

3 May, 2007 (04:41) | Allergies, Health, Infections

Kelsey wrote:
I Just Got My Belly Button Pierced A Week Ago And Around It A Rash Is StartingTo Form. Is It Infected? Can I Be Allergic To Bactine?
Dear Kelsey,
It sounds like a possble allergic reaction to something, possibly the bactine. Stop using the bactine for a while and see if it goes away. Wash with […]