Belly Button Piercing Infection

A bare belly always looks sensuous. This sensuousness increases when the belly button is pierced and the sparkle on the belly button catches your eye. There are many dangers and risks of belly button piercing. If proper care is not taken after a belly button piercing, it can lead to belly button piercing infection. The steps to prevent the infection are not difficult. Always disinfect the pierced area after swimming, exercising and also after having a bath everyday. Pat dry the area, so that no trace of water remains. When you move the navel ring, do so gently. Do not move the ring to often. If you move the ring often it can aggravate the wound.

Belly Button Piercing Infection: Signs
Belly button piercing infection generally does not go unnoticed. Belly button infections are caused due to bacteria and fungi. If inappropriate methods are used for piercing, or if the hands of the piercer were dirty, or if any kind of pollutant comes in contact with the wound, such as polluted water, it can lead to infectious diseases.

The signs of belly button piercing infection are:

• The first sign of infection is pain.
• The pain can be accompanied by swelling.
• Redness around the piercing is also a symptom of an infection. You must pay heed to this sign as it's one of the primary indications of the start of a very painful infection, which you would have preferred to do without.
• The pierced area can feel hot to touch.
• The wound in its initial stage releases a fluid commonly called puss, this stage is called cellulitis. In the advanced stages of infection the piercing wound begins to bleed along with a yellowish-green discharge. This is a sign of sepsis-septicemia.
• If you do not tend to the infection in time, there is a possibility of the formation of an abscess, etc. An abscess if not treated in time, can also prove to be fatal.
• In some cases the infection can spread to the entire abdomen, at times also leading to abdomen infection and food poisoning.

Belly Button Piercing Infection: Treatment
If your belly button piercing has an infection, do not neglect the symptoms, have yourself examined by a physician immediately. Some of the treatments, which can be used for belly button piercing infection are...

• The first step in the belly button piercing infection treatment is to use alcohol to clean the infection. It acts as a disinfectant.
• The next step in the treatment is to remove the belly ring which you are wearing, however, if there is pus discharge, do not remove the ring. If you remove the ring the pus will not drain out completely, as the hole will get closed and this can lead to the formation of an abscess.
• If there is pus discharge or an abscess formation, oral antibiotics are prescribed. However, in rare cases surgical help might be required to remove the abscess.
• Antiseptic creams which are available over the counter can be used. This line of treatment works only in case of mild infection.
• If the pus is not draining from the wound, use a hot compress, it will help increase blood circulation to the affected area. Before you use the hot compress disinfect the container properly. Dip the compress in a solution of hot water and table-salt. The hot water and table-salt solution will disinfect the compress and will also help in disinfecting the wound.
• Hydrogen peroxide can be used to help drain the pus and clean the infected area, but it should not be used as an after care remedy .
• In case the infection has spread to the entire body through the blood, intravenous antibiotics are required. Do not take the the situation lightly, as this kind of an infection can prove to be fatal.

The saying prevention is better than cure stands true even in the case of body piercings, wherein neglect can result in conditions, like the belly button piercing infection. Therefore, it is better that you take good care after undertaking body piercings, to avoid infection. Remember, following a few simple instructions and directions to keep healthy and maintaining and inculcating the correct habits, can go a long way in preventing a whole lot of discomfort for you.

Fake Piercings

While body piercings are becoming a popular trend the types of body piercing are also increasing. Heard about fake piercings? Well, these basically involve use of fake piercing jewelry which just gives an illusion of piercing, when no hole is made in your skin and no jewelery is inserted. These have become a popular choice of many who do not want to have permanent piercings or who are scared of the alternative. These are easy way to look modish without any pain. What's more, you don't have that free hole, which might look unattractive when you remove the pierced jewelery.

How to Make Fake Piercings?

Fake piercings are easy to make. All you need to do is to get a few materials like craft wire, craft glue, tiny magnets and get started. Yes, of course you can do it yourself. Take a silver craft wire. Make sure that its thickness is same as that of a thin nose ring. Now cut it to have a 1 inch long piece of wire and sand it thoroughly. Sand, especially the sharp ends. Glue one magnet at each end. Bend the wire into a circular shape. Your fake piercing ring is ready to be used. Slightly widen the ring, by pulling apart the ends and wear it. One magnet will stay on outer side and another on inner side. You can have trendy body piercings using this piece. To make it even more trendy, you can twist the wire or add a small bead into it. Try out!

Fake Piercings Jewelry Options

With increasing popularity of fake piercings, the jewelry, an essential of fake piercings has a huge demand. There's a wide range in designs and types available in this body jewelery. From rings to studs, you have a lot of choices. Studs come in various stones and number of colors. While the white stones are most popular, you can go for a colored funky piece as well. These are basically magnetic fake piercings which have one magnet behind the stud and one separate piece of magnet. Fake lip rings, nose rings and earrings are commonly opted pieces. Wearing tongue piercing rings is also a highly popular fashion trend. While some choose to have the simple rings, some opt for the more flashy pieces. These come with beads or stones in between. The twisted rings or broad rings are also bought by many for fake nose or ear piercing.

If you look at the variety available in fake barbells, you are sure to get surprised. Not only colors, but there are a number of shapes in these which look simply awesome when worn. Some have a rounded end and some have a cone shaped pointed end. The press rings without magnets are also used for fake piercings. You have to just wear and press these, that's it! These will look like a pierced jewelery which cannot be identified from a distance. These also come with various designs and with or without studs. You can also opt for the 'U' shaped fake jewelery pieces which are usually used for nose or ear piercing, these stay flush to your skin, but will appear like real piercings. You can also have fake funky earring of medium size, which come in different colors and unique shapes.

If you are wondering where to get fake piercings jewelery, then just check out the various websites, where you can order these. You can also check out nearest shops selling fashion accessories which will definitely have a number of pieces and options in fake piercing jewelery. Let me tell you that the ultimate choice for fake piercings that look real are those pieces with magnets. Get your favorite piece and don that extremely sexy and bold look!

Unique Piercings

What is it about piercings that makes a person stand out in a crowd? Be viewed as different? Why do they automatically seem to exhume a unique sense of rebellion or a sense of quiet confidence with those unique piercings of theirs? Maybe 'coz it's different and not common. So I hear you've wanted to get a body piercing done forever and ever, and not just any piercing but one of those cool unique piercings that's bound to get others to drop their jaws and your parents cringe (but that's apart from the point).

So if you're looking to buy into the idea of some cool unique piercings, then why choose something that is hackneyed? You don't necessarily have to do that. These days it is possible to get some of the most unique piercings done that you might not even have thought of! So what are some unique piercings that I keep mentioning here? Read and learn:

Unisex Unique Piercings

Mind boggling choices today in the market of unique piercings people! Read and see what I mean. Some of these are pretty difficult to fathom but for those of you who are hardcore 'piercers', I think you'll like them.

Double Nape
So this one goes at the base of the neck, just below the hairline. But instead of a single ring with two silver globes at the end, you have two of them pierced opposite each other in an 'A' styled line. Such that there are four globes pierced onto your neck. Cut your hair into a style that highlights these or let them do their trick when you simply brush your hair aside (if you have long hair). Looks best with short hair and compliments a tattoo at the upper end of the back beautifully.

Vertical Industrial Piercing
A vertical industrial piercing is one of the most intense ear piercings. It has several designs to it and can be used in very many forms. But the basic design runs like this - There is a long vertical stick that pierces through the ear and goes through and through from the upper ear to the cartilage. The piercing is done in two parts as a result. The vertical stick is what can be seen in the center of the ear and it is with the two ends that a lot of experimentation can be done. The upper and lower ends can have designs that will be visible if you take an aerial view of the ear (for the upper one) and the lower end can either end at the lobe like a normal ear piercing, or it can come out from the back of the ear, but that will then not really be visible. The two ends can also be combined to form different designs like from the helix to conch, conch to rook etc. This piercing is quite painful and takes about 4-5 months to heal, so do not do it if you're not sure about it.

Ear Cage
A ear cage is like an industrial piercing but instead of one vertical line, there are several rods that are pierced at different sections and crossings of the ear to make it look like the bars of a cage-hence the name. One of the most intense piercings, it is advised that you speak to your tattoo artist before trying it. This is one of the most unique piercings for guys!

Vertical Earl/Earl
An earl piercing is done with a horizontal curved barbell and comes at the bridge of the nose, in between the eyes. One of the most unique facial piercings, it usually has two globes at the end of the barbells. Due to it's unique position and due to the fact that there is not much flesh in that area, it is a surface piercing and the risk of infection and rejection is high. Usually a curved barbell is used for this one because a straight one may cause tension at the curved bridge. The vertical earl will run from the center of the eyebrows (or slightly above) and end at the top of the nose bridge. Many people do both types of earl piercings to form a combination.

Fangs
One must really really love lip piercings to do this one! Fangs, as the name suggests, is done in a combination of two barbells. Done on both sides of the center of the lip, the 2 upper globes come out at the upper lip, below the nose and the 2 lower globes come out at the bottom of the lips. They distantly form a 'V' though the ends don't meet as they do in other forms of upper lip piercings.

Monroe Piercing
This is one is a rare, really cute unique piercings for girls! The Monroe piercing is done at the side of the upper lip and has a design that resembles a beauty spot or mole. And I really don't need to tell you where the name comes from or what inspired it, now do I?

Other Unique Piercings

Here are some other unique piercings:

• Get one done at the place where your cleavage starts or slightly above.
• People have handweb piercings, that are done in the area between the thumb and the index finger.
• Genitalia and nipple piercings have started gaining more and more popularity in the recent times.
• The vertical labret piercing is like a normal labret piercing, but instead of one globe that is placed at the lower lip area, there are two globes and the other comes out at the upper lip.
• Lip piercings are usually done with rings and are placed anywhere on the lip (either side or center).
• An upper scrumper piercing is done in the inside of the mouth at the web that connects the upper lip to the gums (just above the two front teeth).
• A septum piercing is usually done with a ring and the ends come out from both nostrils.
• Arm surface piercing is done with bars which have globes at the end, these can be as many as one wants and are usually done such that the globes are opposite each other in one straight line.
• The tear drop piercings are done with two barbells that have globes at the end and placed below the eyes on the upper cheeks going away from the face.
• An uvula piercing is done on the uvula (that small protruding part that is between the tonsils and can be seen when we open the mouth wide.) It's usually done with a ring.

So tongue piercings and nose piercings are rather common are they? Then just think of it this way - if you have the part, it is probably possible to get it bound into a piercing! Opens up a whole lot of possibilities doesn't it? Now you can go and get one of those unique piercings for yourself and do make it a legendary one!