How to Pierce Your Belly Button at Home

Belly button piercing otherwise known as navel piercing has become quite popular among youngsters of today. Not only navel piercing, people have started to pierce their tongues, noses and eyebrows also. Piercing allows a person to adorn some of their body parts with jewelry of their choice. Along with being fashionable in nature, piercing also adds to the personality of the person. Though many prefer piercing to be done in tattoo shops or salons, these days piercing can also be done quite nicely in the comfort of one’s home. One of the easiest and common piercing is navel rings that can be done successfully at home by using correct tools and techniques. It is advised that you take the help of an expert while attempting navel piercing at home, incase you are doing it for the first time. There are certain things that are necessary for successfully executing belly button piercing at home. They are as mentioned below:

Ice
Cotton Balls
Gloves
Paper towels
Piercing needle
Rubbing alcohol
jewelry

After having gathered all those things that are mentioned above, we can proceed with the process of piercing belly button at home. Have a look at the below mentioned steps that can guide you through the method in a better manner:

The first and the foremost step that is to be done while trying to pierce belly button at home is to sterilize your tools. One should always conduct the whole process of piercing under extreme hygienic conditions. Incase the tools are not sterilized properly; there are high chances of getting infected during the process of piercing. The piercing needle and the piece of jewelry should be sterilized by using rubbing alcohol. Take a cotton ball and douse it with the rubbing alcohol and then clean the tools with it. Take care to ensure that you do not injure yourself while doing so. The piece of jewelry should be disinfected by using a separate cotton ball doused with rubbing alcohol. After having cleaned all the tools necessary for piercing, keep them on a clean and fresh paper towel.
The place where you are going to execute the process of piercing your navel is also of utmost importance. If you are trying to pierce your own navel without the help of anyone, you must ensure that you have chosen such a place where you can comfortably sit and complete the process. Since the process will be painful, it is advised that you choose such a place where your body can relax and you can pierce your navel properly. Make sure that you choose the place by taking all the above mentioned aspects into consideration.
Sterilization is an important part of the whole process of navel piercing and hence the place that you choose for the execution must also be sterilized properly by using rubbing alcohol. Make sure that the navel and the area surrounding it is all cleaned and disinfected properly by using rubbing alcohol. After having done that, use some ice wrapped inside a paper towel and rub it over your navel. This will numb the area and will make you experience less pain while piercing. Keep on rubbing your navel and the area surrounding it for about 5 minutes. This will completely numb the targeted location.
Now you have to start piercing the navel. Understand that the process is going to be extremely painful and hence it is advised that you ask one of your friends to come over to provide physical and mental support. Make sure that you take a deep breath before piercing the needle into your navel. Almost immediately after you pierce the navel, you have to insert the navel ring/jewelry there.
The area in and around your navel might become sore after piercing and therefore you can take some painkillers to ease the pain. However incase there is any unusual swelling, bleeding or pus accumulation in the area near your navel, make sure that you visit the doctor immediately.