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What's normal for a new piercing?
So,i got my navel pierced sat. It's kinda red near the hole, there was a little bit of light yellow discharge,which turned gray after a salt soak.It's sore,and seems somewhat swollen.Nothing alarming is happening,but i'm worrying myself that something is wrong and it's infected.Could it just be the natural healing process?There is no more discharge btw.I'm cleaning it with sea salt,and doing salt soaks..anything else i should do?
4 Answers
- 9 years ago
It sounds pretty normal. The yellow discharge is a natural secretion that your body forms in order to fight infection. Continue to soak the piercing in a salt soak (if this is what your piercer suggests). Belly button piercings will continue to be sore for a few days because it is moved a lot when sitting down and whatnot. Make sure you don't snag it on anything. It should be fine.
Source(s): 5 tattoos; septum piercing; rook piercing; tragus piercing - Anonymous9 years ago
You do seem like your taking care of it well, sometimes the body just cant handle some piercings..depends on who it is.. i had my nose pierced an it was always infected even when I took care of it , i had to remove it.I had my 3rd holes pierced in my ears yesterday and you never say I had them done.. its weird.
- Anonymous9 years ago
Sounds like you're doing everything right. It's probably just your body's way of dealing with a new piercing. Hmmm....don't sleep on your stomach, be careful when toweling off...you should be fine.
Source(s): personal experience - 9 years ago
Yellow discharge is normal if it starts to go greenish then it may be infected.
Source(s): 16 peircings.
