How do you know if your belly button piercing is infected?

Answer 1

Swollen, red lines coming from it, pus, painful...
It's like any other piercing infection. It hurts, the skin is tight, swollen and/or shiny and there's a good chance it's leaking blood or some kind of nasty smelling pus.

If you think it's infected, take out the jewellery immediately. The metal will only keep irritating the skin, making it swell and making the bar impossible to remove.

Answer 2

Signs of infection include severe redness, severe swelling and/or a yellow or green discharge that smells bad. An advanced infection can also include fever and/or chills.
There are a few ways of telling that your naval is infected. One way to tell is if your belly button is super hard and you find it harder to touch then when your first got it pierced next puss starts to come out and also some times where the piercing is at it can change to a different color such as purple or green. If that happends you should go to a doctor, they may have to remove it

Answer 3

Signs of infraction would includes:

1. Is it hot to the touch?
2. Is it bright to dark red in color
3. Is it more painful to touch than it was yesterday
4. Does the site seep or produce puss

Answer 4

Infections are indicated by:

1. Extreme redness at the area of the piercing at both entry and exit points.
2. Discharge of green puss / bloody fluid.
3. Warm to the touch and sensitive to pressure.
4. Swelling of the piercing site.

If you have 2 or more of the above indicators there is a good chance the piercing could be infected.

Allergic Reaction is indicated by:

1. Redness at the piercing site at both entry and exit points.
2. Discharge of clear / bloody fluid.
3. Warm to the touch and sensitive to pressure.
4. Swelling of the piercing site.
5. Enlargement of the piercing at entry and exit points (jewellery looks like it's floating and skin is pulled away from the jewellery).

If you have the above indicators your piercing is reacting to either the cleanser you are using or the jewellery in the piercing. Cease using the cleanser and flush the piercing with lots of warm running water while moving the jewellery, this will flush the piercing clean and the tissue should settle down shortly after the rinsing.

In both situations you should return to see your professional body piercer without delay. these conditions left unchecked and untreated can become very serious issues which would require medical assistance.Jzuk

Answer 5

Probably if there is a keloid or an abscess. A keloid is a bump with veins, and an abscess is an access peice of skin. I have my belly button pierced and i had a keloid/abscess, thankfully my doctor prescribed me a very expensive useful cream to make it go away.

Answer 6

Mine was infected. White and yellow puss comes out. It is itchy and red around the hole. I had to take it out and let it heal. Then get it done again. The piercing was not painful but I don't think the piercer who did mine knew what he was doing. So be careful go to a nice clean place take care of it and you'll be okay.

Answer 7

it will be very sore and also it will be red and maybe puss will appear :/ x

Answer 8

If its swollen, red, and very tender it could be infected. There could be some bleeding and puss coming from it.

Answer 9

ask the doctor