How deep should a navel piercing be?

Answer 1

It varies from person to person, however, most of them that I have seen are about one eighth to three sixteenths inch deep. Some have been a quarter or more, but I think that would be a bit of overkill. Your piercer (if at all reputable) will be able to place it perfectly for your body. Too deep a piercing and you run a higher risk of infection and ultimately rejection and too shallow and the skin simply will not hold the piercing. It has to be just right or things will go wrong. Also, if you're asking this question in prepartion for a DIY piercing I must tell you that it is not at all recommended and you need to see a professional.

Answer 2

The reasons you should not attempt to pierce your self should be obvious, but for those who think it's a "DIY" project, here's some food for thought.

Infection and contraction of MRSA, HIV, Meningitis, Hepatitis and Tetanus are all very serious health issues, MRSA is an antibiotic resistant bacteria that can in most cases land the unlucky individual in the hospital (and has been responsible for serious deformities and deaths). These infections has been caused by using unsterilized equipment and materials. Sterilization is not achieved by pouring alcohol over needles and jewellery, or burning these items over a fire or exposed flame. Microorganisms live in the fine fissures and cracks in needles and jewellery and only the high temperature and pressure of a steam Autoclave can render these and many other bacteria harmless.

The above reasons alone should be enough to sway anyone from thinking they can do it themselves. Professional body piercers have years of hands on training and education to enable them to make any piercing "look simple", when in fact they are considering dozens of things when they lay out a piercing and actually do it. So consider your lack of knowledge, training and skills before you attempt to do any self piercing, once you pierce it, it's damaged tissue. This makes it even more difficult for a professional piercer to leave you with a great looking piercing when the area we have to work with is damaged by self inflicted attempts.

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Answer 3

The proper depth for the navel it's going into. This is why piercing needs to be left to professional body piercers. We will measure the jewellery the navel and place the jewellery so it's in the correct location and position. Please leave body piercing to professionals, it's what we do for a living.

Answer 4

14ga, like most everything else.