What do people think of belly piercing?
602269
Its socially accepted. It depends how many you get, the jewelry and clothing.
602161
i don't have any piercings--to me that's about the dumbest thing i've ever seen.\n\nmy brother has his nipples pierced.  i asked him what in the world did he do that for?  he said it was for the 'endorphin rush'.  he said there was this immense pain at first and then the endorphins kicked in and it was a high like you've never felt before.\n\nok.  you bet.  man, you want a high, go drink a few buds or smoke that doobie you've been saving---but to have a complete stranger punch holes in your frickin NIPPLES and then shove a piece of metal in there just for an endorphin rush?  you've got to be out of your mind.\n\nnow that i think about it, i don't believe him.  all the times he went running to mom telling on me after i'd slug him in the arm----he should've been thankful for me giving him the 'endorphin rush'!
207726
If you're asking about what jewelry to start out with, a ring will allow for a much better healing process. \n\nTalk to reputable body piercers in your area about this.  I can't stress enough that you should never have this piercing done with a gun.  People always think that piercing needles will hurt worse.  This is not the case at all.  Gun piercings do much more damage to the tissue than a piercing needle could ever hope to.  Needles are far less traumatic to the tissue and therefore hurt far less.
178475
it is supposed to make your nipple more sensitive\n\n...so I had my nipples pierced, and when the wounds were healed, I had rings inserted...with regard to the experience of wearing these rings, I can only say that they are not in the least uncomfortable or painful. On the contrary, the slight rubbing and slipping of the rings causes in me an extremely titillating feeling, and all my colleagues I have spoken to on this subject have confirmed my opinion." London socialite writing in "Vogue" 1890
293882
i think all tattoos to each individual is good for them.\nall tatts have a story behind them good or bad and i feel they are addictive to some as well as tatts speak w/o speaking to others for it shows ur personality....i think your thumper one is kewl an sounds like it would make me laugh.  bet thats a good conversation piece for you...lol.  Tell them ur just keeping it real after all you are a man...and in the future have Thumper poss get his fav whatever it may be that would have him grab his gold tattooed near him looking at his erotic thought...lol
991023
Believe me, your parents WILL find out, they just do. Why don't you try to come up with some reasons WHY they should allow you to have it done? I can understand why they wouldn't have wanted you to get it at 13, but you're a little older now, hopefully a little more mature, you're responsible enough to drive a car (I'm assuming, anyway), so maybe now is the time. \n\nI don't think you should run the risk of not telling your parents. First of all, like I said, parents just have a way of finding out, and you will lose A LOT of their trust and confidence in you for going behind their backs. Second of all, with any piercing, especially in a place like the belly, you need to be carefull of infection. What are you going to do if you get a roaring infection? You would have to tell them because you'd have to get it treated.\n\nYou ought to think about whether a belly piercing is really worth losing your parents' confidence in you... talk to them first! Maybe if you pay for it, if you let your mom go with you to have it done, some kind of compromise. Your parents sound like decent folks who want to take care of you... talk to them first!  And good luck!
741337
I find tolerance from Christians - just as I "tolerate" you putting down those that you admit are like you. I have tattoos and piercings. I know that some people are sooo sheltered that they are shocked to see piercings. It gets people curious sometimes as to - didn't that hurt?!?!?!?! WHY would you hurt yourself... they don't see the purpose. So what? I enjoy the art that I have on my body. I do think that there is some Biblical teaching regarding tatoos and I think that there are some people that have a concern about tattoo'd and pierced people being rude or crude to them in front of their "impressionable" children and they have a right and responsibility to protect innocent children. A few give many others a bad reputation. I was in the military and I knew very few men that were unfaithful to their wives, and yet many military men have a reputation for their infidelity. Is it fair? no. Life sometimes isn't. Even Jesus stopped the religious of His time from harming a "bad example" "law-(especially of their time)-breaking prostitute by challanging the one without sin to cast the first stone when they were not just judging her but going to the truly extreme of going to kill her as punishment. God doesn't judge you by your hair color. God has counted every hair on your head. God will judge your heart. And God will also judge their hearts and perhaps God will find that they have falsely and wrongly shunned you/looked at you disgustingly/maybe even gossiped about you... if you chose to look how you want than accept that you chose to be outside the norm. Are you trying to get shock from them? One thing I've done is go to church on a Saturday night in a tye dye shirt, gottee, and baseball cap and had been working during the day and I've gone Sunday morning wearing a suit and tie and clean shaven. People don't recognize me. Try something similar.... get your hair a natural brown and dress up in a nice dress and then change your hair and wear leather and piercings...whatever you want. Did you (your mind and your soul/emotions change just because your clothing did? no, certainly not. We aren't saved by our outward appearances. One of my all time favorite chapters in the Bible is James 1. The relevent information that he says is at the end of the chapter and in to the second chapter. It basically says that if you favor someone because of the way they are dressed even by offering them the best seat and having the poor man sit on the floor that it is wrong! It goes on to talk about it more so check it out. Be a positive alternative example to people that wouldn't know any better. Perhaps God will you use in powerful ways to soften hearts to help the poor and needy as you say that you are voluntarily doing. At the end of James 1 it says something like that is called a pure religion to look after orphans and widows in their distress AND (emphasis mine) to keep control of your tongue. (Please do not be so quick to judge others yourself either) They will not know how to help you unless you are open and real about what your needs (emotional acceptance) are...God is love and we are to love one another as Christ did for us.
307167
the first answer is good.  they are not fun, you will know something is up.  i had one, it made part of my stomach bulge out, by the appendix was where mine was.  you can get them by too much stress in lifting, you blow out a lining inside and what the lining was holding protrudes out.  you would have to get a surgical procedure to fix it
415155
All of the people I know have their's done on the right side!  I don't think the black freckle will make a difference in how it looks!  You could always ask the person doing the piercing what they think because they have been doing it for years in most liklihood!
904325
Leave the ring out and go see the doctor.  Yes, the hole will heal closed and it really needs to.  You need to be sure that the infection has not spread any further than the skin and that it is going away.  No need to be embarassed, you won't be the first to have a belly button piercing gone bad and won't be the last.  I won't give you the whole lecture, although you might prepare yourself because the doctor likely will.  It's a danger of getting the piercing, and you were one of the unlucky ones.  It happens.\n  After it all heals, you can decide for yourself if you want to have it redone.  I wouldn't recommend it, since there will be scar tissue in the area and that will make it harder to do. Plus if you are really sensitive to the metals in the ring, it will happen again.   If you do decide to try anyway, be sure you find a reputable piercing shop to do it and have it done in very clean conditions.  The abdomen is not a good place to have an infection get started.\n  You did right to remove the ring and treat it with the antibiotic ointment  Now go see the doctor and get a professional opinion about what the next step should be.
1105616
tell her that your seventeen now and your capable of making your own decisions. she should understand soon enough. the reason why she dosent want you to do it is because no parent wants their child getting their belly button pierced. you shouldn't do it behind her back though...tell her why you want your belly pierced, the pros and cons and stuff. good luck!
507075
i have a facial piercing and in no way am i ugly. the reason people get pierced is a personal choice just as some people like to get tattoos. there is no reason to hate on someone because of a personal choice they make in there lives. not only is it none of ur business but why do you even make it your concern? it in no way effects you at all. if you are in a store and the cashier has a nose ring ... what does that have to do with the service he or she provides for you? you are not goin to kill over and die because of this fact are you? and with the day and age we live in now you may as well get over ur lil phobia or you are going to have issues. more and more employers are accepting the fact that this has become part of our culture and not just a passing fad. so having said all that... next time you think you need to make a rash judgment call on others to make your self feel better... take a look in the mirror and figure out what the reason is that you need to spend your time thinking in such a shallow and hateful way. and then maybe you will realize the problem in fact is not with others yet it lays within yourself.
1149486
I'm sure your breasts & nipples are beautiful without adding jewellery to them. What is your motivation? I would be very wary about a nipple piercing because breastfeeding is far more important.
987132
piercing your tongue is not a "gpth" or "punk" thing to do, just to clear things up... i've seen many people who look neither goth nor punk with tongue rings and other such piercings...\n\ngoth and punk are both subcultures derived from different types of music that started back in the seventies and eighties.  i don't claim to know much about goth rock and the whole goth scene, because that's definitely not my thing, and saying that they're all depressed and only wear black would be completely stereotyping them.  i've known a few goth kids and have seen a bunch, and i know for a fact that a lot of them like to write poetry and are into the whole gothic thing (vampires, fantasy, whatever).  also, goth kids can wear typically all black or all white, but then again there are those who go against the grain and wear whatever the heck they want...\n\npunk is much more my thing (i really could go on about it all day).  it too is derived from music and then became a subculture.  it's all about the music (for me at least) - going to shows, playing in shows, whatever...  some people dress punk but aren't and some people are punk but dress however they want (meaning no hair-dyeing, bondage straps, chokers and whatever other stereotypes there are out there).  so, yeah, there is a HUGE difference between goth and punk, but wither way that shouldn't have any affect on getting your tongue pierced or not (even hypothetically)...
83029
Belly button is better than the tongue.  Heals faster, more durable and I think sexier.  If you check the web and ask around, below the belt and more private piercings actually heal quicker for a number of reasons.  Sexiness at that point is quite a private issue.\n\nIf you have a "respectable" office job in corporate america, go for the belly button or something more private.  it will not interfere with your "corporate career" like a toungue or eyebrow piercing will.  Corporate america is still extremely conservative.\n\nGood luck -- and make sure it is done professionally (sterile) and you take good care of it.
77667
i don't think a belly button ring, or anything you wear or do to enhance your looks, defines a person's sexuality... the only sure way to find out is by asking him...
1076979
Ear piercings are ok but I can't understand why someone would want to put holes in other areas of their bodies.  Even ears can get infected but at least the risks are small.  With other body piercings, the chances of infection are higher (i.e. the tongue because of all the bacteria in the mouth) and the healing can take longer if infection occurs.  I don't know why someone would want to take that risk.  I've seen people with large ugly scars because infection set in and took so long to heal.