Body Piercing Location Information: Navel Belly Button Piercing
Navel (Belly Button)
Navel piercing has now become one of the most popular piercings seen on the streets of the UK. It is still more popular with women, but there are quite a few men who have it pierced too. In the early 90's Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington were seen sporting navel piercings and it's popularity has grown ever since. Many popstars and celebrities now have navel piercings including Britiney spears, Madonna, and Cher and you can frequently find adverts in glossy magazines such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan where the models have pierced navels.
The average healing time is between four and six months but navels can take anywhere up to a year to heal - so be prepared to keep up the cleaning for that long. We initially pierce with either a bananabell or a ball closure ring. Piercing with a ball closure ring allows for any swelling that may occur and it is much easier to clean as you can twist it through the piercing. After eight weeks the ball closure ring can be changed to a bananabell. The piercing won't be fully healed by then, but we find that changing to a bananabell helps for the final stage of healing as the bananabell sits much closer to the body and so does not catch as much. If the navel piercing is initially fitted with a bananabell we will leave a small amount of room to allow for swelling and for it to be easily cleaned. Once the first eight weeks and the risk of swelling has passed the initial bananabell can be changed for a smaller one that fits more snugly and reduces the risk of catching it. We may recommend initially fitting some smaller or narrower navels with smaller (mini) bananabells to allow the piercing to 'breath' during healing. Advice on which size of bananabell may be suitable for each indivual will be given at the time of piercing.
It is important to keep waistbands away whilst this piercing is healing as they can cause irritation and migration of the piercing (if the piercing is held crooked while healing it can end up crooked) We have a huge selection of navel jewellery including our hand crafted designer range that comes in yellow gold, white gold and platinum set with a variety of precious gems such as diamonds , white saphire and hot pink saphire.
Please note: Although we will pierce navels down to our age limit of 12 years with parental consent, piercings performed on under 16 year olds increase the risk of "growing out" or rejection.
Healing time is on average 3 - 6 months.
Navel Piercing Prices:| Jewellery Material | Each |
|---|---|
| Plain Titanium/Implantanium Ball Closure Ring (silver coloured) | £23.50 |
| Jewelled Titanium Ball Closure Ring (assorted colours) | £25.50 |
| Plain Zircon Gold/Blackline Ball Closure Ring (PVD coated titanium - gold coloured) | £28.50 |
| Jewelled Zircon Gold/Blackline Ball Closure Ring | £33.50 |
| Solid 14ct Gold Ball Closure Ring | P.O.A. |
| Jewelled Solid 14ct Gold Ball Closure Ring (set with Cubic Zirconia) | P.O.A. |
| Diamond, Solid 14ct Gold Ball Closure Ring (set with 5 point diamond) | P.O.A. |
| Plain Titanium Bananabell/Mini Bananabell (silver coloured) | £27.00 |
| Jewelled Titanium Bananabell/Mini Bananabell (assorted colours) | £32.50 |
| Double Jewelled Titanium Bananabell/Mini Bananabell (assorted colours) | £35.00 |
| Plain Zircon Gold/Blackline Bananabell / Mini Bananabell (PVD coated titanium - gold coloured) | £32.00 |
| Jewelled Zircon Gold/Blackline Bananabell / Mini Bananabell (assorted colours) | £35.00 |
| Double Jewelled Zircon Gold/Blackline Bananabell / Mini Bananabell (assorted colours) | £38.00 |
| Jewelled, Solid 14ct Gold Bananabell / Mini Bananabell (set with Cubic Zirconia) | P.O.A. |
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PLEASE NOTE: All our piercings can be fitted with White Gold or Platinum jewellery that can be custom made and set with a variety of precious gems. Please contact us for details. All piercings to be fitted with Gold or Diamond set jewellery are by appointment only. Please contact us to book your preferred appointment time.
