Fast forward almost 20 years, and many of those teens withbelly buttonpiercings have become parents.
“It depends on what kind of jewelry you have, too.”
Don’t be afraid to ask, ‘Is this starting to look bad?’
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and then taking action from there."
“There’s definitely jewelry that I’d recommend pregnant women staying away from,” says Castillo.
There’s no flexibility with metals."
“It often has a webby appearance because you getlocalized stretch marksaround that area,” says Few.
Once the piercing track has hardened to form thick scar tissue, noninvasive cosmetic procedures will have no effect.
“For a relatively small area, it makes for a complicated treatment.
“I just did one exactly like this before Christmas,” she says.
A third option, a tummy tuck, essentially removes all stretch marks and other skin irregularities.
According to Teitelbaum, it’s a good option for those looking to tweak their postpartum navel piercing.
“I’ve never seen someone successfully fix it with just a very localized scar,” he explains.
There is a world of difference between a newly pierced belly button and one that has fully healed.
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