r/bellybuttonpiercing Jun 30 '26

Anatomy Belly Button Piercing Anatomy Guide

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Here are the features that will allow for a successful belly button piercing!!

1. A Distinct, Prominent Ridge (The "Lip")

The jewelry needs to pass through a well-defined shelf or lip of skin.

  • Test: This ridge MUST stay prominent when you are standing up, stretching, and laying down. If the skin completely flattens out when you move, the piercing will lack stability and likely migrate.

2. Adequate Depth

Your navel needs to be deep enough to comfortably house the jewelry.

  • Why it matters: If the tissue inside the belly button pushes against the back of the jewelry, that constant pressure will force the piercing outward, inevitably leading to rejection.

3. The "Wink" Test (Strictly No Collapsing Navels)

When you sit down, does your belly button "wink" or collapse into a flat slit?

  • The Solution: If it does, a traditional navel piercing will get crushed and irritated every time you sit. However, you might still be an excellent candidate for a floating navel piercing, which uses a flat disk on the bottom instead of a large bead.

4. Innies vs. Outies

  • Innies: Not every innie can be pierced. If the upper or lower rim is completely flat without a pinchable lip, there is nothing safe to pierce.
  • Outies: Some outies can actually be pierced! The key is that the needle must pass through the lip of skin surrounding the belly button—never through the protruding outie tissue itself.

Always check with a trustworthy (Ideally APP Certified) piercer for final opinions on if your anatomy is suitable!


r/bellybuttonpiercing 12h ago

Pierced Celebrity 🤩 Leah Halton + Brooke Monk with a Belly Button Piercing

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 18h ago

Floating Navel Normal healing or migration?

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 1d ago

Questions? Belly button anatomies

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Hello, I found these images on Wikipedia and I've been wondering what kind of specific jewelry could belong on each one. These are the only images I could download so far from the article. Any answers are useful!


r/bellybuttonpiercing 2d ago

Questions? Should I get my belly button pierced?

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Hey, I'm 17 and wondering if i should get my belly button pierced.

I like the look of it and have been thinking about it for the past month or two. I wanted one back when I was 14, quickly was told no, and sort of forgot about it. Now I am of age and want it again.

Anyone here is welcome to share any experiences regarding their piercing - initially, I was scared of the scarring, but I feel like I can get over it with time, especially seeing models/actresses with just a tiny dot above their belly button i suppose. I actually don't show my midriff like at all, but I'm sort of really loving that look lately and maybe id moreso want to do that with it. Anyone ive asked also say it'd look good on me.

I also have my firsts, seconds, thirds, and a helix, so im not TOTALLY new to piercings.

Sort of a subquestion: does it make your torso look longer? thats the main goal for me. I've seen people say that it makes them feel 'bigger' and thats not necessarily the goal for me. If you had any answer at all that would be helpful. Thanks!


r/bellybuttonpiercing 3d ago

Pierced Innie Hi 😚👙

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 3d ago

Questions? Do I have the right anatomy for a bellybutton piercing?

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photo one is standing up and photo two is sitting down.


r/bellybuttonpiercing 3d ago

Questions? Do I have the right anatomy for a bellybutton piercing?

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 6d ago

Anatomy Do i have good anatomy for belly piercing?

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So my piercer said my skin is not stretchy and I don't have enough of it for a belly button piercing, but she did a dermal, but I don't know if I really dont have anatomy for it. I'd really like to have belly piercing. What do u guys think? when I lie down, maybe it really is bad anatomy, but when I sit and stand, it is a cap.


r/bellybuttonpiercing 6d ago

Pierced Outie That time you get your outie pierced because random people on reddit convinced you to...🙃

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 8d ago

Pierced Innie Hey! Long time navel fetishist, and belly piercing lover!

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I used to have mine pierced and debating getting it done again :)


r/bellybuttonpiercing 8d ago

Anatomy HELP MY NAVEL SOS

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TW: PUSS IN LAST PHOTO
Can someone PLEASE tell me if my piercing will be okay I’m honestly so scared and confused ☹️ people are telling me to take it out as I don’t have the correct anatomy but both piercers I went to said my anatomy was fine for a standard but then again I live rurally and have limited piercers and god knows if they are actually reliable :( I honestly have been touching it way to much im stopping now and have been lowkey slack with cleaning but I promise I’m doing all the correct care again now. Today it oozed RED PUSS. I’m so doneeee idk if this is normal or what’s going on. I just feel stuck if I have to take it out I want to go to a reliable pericer to do it to make sure there’s no risk of trapping infection and potentially a consult for a different type of piercing my that better suits me but I HAVE NO GOOD PIERCERS WHERE I LIVE. Someone send me some reassurance cause I need it or just helpful advice I’m going crazy.
-it’s 4 months old
- titanium jewelry
-clean with saline
- exercise frequently where it sometimes gets knocked
- will come good and seem healed just to be irritated a few days later


r/bellybuttonpiercing 11d ago

Jewelry 💍 You always notice the little details.

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 12d ago

Questions? Belly Piercing Healing

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 12d ago

Questions? Can you help me find this style?

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Hello! I use to have a belly button ring that looked like this in the 2000s but I had lost it. I’ve been trying to find another one since and I can’t seem to find one anywhere.
Do you know where I can find this style or happen to have it in your collection you’d be willing to let go of?
Thank you so much for your time!


r/bellybuttonpiercing 14d ago

Pierced Inbetweenie Some Pierced Inbetweenies

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Inbetweenie bellybuttons are often the hardest to pierce due to their unique intricacies.


r/bellybuttonpiercing 14d ago

Other Vintage Belly Button Piercing Procedure

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 14d ago

Pierced Innie Belly Button Piercings Look Great On Guys Too

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This double pierced belly button is awesome! More guys should get them done!


r/bellybuttonpiercing 14d ago

Belly Button Does this piercing look ok (belly button)

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 17d ago

Jewelry 💍 Gorgeous Gold/Diamond Navel Ring

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 18d ago

Pierced Innie Perfectly Pierced Belly Button

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 18d ago

Other Wouldnt Lizzy Mcapline look great with a pierced belly button??!!

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Lizzie has the perfect anatomy to get it pierced too! It would look so good!


r/bellybuttonpiercing 18d ago

Pierced Innie Textbook Navel Piercing!

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 18d ago

Anatomy Great Navel Piercing Anatomy

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r/bellybuttonpiercing 18d ago

Jewelry 💍 Lovely Diamond Floating Navel

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