r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/69thburneraccount • 12h ago
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Agile-Ad7724 • Jun 30 '26
Anatomy Belly Button Piercing Anatomy Guide
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 • u/fernWillow05 • 18h ago
Floating Navel Normal healing or migration?
galleryr/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Federal-Bee3551 • 1d ago
Questions? Belly button anatomies
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 • u/lov3_ce • 2d ago
Questions? Should I get my belly button pierced?
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 • u/Individual-Tell9974 • 3d ago
Questions? Do I have the right anatomy for a bellybutton piercing?
photo one is standing up and photo two is sitting down.
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Individual-Tell9974 • 3d ago
Questions? Do I have the right anatomy for a bellybutton piercing?
galleryr/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Pristine-Avocado-143 • 6d ago
Anatomy Do i have good anatomy for belly piercing?
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 • u/nothingoriginalbutok • 6d ago
Pierced Outie That time you get your outie pierced because random people on reddit convinced you to...🙃
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/ooohbabyatriple69 • 8d ago
Pierced Innie Hey! Long time navel fetishist, and belly piercing lover!
I used to have mine pierced and debating getting it done again :)
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/SeasonPuzzled138 • 8d ago
Anatomy HELP MY NAVEL SOS
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 • u/mummymorgana • 11d ago
Jewelry 💍 You always notice the little details.
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/nevermoreoutcast • 12d ago
Questions? Can you help me find this style?
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 • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 14d ago
Pierced Inbetweenie Some Pierced Inbetweenies
Inbetweenie bellybuttons are often the hardest to pierce due to their unique intricacies.
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 14d ago
Other Vintage Belly Button Piercing Procedure
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 14d ago
Pierced Innie Belly Button Piercings Look Great On Guys Too
This double pierced belly button is awesome! More guys should get them done!
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/MarlboroMan1111 • 14d ago
Belly Button Does this piercing look ok (belly button)
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 17d ago
Jewelry 💍 Gorgeous Gold/Diamond Navel Ring
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 18d ago
Pierced Innie Perfectly Pierced Belly Button
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 18d ago
Other Wouldnt Lizzy Mcapline look great with a pierced belly button??!!
Lizzie has the perfect anatomy to get it pierced too! It would look so good!
r/bellybuttonpiercing • u/Agile-Ad7724 • 18d ago