My belly button ring had torn through my skin. I was wondering if I could get stitches to mend the two pieces of skin together again. If so, could I use the same piercing?

My belly button ring had torn through my skin. I was wondering if I could get stitches to mend the two pieces of skin together again. If so, could I use the same piercing?

If not, could I get my belly button pierced again? How long is the waiting period to heal, too?

Thank you for your response.

First, have your doctor check you out. You could use scar reduction cream for a while. I would really wait until it is totally healed (which pretty much depends on your body). Normal healing time for a navel piercing can take a full year sometimes since that is where your body pivots. It is the hardest piercing to deal with, unfortunately and has one of the highest rejection/migration rates. At the very least, I would wait about 6 months before getting the piercing again.