OK so I got my belly done about A little over a month ago and its been doing really good on one side of my piercing its reallyhard(like a bump under it) and swollen kind of. It feel like a bump under my skin and it hurts kind of bad. There's not nay puss coming out except when I changed it once. It does hurt when you touch it and its only on the right side on my belly ring.. is it Scar Tissue!
Can someome please help mee I'm freakin out!

It could be an infection. I suggest you go see a doctor.

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

It could be an infection. I suggest you go see a doctor.

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Okay thanks

What kind of jewelry are you using and how are you taking care of it?
While I agree that it needs attention from someone, doctors actually don't know a whole hell of a lot about body modification. It's not a horrible idea and they might be able to help, but I also suggest returning to your piercer.

That deffinetley sounds like a keloid forming, and since you changed it you probably really irritated your piercing. But the best thing to do, is get sea salt, and boil some water, mix it in a cup until all the sea salt has dissolved then take a gauze pad or cotton ball dip it in there, and hold it where the bump is for 5 minutes every night , once a night for a week. It should bring down the swelling.

Also DO NOT, change it for 6 months. Because that just pokes through the new skin that is trying to form in the inside and it takes much longer to heal. And don't touch it with dirty hands EVER, that causes infections most of the time, and that's what causes them to fall out.

But Best of Luck !