Belly button rings after abdomnioplasty . . .

[Guest guest]

Has anyone done this AND how did it come out? My husband LOVES BB

rings and I thought it might be a nice Christmas surprise. We are all

also spending New Years in Maui! The " facts are " I had both vertical

and horizontal abdomnioplasty with the belly button replanted in a

new position. This was done (last revision) September 29. Any

thoughts or experiences good or bad about naval piercing post

abdomnioplasty would be greatly appreciate . . .P.S. I would also

like to do it before all the feeling comes back and its still numb

now!

) Vicki (in CA)

[Guest guest]

Vicki,

I can still feel the prominent sub-dermal sutures above, around, and

below my re-located navel, just four months post-PS. My better

judgment would caution me against introducing any foreign body into

that mix of suture and flesh until the sutures were completely

dissolved. But, that's just me erring on the side of caution.

--Steve

At 6:28 AM +0000 12/16/02, vicki_in_ca Haasevp@...> wrote:

>Any

>thoughts or experiences good or bad about naval piercing post

>abdomnioplasty would be greatly appreciate

[Guest guest]

> Vicki,

>

> I can still feel the prominent sub-dermal sutures above, around,

and below my re-located navel, just four months post-PS. My better

> judgment would caution me against introducing any foreign body into

> that mix of suture and flesh until the sutures were completely

> dissolved. But, that's just me erring on the side of caution.

>

> --Steve

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Yeah, what Steve said, but also, from a totally non-medical person so

take it FWIW, although the numbness may not go away for a long time,

and the odds of something bad happening with the piercing may be

small (like infection), not being able to feel the pain as a warning

sign would not be a good thing. I don't know, it just seems like it

may be a little too soon to mess with the new BB. How about doing it

for Valentine's Day instead?

in NJ

[Guest guest]

My girlfriend likes to buy the ones that " clip " on. She buys a

couple extra for her nipples. She's a naughty little thing.

> Has anyone done this AND how did it come out? My husband LOVES BB

> rings and I thought it might be a nice Christmas surprise. We are

all

> also spending New Years in Maui! The " facts are " I had both

vertical

> and horizontal abdomnioplasty with the belly button replanted in a

> new position. This was done (last revision) September 29. Any

> thoughts or experiences good or bad about naval piercing post

> abdomnioplasty would be greatly appreciate . . .P.S. I would also

> like to do it before all the feeling comes back and its still numb

> now!

> ) Vicki (in CA)

[Guest guest]

OK, I called the piercing parlor and asked them about BB piercing after

abdomnioplasty, or after a " relocated naval " as they referred to it. Their

professional advise and policy is to wait until the scars were white and

mature. Then it would be no problem. And they can pierce holding the pierce

with bars Vs rings. So I will wait until I am a very mature white . . .maybe

August, my DH's birthday???

) Vicki