Getting a new piercing is always a wonderful event just like getting a tattoo! But to ensure that your piercings do not suffer from rejection to migration, you need to follow a great aftercare routine and clean your piercing regularly to avoid any kind of infection or bacteria formation. To do all that, you need to follow some basic steps which might be different for each kind of piercing depending on your body part. While you avoid constant irritants, it can lead to a quicker recovery!

Here’s all that you need to know about belly buttons and how can you help heal your belly button quickly by following an intensive aftercare routine:

The Kinds of Belly Buttons That Exist

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Your belly button is actually a scar that was left when you were born. It is due to the removal of the umbilical cord which was connected to your mother during the pregnancy. The umbilical cord is known as the lifeline of the baby’s body when you are inside the womb of your mother which carried all the nutrients and blood flow from the mother to the child to help that fetus develop into a baby. When the cord is cut during the birth, the arteries and veins which help to pump the blood and make it flow to other places are still linked with you behind your belly button scar. That is why people who are piercing [professionally know that this area is important and they try to avoid as many complications as possible during the process.