Quote Originally Posted by rubah View Post
I've been wondering lately what it would be like to have a belly button ring.
A pain in the butt, from most of the people I know who have them. It really depends on the piercer and how well you take care of it. They take a much longer time to heal than any other piercings because they're typically in super fatty tissue that is covered and collects moisture all the time. If you do get it done, ask around and search the internet for a reputable parlor with reputable piercers, then go in and look at things for yourself. You don't want to throw 75$ down the drain.

As for me, I have one piercing in each lobe, a low helix in my left ear and a rook in my right. I plan on getting at least one more lobe piercing in each year, two more helixes in my left ear, two helixes in my right, and I'm considering an anti-tragus in my left. My lobes and helix are 18g and my rook is 14g. I've also been entertaining the idea of a facial piercing, but I don't know where I'd get it (strongly leaning towards nose or eyebrow, but I also think I'd like a la bret) and I can't afford it, and soon enough I'll have to be removing it to appear professional, which means total healing time is a huge factor.

Also, I'll go further and say I think it's very dangerous to pierce yourself. There are important reasons that states and local governments across the world have strict laws and codes about who can pierce you, where, when, how, and most importantly, your age. I didn't really get into piercings until I was around 19, which is great because now I can think clearly about what I want to have done to myself, and I can make wise decisions on how to go about it. If you really do want to pierce yourself in the future, buy yourself a nice set of stainless steel piercing needles and sturdy stainless steel jewelry. Using things like safety pins, straight pins or hat pins is pretty much guaranteed to set up infection, and likely to cause irreversible scarring.