Navel Piercing Jewelry:

Navel piercings are usually placed vertically and centrally. However, an asymmetrical navel should be pierced according to its shape. If the top lip is more prominent and the inside of the lip forms a wrinkle, the piercing must be placed within the wrinkle. If the bottom of the navel forms a wrinkle, the piercing should be centered above the wrinkle as the jewelry will tend to lay in the wrinkle. In some cases the most prominent lip is situated diagonally, requiring a diagonal or angled piercing.

A curved barbell is more appropriate than a ring if the piercee's waist folds at the navel when he/she is sitting - a ring would be pushed to one side, causing the piercing to be uncomfortable, heal crookedly, and scar. If the waist folds so much that the navel disappears when the piercee is seated, the piercing will be uncomfortable and unlikely to heal well, and it may reject completely. In this case, piercing should be discouraged.

A curved barbell is more appropriate than a ring if the lip is not distinct or if it inverts when the piercee reclines. If the lip is not distinct, the width of the piercing often exceeds 1/2", requiring a ring of an uncomfortably large diameter.

Initial Jewelry: Curved barbells in 14 to 10 gauge and 3/8" to 1/2" in length; the barbell should be 1/8" wider than the width of the piercing when the piercee reclines. A barbell which is too short will constrict the piercing and restrict blood circulation. Captive bead rings in 14 to 10 gauge and 3/8² to 1/2" in diameter. No more than 1/3 of the ring should be through the piercing. A ring which is too small in diameter will constrict the piercing and cause the piercing to scar or migrate. Teardrop and oval-shaped rings designed specifically for navel piercings may be worn when a less obtrusive ring is desired, but they do not provide the same benefits as curved barbells.

Suggested Jewelry:  Curved Barbells, Captive Bead Rings

Straight Barbells - Straight Barbells are a staple in the body piercing jewelry world.  They are used for the tongue, ear, eyebrow, nose bridge, nipples, and genitals.

Curved Barbells - Curved Barbells are often used for the navel, eyebrow, ear, nose bridge, frenulum, nipples, and genitals.

Circular Barbells - Circular Barbells are often used for the septum, ear, navel, nipples, PA, and other genital piercings.

Captive Bead Rings - Captive Rings are used just about everywhere. Ear, nostril, septum, nose bridge, eyebrow, lip, frenulum, navel, nipple, and genitals are common uses.

Vassel Rings - Vassel Rings are a creative and versatile piece of jewelry often warn in place of a barbell or a captive bead ring.

Labrets - Labrets are used for labret and lip piercings as well as some ear piercings.

Nostril Screws & Bones - Nostril Screws & Bones, as strange as it may seem, are used for nose/nostril piercings.

Earlets & Plugs - Earlets & Plugs are more often used in the ears but can be warn in a variety of large gauge holes.

Tapers - Tapers are used to stretch a piercing up to a larger gauge size.

Talons & Claws - Talons & Claws are often used in, but not limited to the ears.

Septum Tusks & Spikes - Septum Tusks & Spikes are placed in the septum.  (imagine how simple that is)

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