An infected belly button piercing will be swollen and may even cause a fever — here's how to care for your new piercing to avoid infection.

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Leaving a belly button infection untreated can lead to more serious complications, including sepsis, a life-threatening blood ...

It was an unremarkable afternoon in the Noughties, and I was working a slow shift at my Saturday job. There I was, behind the tills at Matalan, waiting for my next customer to appear, when I felt it.

Thick, brown belly button discharge may happen if you haven't washed your belly button in a while. This discharge is likely caused by skin cells, sweat, dirt, fungi, and bacteria build-up and can be ...

Kim Kardashian is the queen of the early aughts. On Monday, the reality star quietly revealed a close-up snap of her belly button ring, adding it to a slideshow of Instagram images captioned, “life ...

Jenna Bush Hager is no stranger to piercings. When the Today with Jenna & Friends host got a new ear piercing live on the air with guest host Scarlett Johansson on Thursday, Jan. 23, she shared that ...

Spelling revealed her new stomach studs in a video from the May 18 episode of her 'misSPELLING' podcast Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...

Back in the day, getting a second ear piercing felt like a really big deal. Now, many teens are embracing self-expression with body art, bright hair, nostril piercings, septum rings, and everything in ...