Belly button piercing rejection occurs when the body tries to remove the piercing from the skin. This can lead to irritation and sometimes infection.

A 28-year-old woman recalls the multiple health scares and complications she faced after piercing her nipple, in addition to ...

Keloids are overgrowths of scar tissue that form at the site of skin injury. They’re a common side effect of piercings and some people are more prone to keloids than others. They’re harmless, but can ...

Belly button piercings are a form of self-expression. Although body piercings are safe when done in a sterile environment, they have their risks. So if you’re pregnant or thinking about getting ...

As a teenager, the coolest thing you could do was to get your belly button pierced. Unfortunately, with a strict Zambian mother, I was forced to skip that edgy phase, and more than a decade on, I find ...