You’ll inhale, exhale, and just like that, you have a belly button piercing!” “You can use cotton swabs or gauze to gently apply the saline or antiseptic solutions,” he says.

An infected belly button piercing causes swelling, pus, fever, chills, and even an upset stomach. If the belly button piercing is infected keep it in and clean the area with antibacterial soap.

Case in point: every episode of a teen sitcom where the main character gets her belly button pierced and does not tell mom. “The ’90s were an era of McQueen bumster low-rise pants, where the ...