Assuming your hoop navel ring fits properly and is made of a high-quality material, you can wear it indefinitely. However, your first belly button ring, chosen for safety during the healing process, may not express your style the way you want. Before you change your belly button ring, however, you should ensure that the healing process is complete, the piercing is not tender and it is not secreting fluids which dry up and get crusty, advises the Association of Professional Piercers.
Fixed Bead
Step 1
Wash your hands thoroughly prior to handling your jewelry to avoid introducing germs to the piercing.
Step 2
Grip the navel ring on both sides of the bead.
Step 3
Pull apart gently until one end comes out of the bead.
Step 4
Pull one end of the ring toward you and push the other away from you.
Step 5
Rotate the hoop out of the piercing carefully.
Captive Ring
Step 1
Wash your hands.
Step 2
Grip the hoop near the bead with one hand. With the other hand, grasp the bead.
Step 3
Push one end away from you and the other toward you.
Step 4
Rotate the ring out of the piercing carefully.
References
- Association of Professional Piercers: Jewelry for Healed Piercings
- "The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing"; Elayne Angel, 2009
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