Is my bellybutton piercing ok?
Ok so Ill start out with the story. I got this pierced on a whim(in january) at a piercer Ive heard good things about from my friends(tho they got ear piercings and nothing body related). I did have my concerns about anatomy because I like to research piercing beforehand and for my bellybutton its kinda eh. Theres a photo of it pre piercing in the very last slide. I am aware bioflex jewelry is pretty controversial, some piercers say its totally fine and great as first jewelry, others really hate it with their soul, personally I have had no issues with it and if I get cancer oh well I wouldve gotten cancer anyway cuz everyone gets cancer. Depth wise I think my belly button is fine, but its VERY slim. Right when I got it pierced I asked my piercer for titanium jewelry and they said they dont pierce bellies with titanium. Then I also voiced my concerns about the anatomy and they said its fine. Then I was voicing my concerns about how I thought it might be kinda crooked(it isnt really tbf they did a good job measuring and stuff) and they said In delusional and then I asked if the bottom gem was too big and they said no to that as well. Personally I think it is way too big(should be a standard 8mm gem). Because its kinda sqzeezed into my belly button it kind of turned to the side a little and the top of the bar sticks out. I have looked into floating jewelry but most of the ones I can find are either too short of a bar at 8mm(I think 9 would be perfect but Id rather go too long than too short), or the base is just way too wide whuch wouldnt fix my issue at all. I have 2 pairs of jewelry lined up which I think should work for my anatomy. One doesnt have a bottom balk at all and Instead just has a dangling star gem, the other one is kind of ugly and basic and has 3-4mm balls. Should fit into my bellybutton tho.
You might have noticed the crusties at the bottom balls. It healed perfectly for the first 3-4 months but aroubd 1-2 months ago it got really infected. Its still recovering a little and Im mildly worried its gonna reject but honestly it probably wont. I didnt see my piercer about this infection(they were on vacation at the time) and instead used my piercing knowledge to deal with it and its obviously doung much better now. It was really swollen and red and there was pus comibg out and everything. Either way I shyed away from changing the jewelry because, for one it hasnt been 6 months, and I want my piercing to be like fully ok before I change it. Lost an eyebrow piercing because I rushed in the past and I just dont really wanna risk it. This is not the lenght I was pierced with, the piercer cut it shorter a few weeks after the initial piercing. The bar was perfect then, now its kind of sticking out but thats probably because the bottom ball is glued to my skin with the crusties and positioning. Its not a major and concerning difference imo and probably is due to the way the jewelry unfortunately sits in my belly button. The bar sticks out like 2mm when I sit down and my belly "rolls up"
TLDR: Yes I was pierced with bioflex(in january) but the material hasnt caused me any issues so far, I know its controversial but thats not why Im making this post. Bottom ball is too big and getting squeezed by my very narrow belly button. I have new jewelry that should be better suited for my anatomy, but am hesitant to change it due to a bad infection I got 1-2 months ago. I dont wanna rush it so Im letting the piercing recover, not sure if the size of the jewelry is hindering recovery tho. Probably not though because it healed perfectly the first few months. Whats you opinion on this whole thing, please let me know. The new jewelry is much smaller and all internally threaded titanium on a 10mm bar.
If anyone can recommend a good shop that sells 9mm internally threaded titanium Id be beyond greatful. Ideally based in europe but honestly Im fine with anything. Its just for some reason stupid hard to find its usually a 10mm to 8mm jumo with no in between like damn.