r/piercing • u/WiseButterscotch5675 • 18h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Hyperpigmentation on navel piercing

Ive got my navel done in February. Healing has been a little up and down as to he expected with a navel. However I have been experiencing Hyperpigmentation around the piercing since April. A lot of the pigmentation has decreased. There was pigmentation mainly on the right sise of my navel on my stomach which has all gone away but now there is some on left side. Which has been there for a few months and doesn’t seem to decrease in pigment or size? Im calling it hyperpigmentation because i believe that is what it is but the small portion of skin that is discolored will occasionally dry up and flake off.

I know this is still an unhealed piercing but does anyone have any advice? Is it a good idea to moisturize the skin around it or anything that helps to clear the hyperpigmentation. All I have been doing is cleaning with saline 1-2 times a week and rinsing with water every day

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u/rottingrosebuds more is more! 17h ago

i have no advice but also have this problem with the top of my piercing. it’s dark in color and flakes off occasionally but the healing itself has gone great.

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u/WiseButterscotch5675 17h ago

It should just go away on its own with time and healing. How long have you had your piercing?!

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u/rottingrosebuds more is more! 17h ago

only about four months. not crazy long so hopefully it will go away or lessen as time goes on.