Actually No. Numbing causes a couple of problems for navel piercing, topical (applied to the surface and allowed to soak in) distorts the tissue and generally messes up the piercing placement due to the bloating of the tissue. Injection anesthetic can only be used and administered by licensed medical professionals and in order to use it it has to be injected (using a needle into the skin in several locations), so what's the point? Once the anesthetic wares off the pain is due to the invasive injection of anesthetic and not the actual navel piercing. So actually the navel piercing is easy and relatively painless, if you listen to the piercer and breathe as instructed it is done and over with in no time. Most professional (old school) piercers wouldn't pierce anyone who wanted numbing, it's beleived that if you want the piercing bad enough a momentary pinch isn't that bad. I found for the time wasted worrying about the pain and discomfort, the piercing could have been done and over with. Most of my clients actually said it was a mild pinch and then it was fine.
Yes, if you have a Doctor Who is willing to numb it with a local anesthetic prior to you going to have it done. It's just like the novacaine your dentist uses before working on your teeth.
Navel
Numbing cream is not needed and most piercers will not do a piercing for you if you have used it.
The navel seems to be the most popular piercing I have seen on girls. The nose would be second place.
The most popular piercing for females is either lobe piercings or, in recent times, navel piercings.
Despite what most people say, you indeed can leave your navel in while pregnant! You need to buy a navel retainer, usually made of a hard rubber for pregnancy piercing jewelry, but almost any type of retainer will do.
A navel piercing will cause scarring no matter what. Whether you got pregnant or not.
Yes, most likely. Maybe you are piercing too shallow if your body keeps rejecting it. True using a longer bar and pierce deeper.
Contrary to the claims made on the Internet websites about numbing creams most professional body piercers will not use nor piercing anyone who has used a numbing agent on any location of the body to be pierced. Numbing agents swell and bloat the tissue making the marking and piercing process difficult. The bloating generally screws up the layout for the piercing and a poor finished result is the out come. If you really want the piercing a momentary pinch is not a big issue, it's a simple clean easy process in the hands of an experienced professional body piercer.
Most say that their navel and ear were the least painful but it differs from person to person and their level for pain tolerance.
right behind your ear or near your navel.
Well that depends on the person who's wearing the piercing. Both piercings if done correctly will look stunning on most women, it's what you want to say about "you" that matters, not the piercing. So talk it over with your friends and have a discussion with your piercer then decide from there.
All businesses providing body piercing services must comply with city licensing requirements, as a result they must comply with the requirement of I.D. and written documentation for services provided. No studios do "belly button" piercing in the State of California, however navel piercing is available at most piercing studios in California.