Editing Navel piercing (section)

==Jewelry==
[[Image:Bauchnabel-Piercing.jpg|thumb|upright|left|A simple barbell]]
[[File:Navel piercing jewelled ring.jpg|thumb|Clip-on belly jewelry]]

The jewelry used in navel piercing is commonly called "belly rings". Belly rings are a [[midriff]]-revealing version of earrings.

[[File:Caribicbauch02.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Dangle navel jewelry]]

Many new designs, such as the ancient Bali jewelry designs, have been added to modern navel cultures. [[Curved barbell]]s remain the most commonly used jewelry, although [[captive bead ring]]s, and other rings are popular as well, but due to the amount of movement in this area and the common complication of swelling, they are not recommended. The world's first huggy was designed and patented by TummyToys belly rings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://tummytoys.com/pages/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003222502/https://tummytoys.com/pages/about |archive-date=Oct 3, 2022 |website=TummyToys}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Piercing Trend |url=https://www.piercing-trend.com/ |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] published an article in 2015 about the circular captive bead belly rings and TummyToys snap lock clasps becoming the latest trend for navel piercings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Satenstein |first=Liana |date=2015-09-01 |title=Is the '90s Belly Button Ring Making a Comeback? |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/belly-button-rings-piercings-90s-trends |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423081447/https://www.vogue.com/article/belly-button-rings-piercings-90s-trends |archive-date=2022-04-23 |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> Most kinds of ring or bar jewelry can be worn in a navel piercing. Navels are most often pierced with a 14g curved barbell, which is recommended to be worn until the piercing has completely healed, the healing time is typically anywhere between 6–12 months. A wide variety of embellished jewelry is available for navels – simple curved barbells, captives, TummyToys huggies, flexible [[Polytetrafluoroethylene|PTFE]] and deluxe long length styles with dangling pendants. Currently, real diamond and solid gold belly rings are also available in a wide range of styles. Most kinds of ring or bar jewelry can be worn in a navel piercing, both for top and bottom piercings.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

There has been a special standard established for navel barbells (also called "bananabells" or "bananabars", a reference to their curved shape). The standard barbell is {{cvt|1/16|in|mm|order=flip}} thick and {{cvt|3/8|in|mm|order=flip}} or {{cvt|7/16|in|mm|order=flip}} long and is most commonly referred to as a 14-gauge post. The silver caps on the barbell post usually measure {{convert|5|mm|abbr=in|frac=16}} in diameter for the upper and {{convert|8|mm|abbr=in|frac=16}} in diameter for the lower.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Although navel bananabells are different from full rings, such as captive bead rings, which can also be worn in navel piercings, online body jewelry retailers and wholesalers tend to refer to these barbells as "belly rings".{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

A new version of navel jewelry is on the market for those without pierced navels, which is based on the idea of [[Earring#Clip-on and other non-pierced earrings|clip-on earrings]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}