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How Can Bumps Around Belly Button Be Treated?
I have a bump arouund my belly button piercing. I have been cleaning daily with sea salt soaks and now use tea tree oil. I have only had it pierced for 2 months and have had the bump for 1 month. Tea tree oil has made it go down in size by half..what else should i do? I dont want to remove the piercing
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
Good day and thanks for your question. You probably developed an hypertrophic scar around the piercing. Do you have any bump around any other piercing in any part of your body? If its not itchy, small and not disturbing you cosmetically you can leave it. And if application of tea tree oil is reducing the size of the bump you can go ahead and continue applying.
Hope it helps. Thank you.
Hope it helps. Thank you.
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