Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO A complication with belly button piercings is rejection, or when your body tries to remove the piercing from your skin. This is an immune response—your body ...

Cruise completed the 'fit with navy Mary Jane-style ballet flats in a velvet finish, and added a cropped white tank top, which fully let her belly button piercing shine. The piercing seems to be a ...

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From slugging to mouth-taping, there’s no shortage of social media trends claiming to fix, well, just about anything. The latest one involves putting castor oil in your belly button, also known as ...

The reality alum said her mom found out after reading her diary, admitting “I could never do something like that today” Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Kristin Cavallari said she pierced her belly ...

“Me pouring oil in my belly button every night because I refuse to be bloated in 2025,” a TikTok user posted last month, in a clip with 4.3 million views. Yes, you read that right. The latest health ...

A new trend called navel oiling—putting essential oil in the belly button for health benefits like weight loss—has gained popularity on TikTok, but although it’s linked to an ancient practice, some ...