Belly Button Tattoos: 5 Reasons to Get Them, and 5 Reasons Not To

Tattoos are considered a fad to some. However, to many people who choose to have different parts of their bodies tattooed, it is a symbol of their individuality, and to some, a sign of their lineage or heritage. One of the places on the body that has become a favorite place to be tattooed is the belly button. There are multiple reasons that one might get a belly button tattoo and there are also reasons that one might not want to have a symbol in the belly button region.

5 Reasons to Get a Belly Button Tattoo

1. Less Painful Area

An idea that I chose to get a belly button tattoo was that it was an area of the body that is less painful to have tattooed. It is a well-known fact that the least painful places to have a tattoo are an area that has more fat or more flesh, as opposed to areas with a lot of bone and cartilage.

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2. A Place That Can Be Easily Displayed

One of the reasons that people get tattoos is because they like to show them off. The belly button region is an area of the body that under normal circumstances can be displayed without revealing too much to the outside world.

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3. A Place That Can Easily Be Hidden

Another reason to get a belly button tattoo is that it is in one of the many areas of the body that can be hidden. Though many people have tattoos nowadays, to some more conservative people, especially in the business world, a tattoo may be frowned upon. A belly button tattoo allows me to have a tattoo and not worry about those that I do not want to see, to see it.

4. Goes with My Navel Piercing

One of the reasons that I chose to get a belly button tattoo was because I thought that it was a perfect place to display both the piercing as well as my tattoo. They go together, and one draws attention just as much as the other one does.

5. Will Draw Attention to Well Defined Abs

To someone of the reasons to get a belly button tattoo is because it is a way to draw attention to a great set of abs. If they are not noticed already, they will be seen with the belly button tattoo added to the mix.

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5 Reasons Not to Get a Belly Button Tattoo

1. Distortion of Image

One reason to avoid belly button tattoos is that if you gain weight around the waist area, it may distort the tattoo. In situations where women have gotten pregnant and had a belly button tattoo, there are instances where the tattoo gets so stretched out that it doesn’t look as it initially did. The only thing that can be done is to have it covered with another image.

2. Painful

To some people that are thinner and those that are very muscular in the abdominal region, there is a possibility that this may be a painful area to get a tattoo. This will vary depending on the individual’s body. I had an issue with a few stretch marks that were to be covered by the tattoos, and that area was quite sore for a while after the tattoo was healed.

3. Keloid Tissue

This is an area of the body as well as many others that for some people of color that can be susceptible to keloids. A keloid is skin tissue that becomes raised due to scars and never returns to a flat, smooth appearance. They can occur anywhere on the body, but it is something to contemplate.

4. Future Plastic Surgery

One of the things that happened to me was that in the case of future plastic surgery, you could lose your tattoo. At some point in the future, I will probably have a tummy tuck, to remove my pooch that will not go away. Because when this procedure is conducted a new belly button is created, the tattoo will no longer be in existence.

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5. Not Best for Your Body Type

Another reason not to get a belly button tattoo is if you plan on showing it off, it you tummy shouldn’t be seen by others, and you’re getting it done to display to others, it’s not suggested. We all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to some people a belly that it a bit round might not be the way to get wanted attention.

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My Final Thoughts

In my opinion, the pain that I had to deal with was worth the final result. I also have a tattoo on my shoulder blade as well as above my ankle. My belly button tattoo was the least painful of all of them. This may be because I have more flesh there. However, I did experience some pain well after it had healed around some of my stretch marks. I have lost and gained some weight. The tattoo does not look like it did when I initially got it. However, it is holding up pretty well. As I have gotten older, I do not display my belly button tattoo as much as I used to. When I was younger, it was a great conversation piece. It was great for my personal life. Now, it is not a big deal. I have no regrets!

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