its red. i clean it properly. but where the ball sits it seemed ta have gotten bigger and is leaking clear fluid.
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Hi, is the belly bar long enough to allow room for swelling? If not this may be the reason why the hole may be getting larger as the skin is tarring. If the bar is long enough it is absolutely normal to had swelling and even puss as all this is (if I can remember clearly) dead white blood cells. It is important to thoroughly clean the area with boiled water and sea salt. The best way to do this is to fill a shot glass with about a a tea spoon or two of sea salt and boiling hot water to the top and allow to cool slightly; just enough to not burn you but stil warm. Then place over you belly button while standing and then lay back and sit for 10/15 minutes. I recommend doing this at least 2 times a day for then 2-4 weeks. Ensure to wash off with pre boiled cool water to rinse off any salt residues and then thoroughly dry. If left wet you could end up with a yeast infection. If after 2 weeks you see an improvement in the swelling and puss you can do the sea salt soak just once a day but I recommend doing the salt soak up to 4 weeks to ensure you don't end up with an infection. Bruising is very normal and the bruised skin will start to peal in a few days to a week. You'll be left with a very pale patch but soon that'll fade and start to pigment again and will be back to normal. Hope this helped x