http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Janine+Beck Culture Janine Beck Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=111267&ca=Culture Are belly button rings and belly button piercings a new thing or are they an ancient tribal custom? Well given the weird and wonderful range of body adornments I've seen among tribal people, I was surprised to learn that whilst they were definitely around, belly button piercing was not quite so com... Culture Janine Beck Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=111269&ca=Culture Have you ever heard of a belly button ring (or any piercing for that matter) making an escape attempt out of your body? I'm not talking about the jewelry coming undone either, I'm talking about the body rejecting it and pushing it out through the skin! This phenomenon is known as migration (or mor... Culture Janine Beck Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=111271&ca=Culture There are a lot of weird sounding metals to choose from when deciding which belly button ring you want to wear. This will guide you through the different qualities of these metals, with particular attention paid to the best metals for new (unhealed) piercings (marked with *). Nickel Free Surgical S...