Yes, I'm 31, and Yes, I Just Got My Belly Button Pierced For the First Time

First, I had to pick my jewelry of choice. Usually, with piercings you have to pay a small service fee, but the biggest cost barrier is the type of jewelry you get. For instance, solid-gold barbells can be significantly more expensive than surgical steel or other metals. I decided on a curved barbell, because Harris says that tends to make for easier healing.

"You want some breathing room to allow for swelling in a new piercing," he says. Once it's healed and feeling good, he said a small hoop can be swapped in to fit "nice and snug."