The buildup of moisture, dead cell debris, fungi, and bacteria can also inflame the hair follicles inside the navel and lead to symptoms such as pain and redness.
Anyone who has a piercing there also needs to be very careful. Cleaning should be carried out daily, removing the accessory once a week to carefully clean the part and hole in which it is stuck. Bacteria can be removed from the piercing using 70% alcohol.
Babies and children need attention
Newborn babies need more care in cleaning the area where the umbilical stump is healing at this stage. Poor hygiene can lead to infections such as omphalitis, cellulitis, thrombophlebitis, and others. In these cases, if there is no proper treatment, the condition can affect the area around the area and may even lead to sepsis (general infection).
In young children, especially those with a deep umbilicus, in addition to normal cleaning, it is important to look carefully to ensure that there is no foreign body, because often, in play situations, they can put and forget small objects inside the cavity, generating infection as a reaction of the body, In some cases, the formation of an abscess (pus and surrounding inflamed tissue).
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