they guy who pierced my belly button told me after 6 weeks I am able to change it. So at 6 weeks on the dot I went to the piercing place and bought another one of their surgical steel ones and let them change it for me for the first time. He said it look like it was healing PERFECT ! it does not hurt at all maybe just a tad on the top part. But when I got home I googled it and alot of people were saying if you change it earlier then 4 months it can get infected or take longer to fully heal and possibly rejection :( I have a shorter barbell then I did and its one one the colorful balls. I am allergic to fake jewlery and since this is surgical steel I thought it would be ok ! but should I go back tomorrow and get the original one put back in? It also looks harder to clean since it is a shorter barbell and doesnt have alot of moving room to move up and down like my first one. maybe 6 weeks was to early?????