Septum piercings are usually not a difficult piercing to sit through. The needle (and then jewelry) pass through the thin, soft piece of skin towards the tip of your nose, between the cartilage and the thicker, rigid skin below it. Most people describe it as a strange sensation, one that makes their eyes water and makes them feel like they need to sneeze, but not one that is especially painful.
Septum piercings are the easiest facial piercing to hide. If you wear a septum retainer, all you need to do to hide it is flip it up inside your nostrils. (The jewelry can sometimes be seen if someone is under you and looking directly into your nose, but who does that?) Retainers come in steel, titanium, niobium (in matte black), and even clear or colored glass—all of which are safe for healing.
While this may work for some people, if their nostrils are large enough and the jewelry is small enough, it doesn’t work for everyone, so discuss your options with your piercer. If you absolutely must hide it during the first two months it’s usually better to stick with a retainer.
Awful Mods — Piercing A Septum By Yourself. (at Least This Is
It seems that every year the variety of high quality septum jewelry increases, as more and more jewelers make designs in gold and other precious metals with gemstones and ornate filigree designs. While most of these piercings are too busy to be used for initial piercings (since the setting can catch dirt and lymph and make cleaning difficult), they are just fine for fully healed septums. That said, it is best to give your piercing at least two months before changing jewelry, but afterward the possibilities are endless.
Stretching your septum may make your eyes water, or make you sneeze, but it is usually not too difficult or too painful. However, stretching the piercing to larger sizes can become increasingly difficult as the jewelry starts to put more pressure on the hard cartilage in the nose. If you do get to that point and still want to stretch more, give your body more time in-between stretches. As always, listen to your body.
Your skin secretes natural oils and constantly sloughs off dead skin cells, and the skin on the inside of your piercing is no different. This discharge tends to collect around your piercing and on your jewelry, and while this happens with every piercing, it just tends to be a lot more noticeable when it’s right under your nose! Don’t fret, though; regular, thorough cleaning of your piercing and jewelry should take care of it.This article was co-authored by Karissa Sanford and by staff writer, Jennifer Mueller, JD. Karissa Sanford is the Co-owner of Make Me Holey Body Piercing, a piercing studio based in the San Francisco Bay Area that specializes in safe and friendly body piercing. Karissa has over 10 years of piercing experience and is a member of the Association of Professional Piercers (APP).
How To Painlessly Pierce Your Septum.
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Septum piercings are popular, and maybe you've decided you'd like one. Ideally, you should go to an experienced professional to get your septum pierced. This is the best way to ensure that your septum is pierced correctly and doesn't get infected. However, if you insist on doing it yourself, it's possible to do it with minimal complications or risk of infection provided you keep the piercing environment as sterile as possible.
This article was co-authored by Karissa Sanford and by staff writer, Jennifer Mueller, JD. Karissa Sanford is the Co-owner of Make Me Holey Body Piercing, a piercing studio based in the San Francisco Bay Area that specializes in safe and friendly body piercing. Karissa has over 10 years of piercing experience and is a member of the Association of Professional Piercers (APP). This article has been viewed 633, 303 times.
The Nose Knows: 5 Questions To Ask Before A Septum Piercing
It’s always safest to have a professional pierce your septum, but if you want to do it yourself, here’s how. Purchase sterile piercing jewelry made of a hypoallergenic material, such as 14k gold, titanium, or surgical steel. Clean your work surface carefully, wash your hands with soap and water, and put on sterile gloves. Use a sterile surgical razor blade to trim any long nose hair, then clean the inside of each nostril with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. Gently pinch the inside of your nose between your nostrils to find the columella, which is the area of soft tissue just below the cartilage. This is where you will pierce. Make a dot with a surgical marker where you plan to insert the needle. Clamp the area with a sterilized piercing clamp so that the dot is visible through the holes in the clamp. Line a sterile, hollow piercing needle up with the hole in the clamp, take a deep breath, and push the needle through in one smooth movement. Put the open end of your septum ring into the back of the hollow needle, then slowly pull the needle out so that it threads the jewelry through the piercing. Secure your jewelry in place with its fastener. For information on how to keep your piercing clean by soaking it with sea salt and water, scroll down!
It’s always safest to have a professional pierce your septum, but if you want to do it yourself, here’s how. Purchase sterile piercing jewelry made of a hypoallergenic material, such as 14k gold, titanium, or surgical steel. Clean your work surface carefully, wash your hands with soap and water, and put on sterile gloves. Use a sterile surgical razor blade to trim any long nose hair, then clean the inside of each nostril with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. Gently pinch the inside of your nose between your nostrils to find the columella, which is the area of soft tissue just below the cartilage. This is where you will pierce. Make a dot with a surgical marker where you plan to insert the needle. Clamp the area with a sterilized piercing clamp so that the dot is visible through the holes in the clamp. Line a sterile, hollow piercing needle up with the hole in the clamp, take a deep breath, and push the needle through in one smooth movement. Put the open end of your septum ring into the back of the hollow needle, then slowly pull the needle out so that it threads the jewelry through the piercing. Secure your jewelry in place with its fastener. For information on how to keep your piercing clean by soaking it with sea salt and water, scroll down!
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