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Hudson is a tattoo artist and contributing writer for Byrdie. She has been an amateur artist as a hobby since grade school, and served a 12 month tattoo apprenticeship in a tattoo studio. Cozmo Faris is a professional piercer with more than 12 years of experience who teaches for the Association of Professional Piercers.
Septum piercings are nothing new, but it's definitely one of the more unusual places to get pierced. Yet more and more people seem to be flaunting a hoop through the middle of their noses. But surely, a piercing right through your septum would be an unbearable experience, right?
Read on to learn everything you need to know before getting a septum piercing. A septum piercing is located at your septum, a part of the nose. Your septum is a thin wall of cartilage that runs down the center of your nose, separating your right and left nostrils.
A septum piercing, however, should not penetrate the cartilage. Septum Piercing. Aftercare: Soak with saline solution two times per day and avoid unnecessary touching. Keep soap and skincare products away from the immediate area.
Instead, your piercer will mark the softer space of tissue just below the septum often referred to as the "sweet spot". Then, Lamb says they will hold the cartilage in place "freehand, using a receiving tube, or popping some clamps onto the area.
As with most beauty procedures, the cost of a septum piercing varies based on the place you go to and the state where you're getting the piercing done. The pain of getting a Guld och Silver piercing varies for everyone, but it will absolutely cause you to tear up.
That doesn't mean you're crying; it's a natural response to secrete tears when your nose is pinched or pierced. Lamb shared: "From clients' experiences, they tend to find it a quick, sharp sensation, but once the needle is out and jewelry is transferred, everything then relaxes, and it goes to a warmer feeling.
According to Fenton, your piercing will feel significantly better after eight weeks, but it takes about four to six months for most of the healing to take place. As for aftercareLamb says to follow standard piercing cleaning procedure: "Saline-soak twice per day; dry the skin after; no picking, playing, or twisting the piercing, and try not to knock it.
Your skincare routine should also be modified during the aftercare process. That said, there's no need to worry about switching up your skincare routine once the piercing has healed.