Septum piercings sit within the cartilage that separates the nostrils and can be hidden easily. Choosing jewelry is important, and the area is cleaned and marked before drilling. The piercing is painful due to nerve endings, but healing is quick and usually takes three months or less.
A septum piercing is a type of nose piercing. Unlike the more common types of nose piercings, which involve the outside of one or both nostrils, a septal piercing sits within the cartilage that separates the nostrils. Many people refer to these piercings as bull piercings because they resemble the nose rings bulls often wear. One of the advantages of septum piercings is that they are fairly easy to hide when necessary. Unfortunately, they can be very painful, due to the number of nerve endings in that part of the nose, but this varies from person to person.
The first step to getting a septum piercing is usually choosing the jewelry for the piercing. This is considered important because the same jewelry must be worn for several months, and some people need to make sure they are wearing something that is easily concealed. Many employers and school systems will not allow a person with this type of piercing to display it. A retainer, which is shaped similar to a staple, or a barbell type of piercing may be the type of jewelry a person may wear if they need to hide their septum piercing for the first few months.
Before piercing the area, the person doing the piercing will typically shave the area around that part of the nose and trim any visible nose hair. The septum is usually cleaned with rubbing alcohol or some type of soap that will kill germs, and then the piercer usually marks the area to be pierced with a magic marker. After this, drilling is carried out. A clamp may be attached to the septum to help numb it and make it easier for the piercer to insert the needle. Needle insertion is usually done with a gun or by hand.
People who have a low pain tolerance may request that a mild anesthetic be used in addition to the nose clip before the piercing, although this may not eliminate all pain. Septum piercings tend to be incredibly painful regardless of what is done to numb the area because of all the nerve endings in the nose. The pain usually goes away soon after the piercing is done and will heal quickly as long as it is taken care of. Most septal piercings heal completely in three months or less.
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