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oh it isn't even visible i had mine for only a few months, granted....but i had a lot of problems with it, and you still can't see anything.
 
QuestionEverything said:
and that would be why it hurt, it was done with a gun. Granted, everyone has a different pain tolerance - but i'd have to guess if you had it done with a needle you wouldn't think it hurt.
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yup - that's why i mentioned the gun but my sister got hers done with a needle and also said it really hurt.

My septum hurt the most out of all my piercings and that was done with a needle.
 
shutterbug said:
my bf has his septum pierced with a barbell in it and everyone always tells him he has boogers in his nose. haha.

i don't like the hoops on people though...i think it makes them look like a bull.
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I used to think that too. Even thought it was a very masculine type piercing but over the last few years changed my mind and see them as quite beautiful. I have a horse shoe in mine currently. It's up high, little and quite femme :)

I've been looking for a barbell with spikes so i can be a cavewoman hehehe but havn't been able to find any anywhere :(

Or a mini bone through it would be cool =D
 
doofqueen said:
yup - that's why i mentioned the gun but my sister got hers done with a needle and also said it really hurt.
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And mine was done with a gun too and didn't hurt one bit... Guess everyone's different.
 
I want to get my nose pierced... it's been on my mind a lot more these days to get it done and I figure I may as well... :)

The only thing is I'm a wuss when it comes to pain... I have such a low tolerance to things... so I'm thinking if I had some strong pain killers with me, that might be worth dulling the ache somewhat - if I happened to experience any... otherwise I'd go without...

The only other thing that has me worried a bit is that when I got my ears pierced when I was about 14, my ears got infected really badly. Even though I kept turning the studs and using the antiseptic they gave me, the earlobes started to go all pussy (sorry for being so crude hehe) and swell up over the studs... my Mum had to 'operate' one day and take the studs out and put some thin gold sleepers in instead... so as of today my ear piercings are 'thinner' than normal as my ears never had a chance to fully grow into wearing the thick studs.

I think I will still go for that nose piercing sometime in the not too distant future, but as you can guess I'm just a little afraid of the same thing happening to my nose... and that ain't gonna look pretty if my nose goes through the same thing my ears did... :)
 
ive only ever gotten my tongue pierced, and while the actual piercing did not hurt, the ensuing three weeks were hell. granted i did not really listen and pretty much did w.e i wanted, but still, the mother fucker swol to like twice the size haha
 
When I was younger (and full of teenage angst) I decided that doing my own piercings would be a superb idea. Labret, nose (x2) ears (x3). My nose got pretty infected, but healed without a scar. My labret never got infected, but healed really badly - people still ask me (a good 5 years after I took it out) if I only removed it recently.

In retrospect, not such a good idea. None of my friends who got it done professionally scarred as much as I did. It also hurt like hell.

As for piercings and jobs: I work in a fairly conservative office and nobody cares about the tiny stud in my nose....although anything more extreme would probably be frowned upon. But nose piercings seem to be pretty acceptable nowdays. Thankfully. I like my one remaining piercing. :)
 
It's much healthier to get pierced with a needle guys!! srsly!!

nose piercing... I kindof compare it to sharply ripping out nose hairs, with aching and tenderness lasting about a week. I've never pulled my nose hairs out, but I be it feels like getting my nose pierced... hm. probably one of the easier piercings i've had regarding pain and care... I wouldn't suggest anyone dope themselves up for it, though. Take some ibuprofin after it's done instead!!
 
You need a sterile needle, someone with a steady, firm hand (professional), and specialized soap to wash it every day.

Washing it every day is important. Most people who fail to do this get theirs infected.
 
an age one should take out piercings?

I have a total of 8 piercings ... tongue, 4 in left ear, 3 in left

Ive had them all since i was 15 yrs old ... so a total of 7 years so far.

I been thinking, is it time to take them out? I know 22 is young, but im afraid ill be one of those 40 yr old with piercings.

Plus i look a little more professional without them naturally.

I cant pictures myself with out them, it would be like im naked. whats your opinion on them? is it time? hmmm
 
~22-25 depending on when you find a career and start identifying more with adults than younger people I guess. A lot of people will disagree but I think professionalism is pretty important and having any more than 1 piercing in your ears is pushing the limits a bit.
 
at 22? hell no. people obviously have their own preconceived notions about piercings so if you were entering the professional world then it might be a necessity to tone it down a bit. otherwise I would think its completely up to you to decide when and if you want to get rid of or keep your piercings. Be yourself. Be true to yourself..
 
I am 22 and I used to have 11 piercings: 3 in each ear, both nipples, lip, nose, and a vertical hood.

I took them all out between the ages of 19 and 20, except I left two piercings in each ear.

I don't think there is a "right" age for everyone, but I just felt it was a good time for me, because of the career I was pursuing. I needed to start looking professional on such a regular basis that I didn't even want to mess with taking them out and putting them back in all the time.
 
I don't think there is a right age!!!

But it also depends a lot on your job and things like that, I mean I am 27 and I still have 4 piercings in one ear, 3 in the other and my nose ring which I have had since I was 17, my nose stud is reletivly small though, and I work in a professional office enviroment!!!

I have been apply for new employment and when I do go for interviews I do tend to take my nose stud out but as soon as I walk out of there, it goes straight back in!!!

I think its a personal choice really!!! :)
 
Depends on your career, I s'pose. I'm 28 and I work in a fairly casual workforce. Have the top of my left ear pierced and noone has said anything since I started more than 2 years ago.

All my other piercings are, erm, under clothing, so I'd really only take those out if I got bored of them.
 
It really just depends on you. I don't think piercings have age expiry dates. I know myself though that i get "over" some piercings and take them out just cos it feels right to do so and i have had my time with them (which is one of the reasons i like piercings) I usually go and get different ones though :p
 
Piercings are good way to weed out which type of people are too uptight for you to associate with.

If people make a judgement call based on them, it's an added bonus - because those people should be avoided anyways, both in the business world and out.
 
^nice!

I think placing an age on taking out jewelry is retahded. It's like saying "when you officially hit middle age, you must stop listening to good music, stop trying risky things and start wearing polyester clothes." WTF?!?! I didn't even *get* my lip pierced til I was like 32; I have no intention of taking it out any time soon. My tongue feels naked without a post, so same goes for it. The reason I got them is because I like how they look, so if anyone else doesn't like it, they really don't have to look at me; it's as simple as that. When they start looking silly to me, I will remove them. Not until then.
 
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