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2c-buoyant said:
I was looking for a thread to post the neato suspension pictures that have been going in my home sweet home, I'll use this thread if no one minds.
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actually, i think you should just start an actual suspension thread (so i'm gonna edit the pics out of your post). and even though it'll be its own thread, still use the NSFW tags on the pics. thnx!
 
Nose piercing

I am toying with the notion of piercng my nose. I am not concerned at all about the pain, but I am concerned about potential scars or the peircing developing a bump. This would break my heart.

Is there anyone here who have had any negative reactions to their nose piercing?
 
As long as you dont fuck around with the piercing you shouldnt get a scar. I used o play with my lip and tongue piercings and they both have scars but I know people who have had piercings that didnt bare scars, I also had my eyebrow dont a few times and I dont have a visually noticeable scar.

I think nose piercings look great, its not all badass like most people seem to think piercings are but its not the norm like ear piercings, its somewhere in the middle, and ring or stud either way looks nice.
 
^^ What ketaman said :)

If you get it done at a reputable piercing parlour, and keep it clean while it's healing, and as long as nothing happens to it e.g. tearing the jewellry out, it shouldn't scar at all.

I have a nose piercing and the hole is tiiiiny because I have a really small gauge pin in there. When I get home from work I'll post a photo of it so you can see how unnoticable it is.

If you ever decide to take it out, you can get certain ointments that should minimise the scar tissue from forming.
 
I've had mine pierced twice, and I have never ever had a scar. I mean really, the jewelery is so tiny and even if it does leave a scar, who has perfect enough skin for a minor dot to be that obvious lol. I have never known friends to have scars/bumps either, or any real problems with the piercing. :)
 
My nose ring always falls out so I have a hole in my nose half the time because the jewelry's gone missing somewhere. I've lost it four times in 18 years so I'm not that bad with it. But I do have a small hole in my nose. If someone gets their face close enough to my face so see the hole, it better be someone I know and like so I don't worry about it anyway. But it's a tiny hole and it's not surrounded by a bump or scar tissue or anything.
 
Mine got a stupid bump on the side of it and it was there for a while and I kept thinking it was going to heal but it didn't and so I took it out and no, I don't have a scar and any of the people I know that previously had it doesn't have a scar from it either. Good luck ;)
 
Make sure they use a piercing needle and not a gun! I wish I knew that when I was a young, naive belarki, all too keen to get metal in my nose and not at all wise in the ways of the world =D
 
I've had my nose pierced twice, once when I was 17 and again two years ago.

The first time I had it done was a mess. At the time I was very unexperianced with the whole healing process and changed the jewelry out only 2 weeks after having it done....and to make matters worse, I used a normal earring instead of a fitted nose ring and the plastic back of the earring got stuck in my skin.

A month went by before I noticed the problem, but by then the jewelry had started to reject out of my nose and it became badly infected. I had to have it removed by doctor, but greatfully it healed nicely without forming a scar.

Now I have 9+ body piercings that I've healed without any problems or scars.
 
I have my nose pierce and know several other people that do as well and no one I know has ever had any problems. Because of a job I had mine out for a long time and was a little worried about it healing or scaring, but it didn't. I now have it back in and no problems at all with it.
 
My nose piercing took forever to heal.. about half a year. I got it done with a gun. At some point I did get a rather unsightly bump that was there for maybe a month or so, but it went away, and i've had my piercing for 4-5 years now with no problems.
 
^^ That's how long mine took to heal as well, but without the unsightly bump.

After I'd had the piercing for about 3 months I thought it would be safe to change the jewellry, and I took out the pin, and it immediately healed over on the inside! So I had to go back and get it re-pierced.
I'm guessing it's because there is such a good blood-supply in the muscosal lining of the nose. The inside of the nostril heals super-quickly!
 
^ Yeh I'll say. When mine was about 6 months old I took it out for a concert and within a few hours it had healed over enough to make putting the pin back in a PAIN.

I had mine done with a gun (mistake- haha it sounded like a good idea at the time.... super cheap at a beauty salon...) but it healed fine in the long run. A little scar tissue on the inside around the hole but none on the outside so it doesn't really matter. I never take it out now =D
 
Quick Question about Piercing.

After you pierce your earlobe do you have to keep a straight piercing in it until it heals, or can you just put a ring in right away?

When I had my nipples pierced, my friend that did them said to use barbells at first, so the piercing can heal straight, and that if I want I could put in a ring later, because the ring would make it heal fucked up, is the same true with earlobes?
 
I think it's best to follow the piercer's advice, because after all they're the trained professional ;)
I would imagine that yes, the piercing will heal faster and in a more uniform fashion with a straight bar in it. It's only a couple of months to wait before you can change the jewellery to a ring so better be safe than sorry and just wait it out!
 
This is based on personal experience, and from my learnings. (I'm a piercing apprentice.)


....When I got my lobes done, I got them done with a 14g needle, and the jewlery that was put in, were 14g "horse-shoes." Now, I had no problems with them healing "correctly" or anything. In fact, they were healed within about two weeks. Then, I was able to change the jewlery freely, then begin the stretching process.

Now, were your lobes pierced with a gun, or with an actual needle? If they were pierced with the gun, just leave the original jewlery in until they're completely healed. If they were pierced with a needle, you'd be fine to change out the jewlery if you so desired to. But be warned, it's going to hurt when you go to change your jewlery, because of the "crusties" that build up on the ear-rings.

And, just for the sake of harm reduction. Remember to keep your piercings clean, and take care of them.
 
n3ophy7e: I am the piercer and I ain't no professional, and although my friend that did my nipples had training, I can't consult her now(for reasons too long to explain).

jzilla: I did my lobes with a 16G livestock syringe tip, I had a straight 18G piece of metal that was a ring but was straighten out and cut in half in my left, and I left the 16G syringe tip in my right for a few hours, then I switched them out to my 14G Horseshoes that used to be in my nips, which really wasn't very painful at all. When I got up this morning and cleaned out my piercings, there wasn't any dried blood, or pus, or redness, so so far it looks successful. I think I'll just leave the 14G horseshoes in, kinda funny how your first earrings were the same size and kind as the ones I have in right now.
 
AttentionToThis said:
n3ophy7e: I am the piercer and I ain't no professional, and although my friend that did my nipples had training, I can't consult her now(for reasons too long to explain).

jzilla: I did my lobes with a 16G livestock syringe tip, I had a straight 18G piece of metal that was a ring but was straighten out and cut in half in my left, and I left the 16G syringe tip in my right for a few hours, then I switched them out to my 14G Horseshoes that used to be in my nips, which really wasn't very painful at all. When I got up this morning and cleaned out my piercings, there wasn't any dried blood, or pus, or redness, so so far it looks successful. I think I'll just leave the 14G horseshoes in, kinda funny how your first earrings were the same size and kind as the ones I have in right now.
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Well, not to be a dick or anything... But, that was a pretty dumb move. Mainly because the equipment wasn't sterilized properly, and well, you're using 18g metal that's made for god knows what. But, since it's done and over with... Just do this..

Make sure you clean them, and take care of them. But do NOT put peroxcide or anything like that on them, or you'll get chemical burns. Which blow. And when you go to swap out jewlery again, make sure you clean them in rubbing alcohol.
 
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