attn :: people with nostril piercings !!

[thestarsfall]

Nose 'bone' type jewelry (the ones with the straight part and then a little ball that goes inside your nose) are not recommended, because well, you really have to shove them into your nose. If the little ball is meant to keep your nose ring from falling out then its gonna be bigger than the hole itself. This will result in pain when removing and inserting the jewelry. Bent jewelry or screw jewelry is preferred (hence why most competant piercers use them) because it is the same diameter all throughout (except for the part that shows on the nose). This makes it easier and less painful to remove.

Also...I have found my nostril piercing to be the easiest to have so far. Not a lot of aftercare (just washing face daily, keeping hands free etc), it doesnt hurt, its not red or swollen or anything. Much more fun than my helix.

 

[MAChostage]

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Originally Posted by thestarsfall Nose 'bone' type jewelry (the ones with the straight part and then a little ball that goes inside your nose) are not recommended, because well, you really have to shove them into your nose. If the little ball is meant to keep your nose ring from falling out then its gonna be bigger than the hole itself. This will result in pain when removing and inserting the jewelry. Bent jewelry or screw jewelry is preferred (hence why most competant piercers use them) because it is the same diameter all throughout (except for the part that shows on the nose). This makes it easier and less painful to remove.

Actually this depends on the size of the bone, as all are not created equal (I've discovered through lots of trials and tribulations). There is one company online which sells a 20g bone that has an underside ball that is just slightly larger than the bone itself, but not as large as the one on other bones I've seen/tried. Insertion and removal of this particular type/brand of bone is painless.

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Also...I have found my nostril piercing to be the easiest to have so far. Not a lot of aftercare (just washing face daily, keeping hands free etc), it doesnt hurt, its not red or swollen or anything. Much more fun than my helix.

I know! That helix can be somewhat of a bitch. At the very least, it can be a real "finicky" piercing. I've had mine for about 3 years and it still gets tender and oozes every now and then.

 

[IslandGirl77]

I've used the L shape kind, their cool but I always had a hard time getting them in my nose. LOL Maybe I'm retarded. I now use the one with the little ball at the end. But it's super tiny so it doesn't hurt putting it in or taking it out, and my hole in my nose is tiny. I've had my nose peirced for almost 10 yrs now.

 

[thestarsfall]

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Originally Posted by MAChostage Actually this depends on the size of the bone, as all are not created equal (I've discovered through lots of trials and tribulations). There is one company online which sells a 20g bone that has an underside ball that is just slightly larger than the bone itself, but not as large as the one on other bones I've seen/tried. Insertion and removal of this particular type/brand of bone is painless. I know! That helix can be somewhat of a bitch. At the very least, it can be a real "finicky" piercing. I've had mine for about 3 years and it still gets tender and oozes every now and then.

I remember some kid at the camp I worked at had a nose bone (I assume) and it got caught on a towel when she was drying her hair and she was all like bitchy about it hurting her so much. So that (along with like...thinking about it haha) have lead me to be adverse to nose bones...but I guess yeah, if its small enough then its not a problem. Its like double flares I guess...you have to have the bigger end go through the ear, even if the ear isnt that gauge (hence why it doesnt just fall out).

I hate my helix as much as I love it...haha I am dreading when I finally get an industrial in the opposite ear... :S