Many girls get their noses pierced. According to reviews, this is an almost painless procedure, and there are rarely complications after it. How true is this? Before you go to the salon and pierce any part of the body, you need to think carefully. On one side of the scale is the desire to decorate yourself and stand out from the crowd, and on the other - the risk of introducing an infection into the body.
Types of punctures
The most common piercing is the nose piercing. But, to be more precise, in the first place are earlobe piercings, although for some reason they are not considered to be piercings.
Experiments with other parts of the body are not held in high esteem by the conservative segment of the population. Mostly punctures are made by rebellious youth and representatives of informal movements. Nose piercing is considered the most harmless, and many boys and girls are ready to decorate the protruding part of the face.
There are several types of nose piercings, namely:
- Puncture of the wing of the nose. The easiest and most common option, when a hole breaks through to the left or right, tolateral surface, or immediately on both sides. This method is considered safe, the puncture heals from one to one and a half months, the risk of complications is minimal. However, if you pierce not the middle of the wing, but its upper part at the highest point, then the procedure becomes painful, and the canal does not heal well.
- Septum. Penetration of the nasal septum or soft tissues under the cartilage, or the cartilage itself at the top. Pain during the procedure only disturbs at the time of the puncture, so this type of piercing does not involve the use of painkillers. Healing – 1-1.5 months.
- Septril. According to reviews, it is better to trust a nose piercing only with proven masters with extensive experience, since the channel breaks vertically, and there is a high probability of hurting the cartilage. The procedure is painful and often leads to complications.
- Bridge. This is an option for extreme and non-formal people, since the puncture is carried out in the upper part of the bridge of the nose, at eye level. This piercing option can be done vertically or horizontally, the type of jewelry is a barbell.
- Austin Bar. Piercing the tip of the nose in a horizontal direction.
- Nasallang. Simultaneous piercing of the wings and septum, united by one decoration.
Preparation
The master in the salon will help you decide on the choice of the puncture point. As part of the consultation before the procedure, he will tell you which option is more or less painful, and in which case there will be a lower risk of complications. In addition, a dot is drawn in the cabin with a special surgical marker before the puncture, and you canvisually see how the jewelry will look on one or another area of the skin.
And also, immediately before the procedure, the skin at the site of the proposed piercing will be thoroughly disinfected to exclude the possibility of infection.
Procedure description
The nose is pierced with a regular piercing needle. The gun is not suitable for it, as the area is too small and with curves, and it will be very difficult to make a channel exactly in the selected place.
The sterile needle is a thinner and more versatile instrument. Before making a channel, the master fixes several clips on the nose to highlight the right place. The needle is then pierced through the clamp. The skin is thoroughly disinfected. If necessary, anesthetize. When piercing the wings, a special plug is inserted into the nostrils in order not to damage other areas. When the puncture has already been made, an ornament is immediately inserted into it. Then comes the secondary disinfection. All manipulations take no more than 10 minutes.
Jewelry
For nose piercing, different types of jewelry are used - rings, rods, half rings, bananas, carnations, tunnels, etc. But aesthetic appearance is far from the main requirement. Much more important characteristics are safety in contact with an open wound, hypoallergenicity of the material and the possibility of its disinfection, ease of removal and maintenance.
Therefore, immediately after the puncture, it is necessary to install products from surgical steel or bioplastic, or from inert metals- gold, titanium or silver. Ornaments made of wood or bone can be placed in an already formed channel.
Depending on the type of nose piercing, earrings can have the following shapes:
- For wings - studs, labrets, rings, tunnels, half rings, nostrils.
- High wing piercing - small studs.
- Nasal septum (septum) - rings, rods and half rings.
- Septril - rings, bars and crossbars.
- Bridge - bars and rings.
- Nasallang - rings and bars.
Let's move on to the discussion of the next question.
Care
What to do after a nose piercing? How long the wound will heal and whether complications will arise will depend on the thoroughness of further care. In order to avoid negative consequences, you must follow the following recommendations:
- Do not touch the puncture site with your hands - this is a direct path to infection.
- Carefully treat the damaged area. Usually, Miromestin or Chlorhexidine, or saline solution is used for this - one tablespoon of s alt per glass of boiled water.
- For preventive purposes, a remedy with sea water is instilled into the nose during the entire healing period.
- To remove excess disinfectant liquid, blot the puncture site with a piece of sterile bandage.
- Remove jewelry only after the wound has healed well and the canal is fully formed.
- Do not remove the crust, otherwise the risk of infection will increase.
- Do not allow anycosmetics.
How long does a nose heal after a piercing? It depends on the place where the piercing was made, and on the individual characteristics of the body. Even if an infection does not get into the wound, it will heal in one person for 3-4 weeks, and in another for several months.
It is impossible to say exactly how long a nose piercing heals. The easiest and least traumatic wing piercing will take a month, sometimes 6-8 weeks. With other piercings of the nose, the canal can be formed from three months to six months.
Complications after piercing
According to reviews, a nose piercing can cause the following negative consequences:
- Rejection is a reaction to jewelry made from low-quality materials. Rare, and fairly easy to avoid if you don't buy from questionable places.
- Inflammation. Infection is most often the result of improper care, when bacteria are introduced from dirty hands. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully follow all recommendations for care, and if inflammation is detected, apply compresses with antimicrobial drugs (Miramistin, Chlorhexidine, Levomekol, etc.) on both sides of the puncture. If the signs of infection do not disappear in two days, then the decoration must be removed and the canal overgrown.
- Keloid scars. Ugly formations in the form of rings or beads. Most often occur when the puncture is infected, less often as a result of individual characteristicsorganism. They can be surgically removed by cutting and sanding.
And it is also not recommended to re-pierce, in the case when the old puncture has not healed. Both wounds will tighten the skin, as a result, none of the channels will be able to form properly.
According to reviews, a nose piercing is a fairly safe procedure
There are still risks of getting complications, but with good care they are minimized. However, the question remains whether it is worth getting a nose piercing in principle.
Many women are convinced that the piercing of the nose, as a way of decoration, is a thing of the past. And it's not about conservative views, they are convinced that the bars and rings on the face do not meet fashion trends. There is an opinion that a carnation with a small stone reduces the cost of the image and is suitable only for schoolgirls, but not for fashionable, beautiful and self-confident girls. Even more ridiculously, such jewelry looks on older ladies, which looks more like a desperate and unsuccessful attempt to look younger than their years.
But some women still get their nose pierced and are extremely happy with the result. They believe that with such decoration they look both stylish and a little bold. So it's worth it or not - everyone should decide for himself.
