If your piercing is close to the front of your nose a ring or hoop can sit better. A stud or a ring can be worn midway on the nasal crease/ wing. A stud may look better than a ring if your piercing is further back or up high on the nasal crease or wing.
Myth 3: Piercings heal better on a straight bar rather than a ring. This is not true. Piercing needles create space for the jewellery to sit in whether it be a ring or a stud. Your skin will heal naturally around any shaped jewellery.
Surgical stainless steel is the most commonly used nose ring metal. It is the most popular since it is hypoallergenic, inexpensive, and a safe metal for healing after a new nose piercing. There are other surgical stainless steels on the market, but the ones utilized in new piercings are 316 LVM or 316L.
Labret style jewellery is becoming increasingly popular for nose piercings as the flat back sits flush against the inside of the nose and it is very unlikely that your nose jewellery will fall out. We would say this is the most secure style of nose jewellery.
After the first 4 weeks, you are allowed to change your piercing and wear a ring or a different stud, but make sure that once you have taken out the old one, you put the new one in asap! At least for the first year the hole is going to start closing up super fast, in a couple of minutes it will already be smaller.
Generally, a bar stud is recommended for helix piercings. Once healed, hoops work well for helix piercings, however, they are more prone to infection because germs can be trapped in the curvature and then be carried into the hole.
Make sure your nostril piercing is fully healed
which will make the healing process go by quicker. Stud style jewelry also tends to move around less, which will also help the area heal quicker! Once the area is fully healed, you're more than welcome to swap to your nose ring.
Pain Scale: 5 on a scale of 1-10. The pain scale is 100% subjective and based on clients' feedback. Nostril piercings are said to be a bit more painful than lip or ear lobe piercings, but not as painful as septum piercings. Aftercare: Keep the area clean to avoid infection.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the left side was believed to be the female side, and right the masculine side. Some people use this as a reason to choose their facial piercings on the left side for females or right side for males. However, in modern culture, there really isn't a male or female side.
In general, tattoos tend to hurt more than piercings because the needles used for tattoos are larger and go deeper into the skin than the needles used for piercings.
When it comes to getting pierced, go with a sharp, hollow needle versus a piercing gun. “Sharp, hollow needles are less painful and safer than using piercing guns,” Dr. Kronborg said.
When you first get your nose pierced, your two best options for starter nose rings are labret studs and actual hoops. Hoops, like captive rings, are a good option because they're unlikely to put pressure on your nostril if it swells during the healing process.
Nose piercing is a common cultural practice in India, and Ayurvedic texts believe that piercing the left nostril can help reduce menstrual symptoms. It's also thought to help with more specific conditions such as endometriosis.
Some piercers offer hoop earrings for starter earrings, but we do not include them in our collection since they are easily caught or can get pulled while your piercing is healing.
Hoop earrings tend to be safer in the ear than studs due to the way they close, but larger hoops may snag onto clothes while studs are much less likely to be ripped out. Studs are smaller, lightweight, while hoops tend to be larger and thus heavier than most studs.
Also, because the ring is round, it moves more than a barbell. It will swing back and forth and roll through the piercing. A barbell however will move much much less. Less friction will always be better for healing.
Here's the good news: Even though a nose piercing takes a while to heal (more on that in a sec), you really only need to clean it a few times each day. “I recommend doing a saline rinse twice a day—on the inside and the outside of your nose,” says Ava Lorusso, professional piercer at Studs in NYC.
Before changing your nose piercing, make sure it is completely healed. 2-3 months is the standard healing time for a nostril piercing. Once you feel like your piercing is good to go, then you should be okay to change out your jewelry.
Skip sticky foods, chewing gum, spicy, salty, acidic or hot foods as they can irritate the new piercing. To keep swelling down sip cold water, eat ice cream or other cold and frozen foods.
The appropriate age for a nose piercing is dependent on the individual person. We would say that 14 is too young to even consider having this done. Aged 16 and over is a good time to start to talk about it if the subject has come up.
Pain and Healing Time
You may have some blood, swelling, tenderness, or bruising at first. It may be sore, tender, and red for up to 3 weeks. Pierced nostrils heal completely in about 2 to 4 months. A pierced septum heals in about 3 to 4 months.
Final Note: You might feel a small amount of irritation after changing a piercing. This is pretty normal since you have been roughing it up a little. It can also happen if you are gauging up a size. Try rinsing your piercing with a saline solution or soak to soothe the irritation.