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Want to get a septum ring, but unsure...

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Mr Jules:

--- Quote from: Bald Hobbit on February 09, 2014, 06:40:11 PM ---I want to get a septum ring, and eventually stretch it to a nice thick bullring like I've seen on some members here. However, there are some things I'd like to ask about.

I don't care about the pain of the initial piercing, but how painful and/or difficult is healing? Anything to look out for?

I've also heard its really easy to hide. How noticeable is it when it's flipped up into the nose?

After its healed(at a small, initial gauge), when you take it out does it close back up? I wouldn't want to wear it all the time.

And lastly, how noticeable is the hole with no jewelry in it when stretched to about the width of, say, a bic pen?

And don't worry, I know about the "sweet spot."

--- End quote ---


Got my septum piercing done back in November 2014, and was asking similar questions as you.

When my septum pierced, I wore a retainer - looked like a pin. No one could see it. After a couple weeks to allow the piercing to heal, I swapped to a horseshoe. This has been stretched up to a 8g / 2.4 mm and with a bigger horseshoe. The horseshoe can be easily flipped up inside the nose, which is what I do in the office. And nobody notices. And it's quite comfortable to wear when flipped up.

From personal experience, a piercing can close up in a matter of hours. I wear my septum piercing horseshoe continuously without any problems. I really like it.

old_hippie:
I like my septum ring,it is an "0" gauge

Mr Jules:
Extraordinary !

Jotun:
Okay, I'm the OP(Bald Hobbit) and completely forgot my password to SBG and my password to my old email and never bothered to get a new one. So I know this is an old post, but people have commented on it more recently, so hey.

A year ago I had my septum pierced at a 14g and since then have been stretching, recently up to an 8g. I'm aiming for a 00 so I can get a nice sized septum tusk in, though in terms of rings I plan on wearing them up to 4g, then inside silicone tunnels as I kept stretching. I wanted to say thanks for the encouragement, however late this is. Love the facial tattoos, guys.

This last stretch to an 8g weirded me out a bit. It was really tender the first night, but the next day felt like it had been in at least a month. It was actually looser just a few days after, now a week later, than it had been before the stretch.

The ring just slides around inside it, no friction at all. I'm inclined to wonder if this means it'll be ready to stretch again way before the piercer said it would in 3-4 months. I'm going to bring it up with him when I get my tongue pierced soonish.

I plan in the future earlobes, tongue, and labret if I figure out how much risk I have of gum erosion.

Jotun:
Oh yes, and more useless natter--I finally quit my stupid job, so I got to stretch wearing a CBR instead of a CBB, which I never liked the look of. Also, initially I thought the piercing was farther back than I liked, but as I've stretched the edge of the ring has gotten close enough where it's almost touching the front of the nostril, so it's finally starting to look the way I've wanted it to since I got it.

I was actually just as nervous going to a solid ring as I was when I first got it pierced since I was making it impossible to hide--a bit more dramatic than a wire you can toss up your sinuses if you want someone not to see it.

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