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I am thinking about getting my nose pierced but I'm not really sure whether it will be worth it. How much does it hurt? Will it scar? And how long does it take to heal?
Thank you.
I have actually never gotten my nose peirced, but I did have two other facial peircings that I could compare it with. When I was in high school, I got my eyebrow pierced, and I loved how it looked, and I always got compliments (except from my grandmother who hated it)
But, I took it out after 6 month to a year because it never fully healed. My eyebrow piercing is a perfect example of why you should always research every possible professional piercer so that you can get the best one to do the job. When the peircer peirced my eyebrow by sticking a needle dangerously close to my eye, he got it in a little crooked, and took off a chunk of skin around the peircing with the needle somehow.
Because of the bad quality of the piercing job, my eyebrow piercing never quite healed. I would clean it five or more times a day, and knew all the precautions for how to take care of my piercings, since this was my third (not counting ears) but the piercer screwed up on it and even with me taking the best care, it would get infected almost monthly.
I took it out at least 3 or 4 years ago, and there is still a noticable scar. BUT, that's only because of how badly it was pierced and how long I desperately tried to hold on to it before realizing that it would never heal. I can usually hide it pretty well with the right shade of foundation if I am really worried about it.
Then, there was my lip piercing. I took it out about 6 months ago, after having it pierced for about two years. The scar quickly diminished and now, the only way anyone can see it is if I turn my lip in and push out the area where there was once a hole.
So, as long as you know the quality of the piercer, then you should be fine as far as it not leaving a very noticable scar if you ever decide to take it out.
My mother has her nose pierced. She has been a CNA and has had no problem finding a job while having her piercing in.
As far as pain, there is a scale. In general, the farther down your body you go, the most painful your piercing will be. The most painful one I have had, was my navel. The least painful was my tongue, followed by the eyebrow and lip. The nose should be right around there. Of course, that is a general thing, and doesn't always apply to everyone.
How long does it take to heal? I'm not entirely sure, since I haven't actually gotten it done, but, it might be a lot like the other facial piercings. All of mine, including the tongue took about a week before they didn't hurt at all, but that doesn't mean there healed. You should always continue to clean your piercings until they are fully fully healed, which should take about a month. Even after that, you should always have some cleaning solution handy in case anything happen (sometimes if you get a bad cold, your piercing may start to hurt) Just use your best judgment to know when it's healed...
Anyway, I ramble... :)
Let's re-cap...
-Know your piercer. If you get a good quality piercer to stick a needle in your nose, then the scar should be minimal.
-facial piercings are generally the least painful. I barely even felt my tongue. Of course, the after care is always more painful. Waiting for your skin to accept the metal inside your nose will hurt.
-the more you clean it, the less time it will take to heal. Hopefully by the end of the week, the pain will be gone, but you should still continue to clean it daily for a month... or so. (not completely sure about that one, you might find some better info online if you know how to look)
Once you find a good piercer they're also a good resource for deciding whether or not a nose piercing will be good for you.
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Thanks, that was really helpful :D
- rainbowcherrie
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