Needle Piercing is Less Painful When you get pierced with a
Piercing: The safest tool traditionally used for piercing is a hollow needle — not a piercing gun. Hollow needles are cleaner and pose fewer chances of causing an infection; piercing guns, on the other hand, can cause tissue damage.
Piercing gun
It is relatively less painful and has the same aftercare as a needle piercing. However, if you have sensitive ears, the trauma to your skin or an incompetent piercer can lead to an infection or a slow healing process.
The needle on a piercing gun is dull compared to the hollow needles professional piercers use. Therefore, more pressure is needed in order to create the fistula. This can cause serious tissue damage and has been known to shatter cartilage and leave a person permanently disfigured.
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.
Sterilize the Area to Be Pierced
You can use ice cube to numb the area, however, it can tighten the skin, which can make piercing difficult.
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.
Piercings done with the piercing gun will take upwards of 1 year or longer to fully heal. Some people will never be able to fully heal an ear piercing done with the piercing gun due to the amount of damage done to the tissue from the blunt force of the gun, or due to the low quality of the jewelry material.
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.
Piercing guns shove blunt jewelry through your earlobes. This is going to cause more pain, damage, and bruising. Piercers also learn how to minimize pain through good bedside manner and breathing techniques.
Nose piercings are usually done in the traditional manner with a gold wire, a surgical steel piercing needle or a piercing gun. In almost all the methods, the part of the nose that has to be pierced is recognised, cleaned, marked, and finally punctured.
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Complications include: Nerve damage: The piercer can inappropriately puncture the nose and hit a nerve in the process, causing permanent nerve damage. Necrosis of the nasal wall: A piercing technique that causes trauma to the nose tissues, can cause death of the cells surrounding the jewellery in the nasal wall.
It's possible to hit a nerve during a nose piercing. This might be more common if the piercing's performed by an inexperienced piercer — especially if a piercing gun is used. Nerve damage can lead to permanent symptoms like loss of sensation or numbness.
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.
There is no right or wrong side of the nose to get a piercing, it is up to you. A good idea is to pick your best 'selfie side' of your face whether that be the left or right side!
Most of our clients tell us there is little, to no pain and or that it feels like a little pinch or flick. Common piercing areas, like ear lobes, are low pain because there is no cartilage present. Areas with tougher cartilage like the nose can be a little more painful, but it's over in seconds!
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If nothing else, remember to relax. You can take some steady, deep, soothing breaths, to try and stay calm. Remember this is a piercing you want and are excited for! It can be easy to let the fear outweigh the excitement but that's totally normal.
Cleaning a nose piercing for the first time can be challenging, as the area will be painful and tender. However, cleaning the piercing site will help soothe it and reduce pain and swelling. Experts recommend cleaning a nose piercing twice a day until it heals completely.
Clean the area before piercing.
Consider using an ice cube to make the area numb. Hold the ice against your nostril for up to three minutes, until you can't feel the tissue. Be aware that this might make your skin tighten up, which could make it more difficult to pierce.