nape piercing

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Thursday January 24th, 2008 @ 12:45 PM

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I searched, but I couldn’t come up with definite answers…

I’m dying for a nape piercing (one last “crazy” thing before I head into corporate-world)…

But.

Fist, I have long-ish hair, that I usually wear down with some product in it. It doesn’t really hit my neck all that much, and I can keep the product off the hair that does touch my neck no prob. Is this going to be a serious problem? I’ve healed a lot of other notoriously finicky piercings before (conch, rook, tragus), hair products and all, without a problem, but I know surface piercings are among the trickiest. I could even wear the hair up for a while, just til it settles down a bit, but I will have to go on interviews with this bad boy and want to make sure I can wear my hair down for the day to hide it if I have to(I know definite answers might be impossible but what’s my best bet?)

Also, I do yoga regularly (a few times a week). Provided I just take it easy on the neck bending, will that be a problem?

Thanks!

~Jess

Hair in general can be irritating to a healing nape piercing; little bits of hair getting into the piercing is obviously no good. If that hair also has a bunch of product in it, that’s even more no good, obviously. During the first month, I would suggest wearing your hair up as much as you can. If you need to have it down for an interview, then you have to have it down. If you need to wearing it down three days a week for work, then so be it. Just keep it up off the piercing as much as you can while it’s healing.

Good luck!

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^^ Only wanted to affirm what Derek says. I got surfaces on my wrists, and getting clothing over them during their first month would make them itch immediately, and angry within hours. After that month…well, let’s say life on my wrists isn’t easy, banging-, moving- n clothingwise…but no problems have arisen since, at all.

Kyrenna on January 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

I got my nape a bit over two years ago and have long and well, quite dirty hair. I’ve never had a problem although getting a bit tangled on it can be annoying, not a big issue though.
Hope it all goes well.

fearandloathing on January 25th, 2008 at 8:06 am

This is a good question! I had to learn this one on my own. In addition to the hair thing, wash your pillowcases relatively often, don’t wear loosely knit scarves EVER, and don’t let other people touch your skin near it. This will cause it to get crusty, and your hair will stick to it. Ew. But it’s really not hard to take care of. I’ve had mine for almost 4 years with no long-lasting problems and it is my favorite! It’s perfectly straight and never hurts and I love startling people when I turn around!

girl on January 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pm

just got my nape pierced last night. im very excited about it and hope it doesnt reject. i cant even tell i have a piercing back there. no pain at all.

regan on February 13th, 2008 at 11:43 am

hi,I really want to get my nape pierced, but i go wake boarding alot and I was wondering if doing that would cause the piercing to reject, or if it would be ok.
thanx jessica

jessica on February 28th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

Just got my nape done wednesday night, after wanting one for years. My only other piercing is my inner conch, and that hurt way more. Right now, my nape looks great, I’m being extra careful about it, and I’m so glad I got it. I’m just not looking forward to when I get to go home and my ma sees it. She calls in the Frankenstein piercing, but I’m hoping it will grow on her. I’d recommend it to anyone, as long as they are serious about taking care of it

Erica on April 25th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

i got my nape piercing 2 days ago. the first thing that im going to say is that the act itself hurts only for a while. afterwards it is totally worth it, it looks so good. the aftercare is a bitch, but if you are responsible it cant go wrong. Advise get it from a professional, you could have a lower rejection rate. it was the best thing i ever did ….
love it …

giorgia on June 23rd, 2008 at 8:30 am

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^^ Only wanted to affirm what Derek says. I got surfaces on my wrists, and getting clothing over them during their first month would make them itch immediately, and angry within hours. After that month…well, let’s say life on my wrists isn’t easy, banging-, moving- n clothingwise…but no problems have arisen since, at all.
Kyrenna on January 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I got my nape a bit over two years ago and have long and well, quite dirty hair. I’ve never had a problem although getting a bit tangled on it can be annoying, not a big issue though.
Hope it all goes well.
fearandloathing on January 25th, 2008 at 8:06 am
This is a good question! I had to learn this one on my own. In addition to the hair thing, wash your pillowcases relatively often, don’t wear loosely knit scarves EVER, and don’t let other people touch your skin near it. This will cause it to get crusty, and your hair will stick to it. Ew. But it’s really not hard to take care of. I’ve had mine for almost 4 years with no long-lasting problems and it is my favorite! It’s perfectly straight and never hurts and I love startling people when I turn around!
girl on January 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
just got my nape pierced last night. im very excited about it and hope it doesnt reject. i cant even tell i have a piercing back there. no pain at all.
regan on February 13th, 2008 at 11:43 am
hi,I really want to get my nape pierced, but i go wake boarding alot and I was wondering if doing that would cause the piercing to reject, or if it would be ok.
thanx jessica
jessica on February 28th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Just got my nape done wednesday night, after wanting one for years. My only other piercing is my inner conch, and that hurt way more. Right now, my nape looks great, I’m being extra careful about it, and I’m so glad I got it. I’m just not looking forward to when I get to go home and my ma sees it. She calls in the Frankenstein piercing, but I’m hoping it will grow on her. I’d recommend it to anyone, as long as they are serious about taking care of it
Erica on April 25th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
i got my nape piercing 2 days ago. the first thing that im going to say is that the act itself hurts only for a while. afterwards it is totally worth it, it looks so good. the aftercare is a bitch, but if you are responsible it cant go wrong. Advise get it from a professional, you could have a lower rejection rate. it was the best thing i ever did ….
love it …
giorgia on June 23rd, 2008 at 8:30 am

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