Dermal Punch

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Sunday February 10th, 2008 @ 9:50 PM

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hello guys. well my question is i want to get my septum done.. and i want to get to about an 8guage. what would be the better way to go with this. should i pierce or dermal punch. and do you think an 8 guage will be able to be hidden? thank you so much in advance

Your septum could be done “properly” with either a needle or a dermal punch. The difference is that a needle makes a small triangular cut and then burrows through to create the piercing canal. This leaves a slight amount of pressure around your jewelry right from the get-go. This method can alter the shape of your nose ever so slightly with smaller piercings, but more so with larger-sized piercings around 6g or so.

A dermal punch will core out a small cylindrical section of tissue and cartilage, allowing you to insert jewelry without altering the shape of your nose. Many choose the dermal punching method for large-sized septum piercings rather than stretching for this reason. When using the punch method, piercers will usually taper in a piece of jewelry slightly larger than the initial punch size to add a bit of pressure around your jewelry and minimize bleeding.

Not all piercers and studios offer dermal punching for various reasons. If this is your desired method, do some searching to find an artist who is experienced with handling this procedure safely and effectively.

Regardless of the method you decide to go with, if your initial piercing jewelry is a small plug it should not be visible at all. Ring or retainer-type jewelry can be okay for your initial healing with smaller piercings, but can be harder to heal than jewelry that is stationary and small. It is not a good idea to pierce your septum with an 8g ring or retainer-type piece of jewelry and flip it up and down from your nose during your initial healing period. This is one method used to hide septum jewelry once it is fully healed.

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