nose bone in new piercing

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Thursday August 14th, 2008 @ 12:54 AM

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Hi,

I am wanting to get my nostril pierced and have read some about it online. I found a place around here that does it, but they use a nose bone and I have read that it is bad to put that in a new piercing. I’ve heard that nose screws are better. I just wanted to get some advice from someone who knows. Also, how do you change a nose screw? I have been wondering that since I saw the jewelry on a website. Thanks!

I don’t even offer jewelry insertions of nose bones should someone bring one in to me at my studio to have their nostril jewelry changed.

Many nose bones are made of low (low!!) quality mystery metal that tarnishes terribly in the piercing. I’ve seen some that cost $3.00 and must have cost half a cent to make for whatever they’re made of.

Jewelry quality aside, wearing a nose bone (a straight piece of jewelry for the nostril with a small ball that sits inside the nostril to plug it in place) will cause the piercing to shrink around the very thin post which will make the jewelry very difficult and very traumatizing to remove. That little ball is going to be bigger than the healed piercing the jewelry is sitting in and, as a result, will need to be torn out of the piercing by force OR the head of the jewelry (what you see on the surface of the nostril) will need to be snipped off, the remainder of the jewelry removed from the inside of the nostril backwards and the piercing tapered back open to accommodate a new piece of jewelry.

That hurts! It will also make for a very angry piercing.

Nose bones are the devil!! I hate them!

A nostril screw is a VERY comfortable and very common design for nostril jewelry. The end of the curve that makes for the backing of the screw is inserted straight into the piercing and the rest of the jewelry is gently pushed and turned to follow. Once you understand the concept of the jewelry and the anatomy of your actual nostril piercing, changing the jewelry is simple.

Many piercers opt to purchase their nostril screws unbent (which means the jewelry comes like a gem or ball, etc on a long straight stem.) He or she will examine your nostril and determine the length you’ll need for the initial piercing and anticipate any swelling and custom bend your nostril screw to fit your nose.

You also have the option of using either a flatback threaded labret barbell or a press-fit labret barbell which leaves you with a flat disc on the inside of your nostril rather than the hook of a nostril screw.

I hope that helps!

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