Nape Piercing
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Thursday February 5th, 2009 @ 12:24 PM
Filed under: Surface/Unusual
I’ve wanted my nape pierced for a while now but I’m worried about it rejecting. My piercer told me that 7 out of 10 nape peircings will reject. Is there any way of knowing whether or not it will reject before I get it done? I don’t really want to pay 60 euro for somnething that will reject straight away 
7 out of 10! (I love baseless statistics) No, there’s no saying that your piercing will or will not reject.
While there’s always a risk, there are many things you can factor in to greatly reduce the risk of your piercing rejecting over time.
-Find a reputable piercer who has a portfolio to show you of fresh and healed surface piercings they’ve done.
-Ensure the placement of your piercing sits in an area that doesn’t run the risk of rubbing or catching on clothing or hair nor sits in an area of high movement.
-Opt for a “shorter” surface bar. I personally find greater success with surface piercings where the barbell isn’t longer than about 3/4″. The shorter the barbell, the less work the piercing has to do to drain
-be pierced with an actual surface bar. NOT a bendy piece of plastic or teflon tubing. I offer implant grade titanium, flat-based surface barbells to my clients.
-Wear flat discs on the barbell to reduce the risk of trauma to the piercing in day-to-day wear.
-Practise gentle but diligent aftercare. Hot compresses and minimal fussing help to promote healing without irritating these initially delicate piercings. Most importantly, be a clean, healthy person~!
With all of these factors in your favor, the likelihood of your piercing rejecting or you experiencing problems with it are greatly reduced.
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One Response to “Nape Piercing”
I have a question for you. I recently, about two weeks ago, got my nape pierced. The first week was fine, and then the second week in the beginning it was kind of red around the edges and puffy so I increased my salt soaks and it’s still red but not puffy. My only worry is rejection really. I’ve never had a surface piercing so I’m not exactly sure how to tell if it’s just irritated or if it’s going to mess up some where along the way. Also, my piercer used the plastic tube, I’m thinking PTFE or tygon, not sure which. I mentioned the surface bar to her but she told me to come back in a month and have that one put in… obviously I didn’t do quite enough research before hand but did afterwards. What’s your advice?
Thanks,
Ashlee
Ashlee on March 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 amLeave a Comment