Cover the piercing with a small piece of skin-colored tape.
This will not hide the fact that you have a piercing but will cover the area temporarily. This can be useful in work and sporting situations. Sports tape or fabric plasters both work well when trimmed down to an appropriate size.
Thereof, can you hide a septum piercing right away?
If you get pierced with a traditional circular barbell (aka horseshoe) you can flip it up the same day and it shouldn’t be visible. It’s typically okay to flip a fresh septum piercing up and down 2–3 times a day even from day one, so you don’t have to keep it up 24/7 for any period of time.
Beside this, can you take a septum piercing out and put it back in?
“If you let your piercing heal completely (keeping it in over a year), the hole will probably stay open for the rest of your life,” Thompson says. “The opening will shrink, but you‘ll be able to put something back in should you ever decide you want it back.”
Can I flip my septum on the first day?
Although it’s okay to flip the jewelry up or down occasionally, you should avoid doing this as much as possible. You may want to just leave the jewelry flipped up for most of the healing period if you are concerned about it being seen. …
Can you see a hidden septum?
Nope. They‘re gonna find out. They‘ve looked at you for the past…well, over a decade at the least. They know your every facial feature, your slight fluctuations in facial muscles when trying to hide a white lie, and they will undoubtedly see a septum piercing.
Why do septum piercings stink?
Produced by your skins sebaceous gland, sebum works to coat, moisturize, and protect your skin. Sebum by itself is odorless, but when mixed with dead skin cells, bacteria, and dried blood, can smell like stinky cheese. Also known as ‘septum funk’, a smelly septum piercing won’t last forever.
Is it bad to flip your septum piercing?
1. Flip Up Your Septum Jewelry. This means to rotate your septum jewelry up into your nose, so it rests out of sight. This trick is not recommended for new piercings or during healing because it can irritate the tissue, possibly causing damage or tearing, which can lead to infection.
How do I know if I have a septum sweet spot?
If you use the tips of your pinkies to press on the inside of each nostril next to the tip of your nose, your sweet spot (if you have one) will be there. If you don’t have one, you would have to pierce the actual cartilage to get a septum piercing.
What happens if your septum is too low?
If it is too low, it can stretch and pull on the skin and can actually pull through with time. If it goes through the cartilage, then it may not heal and there is a high risk of infection and deformity. Septum piercings are easy to mess up. They can go too far back, too low, or too crooked.
What nose shape is best for a septum piercing?
Septum Piercing
This piercing type goes through the narrow strip of skin on the septum just before the cartilage starts. It works best on noses with wider septums, as more narrow septums may not provide much of a surface area for the piercing.
How quickly does a septum piercing close up?
While the most tender and painful part of healing should be over in around 1-3 weeks, septum piercings take around 6 to 8 months to completely heal, and you can change the jewellery in 6 to 8 weeks providing it’s well-healed. You should try and leave it as long as possible, though.
How long does it take for a septum to close up?
A septum piercing does most of its healing in 2 or 3 months, though it can take as long as 6 to 8 months to heal completely for some people.
Do septum piercings get infected easily?
Septum piercings have the same risks as most piercings, but some are more serious than others. Septums are not as likely to get infected as most piercings as there is plenty of mucous membranes (yuck) to fight off infections in your nose. Really the only risk is if putting in low-quality jewellery.
