Accordingly, can you downsize a septum piercing?
16g is the normal size for septum piercings. I don’t know how easy it is to find jewlery thats any smaller meant for septums. And a smaller guage will increase your risk for the cheese grater effect– being ripped through your septum. I would stick to 16g if I were you, please educate yourself and go to an APP piercer.
Keeping this in view, how do I know my septum ring size?
A septum ring is measured using the inner diameter, but unlike a nose hoop, the inner diameter is usually measured in a straight vertical line inside the jewelry.
Can septum ring be too small?
You still don’t want the diameter of the ring to be too tight. If it is too small, It can actually cause migration. Because the ring is smaller then the space between the piercing and the ends of your ear/nose/lip, that extra tissue is going to end up compressed.
Can I put a 14g in a 16g septum piercing?
Yes you can. The jewellery won’t be very snug, though, and might move around a lot. Having said that, the whole will probably close up a bit around the smaller gauge jewellery so you might not be able to wear 14g there any more. … So I used this 2mm diameter needle for a piercing with a 16g jewellery.
Does it hurt to stretch your septum?
Stretching your septum may make your eyes water, or make you sneeze, but it is usually not too difficult or too painful. However, stretching the piercing to larger sizes can become increasingly difficult as the jewelry starts to put more pressure on the hard cartilage in the nose.
