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Answer by JaneDoe
Submitted on 3/7/2004
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To Amber027: I just had mine pierced professionally two days ago and I have a nose screw (stud). It cost $30 but it was worth it -- the guy knew what he was doing, he used a needle and not an eargun, and it didn't hurt any more than getting an earlobe pierced. This sounds a little gross, but the nose screw stays in place because they bend the end at a 45 degree angle so it lies flat along the inside of your nose. They leave it loose in case there's any swelling, but after a week or two you go back and they tighten it. You do need to be careful not to catch it on a towel or anything when it's still loose, but otherwise you can wash your face normally. Just be sure to use whatever cleaning solution they give you (I got H2Ocean), and to clean it as often as they tell you.

Answer by imisshimsomuch!!!
Submitted on 4/7/2004
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Answer by BritMarie91
Submitted on 5/28/2004
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I want to get my nose pierced so bad!! I also wanted to get it done with a gun, but people say that isn't the best way.(in other words go for the needle).But i am actually more afraid of getting it numbed and it start bleeding and getting a big zit looking thing on my nose!! I want to start my school year with a nose ring(since my school doesn't actually say that we can't have them). I would look great with a "small" diamond stud or nose screw in my nose. Every1 is getting their navel pierced(bellybutton) and i want to be a little different!! So if u have anything to say or know where the best place to get it done in HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA PLEASE HELP LUV U MUCHES @(_)@ bRITmARIE91

Answer by mypinkabby
Submitted on 6/5/2004
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Hey guys! Ok, this month I have had both my tongue and nipples done. After talking with my piercer at the Piercing Experience (www.piercing.org - they ONLY do piercing NOT tattoos!!!), the nose process seems pretty simple. The professionals pierce from the inside of the nose outwards- this reduces the risk of stabbing someone. I am really not sure ho easy that is going to be for me to do. Although I like them piercing me :) I am going to try this one myself. A couple of things to know, for those of you who are trying this at home: Clean it aseptically first (preferably alcohol), then DO NOT Turn it or touch it. I am using a barbell I bought at walmart. Everything I hear about screws is bad, and I think an earring is a bad idea as well. I will let ya'llknow how it goes :) For the kids: If your parents are against it, then there is nothing that you can do to persuade them. You know your parents better than anyone else, there is not going to be a "trick" to getting them to let you pierce it. Most children that have their bodies pierced are only pierced because their parents aren't very concerned about them (them being the children). Not to say that they don't care, but that they probably aren't the best parents in the world. Which of course you are jealous of these kids that are pierced, but your stubborn parents really do have your best interest at heart. By the way, I am going to use a needle. The professional use a needle, so that is what I will use. The "gun" is made for ears, just as a "clamp" is made for nipples (not the tongue).

Answer by farmgirl9876
Submitted on 6/6/2004
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hey, i got my nose pierced in january. here's some info to answer your questions. the needle is better for piercing. you may get a bump around your piercing, you should maybe go ask the piercer about it, it can be from your ring rubbing against it wrong, not cleaning it right, the ring being moved around to much, and for females it can happen because of changes in hormones due to pms, lucky us! they put a screw in when they did it. it worked well for cleaning and healing, but it twisted around sometimes and you could see it inside my nose. the problem with a stud is that the post is skinnier and then there is a ball at the end. the skin can heal around the post and then it can be difficult to get the ring out because you have to try to fit the ball through. i decided the hole was healed all of the way so i took the screw out, but had no clue how to get it in, so i left it out all night. in the morning i stuck an earring through it to make sure the hole was still there and then went to the mall and got a few studs. they go in fine, i'mgoing to try changing it about every week so it hopefully won't close over. when i go back to school, i'llprobably go to the piercing place and have them show me how to get the screws in. i have one of those bumps on my nose, i'mhoping that putting the stud in will help it go away, if not, then i'mgoing to take the piercing out for good.i don't want to have a permanent bump on my nose. but that's all i have for you right now. let me know if you need more info.

Answer by BritMarie91
Submitted on 6/7/2004
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Hey thnx alot for those answers. I am on summer vacation and i really want to change!! I am going into 8th grade.(It's a miracle i have made it this far). I am so happy that 7th is over. People keep calling me a chicken cause i say i am gonna get it pierced and havent done it yet. I want it so bad! I have the total outfit ready for school, I cant wait to go back!! I have another question though, I want to know if they numb it(i am not good with any kind of pain)I also DO NOT WANT A HOOP! We saw a woman the other day and she had a diamond screw it looked soooo good!! She got it done at the Pitbull and they have to put a hoop in so why? If u know of any good places to get it pierced in hendersonville NORTH CAROLINA then please let me know!! BritMarie91 @(_)@

Answer by farmgirl9876
Submitted on 6/8/2004
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hey, i don't know why they had to use a hoop. they used a screw for me. just ask before you get it pierced, maybe? i don't think they numbed mine. it didn't hurt bad though. the place i went to was super clean and used a needle. i think they punch a small amount of the skin out where the piercing is going to go so that it doesn't grow around it, or something? then they just slid the ring through somehow. it didn't hurt bad, my eyes just watered when the needle was in there and i was waiting for the ring to be put in. i'min Michigan, so i don't know where you can go in north Carolina, but just ask around and look in a phone book. make sure the place is clean and has a good rep. you're piercing your face, i'mguessing you really doing want something to be messed up on there :) if you have anymore questions, i'llbe glad to answer them, if i can. i have my belly button pierced too if you need any info on that

Answer by andrew's babe
Submitted on 6/14/2004
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I'm 15 and I just got my nose pierced about a month ago, and I got a stud,( I also bought a screw but I can't get that one in) my nose ring is shaped like an "L". They don't numb your nose or anything and it makes your eyes water like crazy! They 1st clean your nose(the side that u want pierced it doesn't matter what side u get it on) inside and out then the take a hallow needle that is about 3 1/2 inches long and pierce your nose. They pull the needle out through the bottom of ur nose and they put the stud in (I'm not sure how they do that I'm a whimp and I had my eyes closed)and then they take a Q-tip and clean the blood off with some kind of antiseptic stuff and thats all! Ur supposed to clean ur nose with salt water but I didn't do that everyday like I was supposed to and it got a big pimple like bump on the inside. I called the place where I got it pierced and thay said to clean it with salt water like I was origanally supposed to do and try to pop it like a pimple to get the puss and blood out and she also said it would go away in about a week but to clean it every night and not to mess with it. (That may have been another reason why I got the bump b/c I played with mine everyday!)Mine tok a while to feel better for about 3 weeks it was still red and sore around the hole but I kept taking it out and putting a clear plug in for school so that may have been the reason for the long redness. Just be sure to get it done at a good place where they have a GOOD rep. and make sure they are CLEAN!!!! I got mine done at Southern Tatoo and Piercings its in Louisiana!!! But good luck!!!

Answer by farmgirl9876
Submitted on 7/10/2004
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i already posted stuff earlier, i ended up taking my nose right out because the bump wasn't going away and it didn't seem worth all the trouble. to phoenixgothe, you ring is never going to heal if you keep ripping it out morning and night. that's just opening the wound over and over again. that's why it hurts and it's probably infected if it hurts that bad. and it's probably going to create major scarring. i'dlet it close and wait to go to a real piercer. if you're not going to take it out, start cleaning it with CLEAR softsoap twice a day and get sea salt, not regular salt and dissolve a teaspoon of it in a cup of hot/warm water and put your nose in the cup and blow bubbles in it for 10 minutes. you can also do the same water/salt mixture and do a heat compress, to do that, dip paper towel in the water/salt and then hold the paper towel on the piercing. these will help healing, but you're ripping it out all the time, so it's going to be awful and probably not heal well at all. best if you just take it out and let it heal because it's dumb of you to pierce it like that especially when you don't know what you're doing it seems like. and i pray that you sterilized the needle that you use and used a different one than your friend used. to haylie i have both done and it's about the same pain amount, i think. maybe a tiny more for my nose while the needle was in it. but neither was much pain, just enough to make my eyes water, i think. to bethy, ask the piercer if they have hoops you can have put in. i'msure they do.

Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 8/14/2004
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OK. I got my nose piercing done about 2 weeks ago...it didnt really hurt that much, he put a hoop in it cuz he said it was easier to clean during healing time and that i could change it to a stud in 2-3 weeks. Well, it was doing ok for the first week or so, a little tender to the touch but thats expected right? I mean you jus put a hole in your nose. Anyways, lately there's been this bump right above the piercing that looks kind like a pimple or something i dunno and it was hurting pretty bad for a while and i was kinda upset because i had been real good about cleaning it with soap and the sea salt water soak. It's hurting a little less now even though it was just horrible the other day. I guess what i'mwondering is if this is normal during healing or not. Also, i have no idea how im sposed to put the nose screw in once it finally does heal...hopefully? lol if anyone can help me out i'dreally appreciate it. Thanks.

Answer by nancy74
Submitted on 8/19/2004
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i want to know how soon can i take out the screw in my nose and i the heck do i take it out it looks like this earing is unbendable and im thinking its going to hurt i hope not i had my piercing done at bodymod in riverside ca and the gut did a good job the shop looks very clean and he was very clean also ive been cleaning my piercing with sea salt a at least twice a day and its been okay this is the second time o pierce my nose the first time was a nightmare i had it done for 10 bucks this guy used a gun not a needle the second day i was washing my face and the damn stone fell of the earing so here i go taking it out and it kept getting infected after that so i just took it out ow i know not to mess with it during the healing process and always keep it clean that is the main thing well see ya guys later

Answer by Jessie
Submitted on 8/23/2004
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Hey, I got my nose pierced on the right side about three weeks ago.Mine was done with a needle and I picked out a nostril screw to be put in. I went back two days ago for a check up and everythings good. It hurt so freaking bad when they were trying to put my screw back in, worse then when I got it pierced. I had boughten a new nose screw and tried to put in on the way home but I couldnt get it in! Its like impossible! I have decided to try to use a nose stud instead but I dont know considering what one of the girls said about it closing up around the bar, I dont want that to happen. But other then the screw thing everything has been fine and I never got a little bump on mine, but my friend Monica did, so she took hers out. Bye~*~

Answer by Jade
Submitted on 9/11/2004
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I had my nose pierced in April and it did hurt. Not like having natural child birth or tattoo hurt. More like getting a shot, eye watering too. It was done with an 18 gauge needle from the outside in. A wooden tounge depressor was used to stop the needle. The gentleman used a surgical stainless steel nose screw. For those of you who want to get pierced and are under 18 most places that tattoo and pierce won't let a minor in. (I'm 27 btw.) I was also told that using a regular earring is a bad idea as it's not long enough and one side could close. Keep the stud (they do make them they are called nose bones. HotTopic.com sells them still I believe) or screw in during the healing process. Research your chosen piercer. Ask cost and check the place out. If you get creepy vibes.... don't go there. (Same goes for tattoos!) I was comfortable going to the place for piercing but I wouldn't go for a tattoo. Now to the young one who's mom will but dad won't... don't pit them against each other. It will make your life, and theirs, hell, even if they don't live with each other anymore. Because of you they need to maintain contact! Wait until you are old enough to make the decision yourself without worrying what either of them will say.

Answer by beladonnes
Submitted on 9/12/2004
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I'm having a similar problem... I got my nose pierced with the screw about 3 months ago. It hasn't given me any problems at all, and I love it. But... I have a career fair to go to the next two days & can't wear it. So, I decided to practice taking it in and out today. I know about 5 people who have them, and they all said it's easy to take in and out. I say bullcrap. It only took about 10 minutes to get it out, but i'vebeen working on getting back in off and on for about 4 hours. At this point, I've given up. I'm keeping an earring stud in there until tuesday when I'm done career-fairing & then I'll go to a shop to have them do it. Unless of course someone else has any suggestions :). It wasn't too much help to me, but I did find this web forum that might help someone else: http://p196.ezboard.com/fbodypiercingtattooingandbodymodificationfrm25.showMessage?topicID=1998.topic