Comments on: Is Septum Piercing Really As Painful As They Say?

By: leslie

leslie — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:46:44 +0000

when i got mine done i can honestly say that i felt it to be very painful. so much so that i grabbed my piercers trousers as the needle exited (don’t ask) as the exit is always the worst part. luckily, i know the piercer pretty well so we just laughed after he had pierced me. in comparison to my other piercings, the pain was on a similar level to my nipple piercings, which i found pretty painful too. I dunno, maybe i just have a low pain threshold, what a wuss ay!!!

By: tallie

tallie — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:15:50 +0000

ok, so im 14 and i REALLY want to get my septum pierced. The thing thats worrying me is the pain because its 50/50. some say it hurt like hell and some say they felt nothing. Well im getting mine in two weeks so wish me luck xoxo

p.s need to save up first

By: Aussie

Aussie — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:17:54 +0000

I had my septum pierced yesterday, Less than 24hrs ago, I’m not going to lie and say it didn’t hurt, because it did.. But the pain wasn’t unbearable, and it’s over so quickly. If you’re going to get it done, Just make sure you goto a piercer that knows what they are doing and makes sure they get it in the right ‘sweet’ spot. This morning when I woke up, It was a little bit crusty, but a clean with seasalt, warm water & a couple of Q-Tips took care of that. Its currently “flipped up” but I have flipped it down to show it off to a couple of people and am able to flip it up and down with very little if any pain at all. The main objective to the septum piercing is to keep it clean. This proves a little difficult considering its location, but Q-tips make reasonably easy work of this. Pain rating out of 10 would be about 4/10. My nipple piercings hurt a lot more. I highly recommend the septum piercing to anyone who is thinking about getting it done. Don’t be an idiot tho, Don’t do it yourself. Pay the money and get it done professionally by someone who is experienced with such piercings and know what they are doing.

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:31:30 +0000

I pierced mine yesterday and it is SORE! I don’t know if I did it right or not because the ring is kinda long and instead of coming in it points straight out and leaning more towards the right. I don’t know how sore it is supposed to be. Can someone answer me ?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:02:26 +0000

So,I pierced my septum today in the girls bathroom.
I must say PERSONALLY it didn’t hurt.
You feel a slight pinch (barely noticeable) then you just feel the needle going through your skin then another slight pinch as it pops out the other side.
Although it didn’t hurt… I almost passed out.
surprisingly my eyes did not water at all but I did get really light headed to the point where my hands were shaking and I couldn’t see properly, I then had to convince my friend to quickly push it through the skin and get it over with.
I really do recommend getting it done professionally as opposed to doing it yourself, but if you think you can do it, go for it!
but seriously on a scale from 1-10 it was a 2.
and that’s coming from someone with a terribly low pain tolerance…
but to each their own.

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:27:23 +0000

I got my septum pierced three days ago, The needle was a quick pinch & didn’t hurt nearly as much as I expected it to. As soon as the needle went it, my eyes started watering like crazy!! The jewelry being put in didn’t hurt at all for me. I went to a professional & highly recommend it, it costs about $60 for me but it was worth it since my piercer knew exactly what he was doing. It bled the first day & has some discharge throughout the days. It’s still quite sore & hurts pretty bad right now due to the fact that I got elbowed last night dead on my septum. But, i’m absolutely in love with the way it looks & have no regrets (:

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:57:50 +0000

I agree with most of the other posters above; if you get it pierced by a professional who knows what they are doing, it will be very tame.

My ear lobes hurt worse than the septum piercing

I will tell you what has been a little painful though, stretching it! Working on 4 gauge right now

By: Tam

Tam — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:52:21 +0000

I’ve had mine done twice, and, it did hurt but only for a few minutes.. the pain goes away rather quickly.. But, just like any other fresh piercing, there is a bit of swelling in the healing process and just be careful you don’t knock your nose within the healing period and it will be fine. They really don’t hurt as much as you anticipate trust me

By: Peyton

Peyton — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:22:42 +0000

Okay, so I’ve had mine pierced for about 2 months. I went to a local tattoo shop, and got it done. The pain was a small pinch. People make the pain out to be something totally over exaggerated. However, mine did bleed, and walking to my car afterward, I almost passed out.. this is normal. But, everyone has different pain tolerances. Hope all goes well.

By: Ella

Ella — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:48:58 +0000

Got my septum pierced ages ago. Didn’t hurt at all, didn’t bleed and healed quite quickly. I love it so much! If it hurts when they pierce it, they’re doing it wrong.