Nose Piercing DIY

By Melissa, from Canada.

Being a thirteen year old girl I saw a lot of other girls at school with nose piercings. I wanted one a lot, not to fit in but because I really love them. My mom wanted me to wait until my birthday. Waiting was never really my specialty. I was doing this with or without her permission; my main reason is because I believe since it is my body I have the right to do whatever I want to it.

I decided to do it on a Friday night; I was bored with nothing better to do. Oh yeah I know, jabbing something through your skin seems like a great plan. It did waste some time though. My methods weren’t very conventional either……In my bathroom I had an old piercing earring (of course I sterilized it….in boiling water). I used this because one….i couldn’t find anything better and two….i was extremely afraid of jabbing the middle part of my nose and this was just the right size. In my mind, at the time, this seemed like a great plan. I had earlier prepped myself with people piercing their own noses n YouTube, a website full of idiots who will do anything for views. Not the best place for examples=).

When I had finished “sterilizing” everything I grabbed a marker to place a dot. This part probably took the longest as I kept washing it off, well I didn’t want to pierce it in a bad spot for nothing. When I was happy with my placement I grabbed the earring and held it on the spot. I had already pierced my Monroe (which I have taken out now) so I had a tiny bit of experience (not really). Twisting, that’s what started it out making the first mark, well I guess hole. I decided to do this as quickly as I could; I’m not that good with pain. My method was breathe in, breathe out push in. There are around three layers in your nose…I think. That is at least what it feels like. The first layer, the top is sensitive but not very, just a little shove and you’re through. The middle or second layer for me at least did not hurt one bit. The last layer just about did me. It is the most sensitive part.

 

Self Piercing – why not??

We get daily mails and requests for information on self-piercing. And there are reasons we dont provide information or respond to these requests!!

Most of the requests are from very young teenage girls who cannot get permission from their parents, or cant find someone to pose as a guardian at the piercing studio. We can not recommend piercing anywhere, but by a qualified piercing professional in a professional studio.

Once upon a time, all piercings were DIY piercings. Tattoo and piercing studio’s were a thing of imagination. There was no need for them. The Romans, Greeks and Egyptians had no need for them. Its only in the last 30 years that the law has become so strict. But there is good reason for this!!

Three things are vital when having a piercing done:

• Anatomy

• Placement

• Sterile-technique

Qualified piercing technicians have education and experience – they know what they’re doing!! You cannot learn the above or gain the necessary experience from the web.

If you decide to go ahead with a home piercing, you will most likely end up at the piercing studio because of infection. Worse still, it might turn out that you make a mess of it and ruin your chances of ever getting it done again!!

When you get pierced in a professional environment, you will also receive advice on piercing aftercare, and you can visit the studio any time you have a problem. So girls and boys, the advice I give is very simple – don’t try this at home!!

And Finally, we don’t give out DIY instructions because someone will sue us!!