Nose piercing with stud

A nose piercing with a regular stud is also known as a nostril piercing.
You can also opt for a ring instead of a stud, but the procedure for each will be different.

When using a normal stud, the angle chosen for the piercing is slightly steeper, and a titanium stud is used initially with a screw on the back.

Switching from a regular nose stud to a nose ring is not as easy as it might appear, because the nose stud is smaller which means the canal has to be stretched and will never accommodate the ring 100%.

Therefore, those who intend to wear a ring later should get the appropriate piercing done from the beginning.

Origins:

This style of piercing goes back 4000 years and originated in the Middle East.

In the 16th century it spread to India.

Piercing jewelry is commonly worn in India, most often in the left nostril, because it is believed that it eases childbirth. This belief is based on Ayurvedic medicine, according to which this area of the body is intimately linked with the female reproductive organs. In the 1960s and 70s it was taken up by the hippie culture and subsequently by the punk movement. Today it has spread to a variety of youth cultures. Popstars like Lenny Kravitz, Slash, and Dennis Rodman helped bring this style to a wider public.

Healing and care:

A nose piercing can take between 21 days and 3 months to heal completely, rarely longer. Like other external piercings, in the first three weeks it should be cleaned with ProntoLind spray twice a day, and then coated with ProntoLind gel. It is important to wash your hands before touching the pierced area and the jewelry itself. By caring for the piercing in the correct manner and with the proper materials, you will rarely have to deal with cases of proud flesh.

Disinfectant solutions containing alcohol or chlorine should be avoided.

Jewelry:

A so-called screw is used for nose piercings, which has the advantage of being very comfortable to wear, and very difficult to lose, thanks to its shape. Wearing a ring is also possible, in which case the piercing is executed at a slightly different angle.

There are also straight studs which can be closed by means of a ball or simply by bending them closed.

We personally recommend a nose screw which fits snugly and will not get lost. Piercings using balls, on the other hand, have a high risk of growing in.

Beware of cheap jewelry widely available in shops because it is usually too thin and when it comes time to inserting your actual jewelry, you will have to get a professional piercer to stretch the canal again in order for it to fit.

Under no circumstances should you get your piercing done with an ear piercing gun or a special nose piercing gun, either. This will cause damage to the cartilage and is detrimental to the healing process. Apart from that, the closure of an ear stud is uncomfortable for the nose, and the stud used with the nose piercing gun is sharp and can tear the nasal septum.

We advise you not to use a nose piercing gun because the initial stud will not be sterile and you will end up with a pointed edge which can be very painful to wear.