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Read THIS Before Getting a Septum Piercing

Everything you want to know about the pain, aftercare and how to rock one of the hottest piercings of the season

by Jessica Amaris | COMMENT

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Septum Piercing Pain Now perhaps the biggest question of all: What is the pain level of a septum piercing? Rest your nerves, because according to Thompson septum piercing pain is little-to-none. This is due to the "sweet spot" in the septum, which is a membrane of skin up from the cartilage of the nose. "This is where we pierce," Thompson says. "It heals a lot faster and is a lot less painful than piercing through cartilage."

Only problem? Not everyone possesses the sacred sweet spot. For those who have a deviated septum (aka a crooked septum), this can change the entire outcome of the piercing, from the angle and healing time to the pain level. "Not everyone is the perfect candidate for a septum piercing, but it would have to be an extreme deviation for me to turn someone away," Thompson says. "Usually it just changes the angle slightly, and is a bit more painful -- but still comes out looking great." As for the general public, rest assured your pain level is easy breezy.

"The nervous system is for protection, so you have way more nerve endings on the outside of your nose than on the inside of your nose," Thompson explains. "There's not a lot of nerve endings in that part of your septum, so a nostril piercing is going to hurt ten times more than a septum piercing." On a scale of one to ten, ten being extremely painful, Thompson rates the pain of a septum piercing at a two or three.

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