subject: Nose Piercing Types [print this page] Nose piercingis a variety of face piercing with a puncture for wearing different decorations in the nose.
Piercing types
There is entire line of different nose piercing types by which punctures may touch as skin cover as gristly tissue. There are following types of nose piercing distinguished:
Bridge piercing- is the piercing technique where a puncture (horizontal or vertical) is done on the bridge of the nose area;
Puncture of the nose tip- with this type of piercing a puncture is done on the inner upper part of nostrils on direction to the nose tip;
Ostin Bar - piercing technique, called in honor of the man who was the first one who tried it on himself. It consists of the horizontal puncture on the area of the nose tip without touching cartilage tissue;
Nostril piercing (piercing of nose wings) - when performing this type of piercing it is possible to do one puncture as well as several in the area of one or both nostrils. This kind of a piercing is thought to be the most popular one for men and women as well;
Septum piercing - a puncture is performed touching nose septa and a decoration is placed above the upper lip;
Septril - a puncture is done on the lower side of the nose' tip;
Also, for performing nose piercing it is possible to make a variety of puncture combinations.
The technique of the nose piercing
When a spot for a decoration is marked by a special marking, this nose skin area is disinfected and by the sterile needle a puncture is done. Decoration (nose ring, nose screw,nose pin, nose bar) is inserted into the created channel and after that this skin area is disinfected again.
Consequences of the nose piercing
Total healing of tissue after the nose piercing performance usually occurs within two months.
Care for the nose piercing is not complicated.
There are may be complications after the nose piercing that have unpleasant infectious character. In order to avoid an infection into a puncture spot (or puncture spots) you should treat it with a soft disinfected solution (without spirit substance) daily. In order to avoid a puncture to skin over you should not pull out a decoration for more than 24 hours.
