How To Safely Pierce Your Septum

How to pierce your septum- (By Bleed Obscene)
SIZE:

16gauge, 8-10mm (14gauge if requested)

INFO:

Captive bead ring or Horse Shoe Barbell types of jewelery.

Horse Shoe Barbell is the best for healing.

Preference is with a piercing needle.


HOW TO:

Firstly ash your hands with an anti-bacterial hand wash, dry with paper towelling and put on a pair of surgical gloves ..

Piercing AREA / SETTING:

* Sterilised jewelery and needle should be place on a double layered sheet of Paper towelling.

* Along with medical pen, alcohol Swabs, lubricate and water based hand sanitiser.


* Septum forceps. Septums are pierced free hand. A cork can also be used.


* Use Hand Sanitiser on gloves to clean them before touching any of your tools.


* Disinfect the area to be pierced using a new isopropyl alcohol swab.


* In the normal sitting position, mark the placement of the piercing at 8mm using the pen.


* Lubricate the needle.


* Position the cork against the inside of the septum, then pushing the nostril upwards a little with the cork, the needle position straight an angle as possible


* Push the needle swiftly and firmly but not with excessive pressure, through the entry side until appox 5-6mm of the blunt end of the needle is showing.


* Place the thread of the jewelery in the needle and slowly push through.


* Put ball on jewelery and you're done.

CLEANING:


All tools must be cleaned. Needle and disposed of. Its easy to Clean your arena by making sore all paper etc is all on paper towelling, picked up and thrown away.



** Do NOT clean newly pierced area with alcohol swab. **

Big Thanks to Bleed obscene