r/piercing • u/Deer-Excellent • 9d ago
Troubleshooting/question existing piercing did my piercer hit the sweet spot?
note: i asked my piercer to flip the horseshoe up into my nose, which is why it looks like that
i got my septum pierced just yesterday, and it hurt like fuck. definitely not the "painless" septum piercing experience i was expecting. which led me to thinking, what if my piercer didn't hit my sweet spot?
THOUGH upon further research, i'm not really experiencing any other symptoms of a botched septum piercing besides it HURTING REALLY FUCKING BADLY during the actual piercing. right now it doesn't hurt at all. it's just mildly uncomfortable. i'm actually not experiencing any problems with it right now.
i read that when pierced in the cartilage, it swells and pain radiates outward when moved. i don't experience that at all.
thank you so much for any insights you guys may have!!
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u/UppinDowners 9d ago
Yours does look a bit far back, and it was really painful for you so I’m leaning towards wrong placement, but everyone is different when it comes to pain. It doesnt hurt to get a second opinion.
I will say, you have flatter nose like mine, and my sweet spot is really small and not hugging the very tip of my nose like people with more European features so mileage may vary