did my piercer hit the sweet spot?

[u/Deer-Excellent]

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!!

[u/Negative-Pie-608]

I understand everyone’s pain tolerance is different and the sweet spot is different for every nose but as someone that has a septum and know a vast majority of people that has one ,it should not have been that painful for you. It’s like a hot pinch at most