Types of Nose Piercings

Types of Nose Piercings

  • Austin Bar Piercing
  • Bridge Piercing
  • High Nostril Piercing
  • Multiple Nostril Piercing
  • Nasallang Piercing
  • Nostril Piercing
  • Rhino Piercing
  • Septum Piercing
  • Septril Piercing

Austin Bar Piercing

Austin Bar Piercing Location

The Austin bar is a little different than your average nose piercing, but that’s what makes it so fun. it runs horizontally through the tip of the nose but does not run through the septum of the nasal cavity.

Austin Bar Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard piercing needle.

Austin Bar Piercing Healing time

About 2-3 months.

Straight Barbell

Bridge Piercing

Bridge Piercing Location

The bridge piercing goes through the bridge of your nose, right between your eyes.

Bridge Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard hollow piercing needle.

Bridge Piercing Healing time

About 8-10 weeks

Straight Barbell, Curved Barbell

High Nostril Piercing

High Nostril Piercing Location

Similar to a regular nostril piercing, the high nostril is pierced higher on the nasal bridge. Just as you’d expect, the high nostril piercing sits higher than a typical nostril piercing.

High Nostril Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a hollow 18-20 gauge piercing needle.

High Nostril Piercing Healing time

About 6-9 months.

Nose rings (L-Bend (L-shaped), Nose Stud, Nose Screw, Nose Bone)

Multiple Nostril Piercing

Multiple Nostril Piercing Location

This piercing is a mixture of the nostril and high nostril piercings. If you have multiple nose piercings, you technically have this piercing.

Multiple Nose Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard 18-20 gauge piercing needle.

Multiple Nose Piercing Healing time

About 6-9 months.

Nose rings (L-Bend (L-shaped), Nose Hoop, Nose Stud, Nose Screw, Nose Bone)

Nasallang Piercing

Nasallang Piercing Location

Similar to the Austin Bar, this piercing may look the same, but a nasal and piercing run through both nostrils and the inner septum.

Nassallang Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard 18-16 gauge piercing needle.

Nassallang Piercing Healing time

About 3-9 months.

Straight Barbell

Nostril Piercing

Nostril Piercing Location

This piercing is the most well-known nose piercing. It goes through the center of either nostril and allows you to decorate your nose with an array of jewelry.

Nostril Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard 18-20 gauge piercing needle, but some piercing shops use a piercing gun.

Nostril Piercing Healing time

About 4-6 months.

Nose rings (L-Bend (L-shaped), Nose Hoop, Nose Stud, Nose Screw, Nose Bone)

Rhino Piercing

Rhino Piercing Location

The Rhino piercing goes through the tip of your nose and exits through the skin above your septum.

Rhino Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard piercing needle.

Rhino Piercing Healing time

About 3-9 months.

Curved barbell

Septum Piercing

Septum Piercing Location

Also known as a bull piercing, a septum piercing runs through the cartilaginous wall that divides both nostrils.

Septum Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard 18-16 gauge hollow piercing needle.

Septum Piercing Healing time

About 1-3 months.

Horseshoe rings, Captive rings (circular barbells), or segment rings.

Septril Piercing

Septril Piercing Location

Think of a Septril piercing as a mixture of a rhino piercing and a septum piercing. This piercing requires a stretched septum because to achieve this look, you’ll have to attach the piercing through the top of your nose to the stretched septum.

Septril Piercing Process

This piercing is typically performed with a standard piercing needle.

Septril Piercing Healing Time

Varies on the state of the stretched septum.

Curved barbells, tunnels, or plugs.

How much do different nostril piercings cost?

Once you decide to do a nose piercing, you should calculate both the jewelry price and the piercing procedure’s cost. Fortunately, it is not such an expensive procedure as the piercing of other body parts. However, nose rings are usually made of precious metals, so they cost more.

Nowadays, you can choose among a bunch of various nose piercing options. You should only pick out the adequate nose ring size, and determine how much is a nose ring. After finding lovely jewelry made of the desired material, it is time to find a respected master and beautify your nose.

Nose piercing typePrice
Nostril$25 to $80
Septum (bull)$40 to $50
Septril$40 to $60
Bridge$40 to $95
High nostril$50 to $80
Nasallang$50 to $100
Vertical nose (rhino)$50 to $100
Double nostril$60 to $85
Triple nostril$60 to $100

Nose Ring Jewelry Material

Most studious offer stainless steel for nose piercing as an initial jewelry material. Be careful with this option since cheap stainless steel contains a high nickel percentage, which is well-known as a high allergen.

The same goes for poor-quality sterling silver. Not to mention that this metal may cause the appearance of dark marks on the nose skin. If you know that your skin is prone to allergies, always choose 316L implant-grade stainless steel or titanium as initial jewelry.

The price of each piece of jewelry you pick out will depend on the current price of the chosen material. Since the nose is a sensitive part of your face, I warmly recommend that you never skimp here and always buy the nose ring made of the most quality possible material.

Jewelry materialPrice
Titanium$3
Stainless Steel$3.5
Sterling silver$7
14K yellow gold$28
14K rose gold$28
Solid platinum$62
Platinum diamond$62
Diamond$70

If you want to be particularly extravagant, you can purchase a nose ring with a diamond, but that means a higher price for this piece of jewelry.

Nose Piercer Experience

Before going to the piercing studio, you should check the professional piercer and his or her qualifications, experience, and appropriate certificates. The piercer’s skill level will affect the procedure’s speed, the pain you will feel, possible subsequent irritation, and adequate aftercare.

Keep in mind that an expert piercer will charge more, but be sure that it is worth every cent. His or her skill will ensure as painless a method as possible and fewer complications afterward.

Nose Piercing Technique

Each piercer needs to learn a lot to achieve and improve his or her piercing technique. They should be prepared to work with different nose types and various ways to pierce them. Some of them use piercing guns, but the best professionals use a needle to do the job.

The advantage of needles is their interchangeability without an issue with sterilizing. Plus, hollow needles won’t damage surrounding tissue too much. The high-quality technique provides effective piercing that prevents complications.

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