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Booked in for a tongue web on Friday, if it can't be done then.. septum?

My boyfriend might be getting his third done too (and embellishment to link the three together).

I have a feeling going to the shop with him might tempt me to get it there and then as I know what I want

Awesome I used to have both... It felt so weird taking my tongue web out - it felt like part of my own body by that point! I can still wear stuff in my septum, though, for some reason it just won't close over (but that's not a bad thing!)

You mean her septum?

Cause, erm, there ain't no cartilage in a standard nose piercing.. there's nothing wrong with changing it after 4 weeks (wouldn't recommend leaving it out for long though).

Septum piercings shouldn't be through cartilage either. And nostril piercings are usually in the join between cartilage and fibro-fatty tissue, so might be partly through cartilage, but even if they're not it's still much thicker/harder than many piercings - it's hardly like a lobe piercing. They also take a lot longer than 4 weeks to heal so I'd never recommend changing jewellery that soon (even for lobe piercings 4 weeks is too soon IMO). My nostrils took almost a year before changing jewellery was actually comfortable and pain-free!

Well, I had my tongue web booked for today, but got there and my piercer said it was too thin to pierce :/

But as I didn't want to walk away empty-handed, so to speak, I got me septum done, chuffed!

Yay! Shame about the tongue web, but it's good that your piercer told you the truth and didn't just go ahead and pierce what was there, or something. Did the septum make your eyes water? I remember mine not hurting too much but my eyes just watered uncontrollably!

Yeah he was sound, he showed me his and it was much thicker in comparison.

And yeah! It didn't actually hurt much, just a pinch but as soon as it went through my eyes just streamed, I felt like a right boob!

Can't remember what gauge the jewellery is but it's a U-shaped retainer that's flipped up so it's pretty discreet.

Hehe I think they must be used to people's eyes watering when they get their septum done! Seems to happen to most people...

When I got mine done, I made them put a circular barbell in and flip it up inside for me... I hid it from my parents at first so I didn't take it down for a few weeks as it was healing I actually quite like wearing jewellery in it but having it up, it just feels quite nice having it there... I also like showing people who've known me for a while and they're like "What?! Where did that just come from?!"

i had my cartilage pierced about 7 weeks ago but is still a little sore on the back when i clean it. Do you think it could be infected? Just not sure because its only a little sore and apparently it takes 3 months to heal properly..

If it is an infection could i use TCP to clear it up?

Pierced or gunned? What jewellery are you wearing? What are you cleaning it with? Do you sleep on that ear? Signs of infection are redness, swelling, heat, yellow/green pus, etc, so it's very unlikely it's infected if it's just a bit sore. Cartilage actually takes 6+ months to fully heal so I definitely wouldn't worry yet!