Exploring the Sweet Spot: A Comprehensive Guide to Septum Piercing

The ultimate goal for your professional body piercer when performing a septum piercing is to make sure the piercing channel runs through your "sweet spot".

Your piercer will be in charge of proper placement for your septum piercing. Depending on how large of an area your septum "sweet spot" takes up, you can certainly have at least one septum piercing, if not two. Most piercees go for the classic, one septum piercing look while others decide to stretch their piercing channel to allow for a stacked look. Then you have the piercing fans who decide to do a double septum piercing. That's two separate septum piercings in the sweet spot. Individual anatomy will dictate if that's a possibility.

To elaborate on your "sweet spot", let’s get up inside your nose for a bit here.

We’re not actually looking for your septum. Your septum is that very sturdy portion in your nose dividing your nostril channels.

To pierce your septum "sweet spot", we need to make sure we’re in front of your septum. The septum in your nose is actually a divider and it is thick, not something you’d want pierced at all! We’re after the "sweet spot", a thin little piece of tissue between your septum and the tip of your nose.

Your body piercing professional will know how to find your septum sweet spot, rest assured. You'll work together as a team to make sure that you are comfortable with the placement and height for your septum piercing.

Now that we’ve found this super thin "sweet spot", the next step is proper placement. Every person has unique anatomy and because of this, placement for each person will be slightly different.

The placement of a septum piercing largely depends on your unique anatomy. Some noses have very narrow areas that are quite small, while others offer more spacious regions. Additionally, factors like previously broken noses or deviated septums can affect the placement, leading to a range of potential positions.

From here, after securing where to pierce in front of your septum, your skilled and licensed body piercer (please go to a professional) will work with you to verify that the placement they’ve found is to your liking.

Examine all angles carefully. Check the sides to ensure that the dots are roughly the same height and equidistant from the inside edge of your nostrils.

Make sure you're happy with the proposed placement before the piercing is performed. Once you're satisfied with the placement, your body piercer can proceed.

After the placement has been decided upon, now it’s time for the main event, getting your septum pierced. This is where you should practice deep breathing or controlled breathing.

Your piercer will likely guide you through the process as they work, but if not, try to imagine yourself in your favorite spot and take slow, deep breaths. Concentrate solely on that serene place. The piercing itself is over quickly—the pressure is brief, and before you know it, your septum will be pierced!

Now that your septum is pierced, check out our gorgeous selection of body piercing jewelry for your fresh septum piercing.