septum piercing healing time
How long will it take a septum piercing to heal?

I’m getting my septum done next week by my friend, and he’s done it couple of times so I’m going to let him do mine. He’s also piercing his own today, so…

I just need to know the answers to these questions:
- How long is it going to take until it closes up?
- Since my parent’s don’t know about it, I have to keep it flipped up around them, so I’m just going to keep it flipped up until the crust and whatnot goes away… How long will it take until I can just flip it out so it won’t be prone to get infected by the crust?
- How often will it crust?
- How often do you clean the crust? And with what? I’m usually at school from 8-4 and my parents don’t come home until 8 PM.
- Is it still going to crust when it’s healed?
- And finally, is the crust noticeable by other people?

Sorry if I asked a lot of questions, but I really need answers :/
Thanks.

The first jewelry you will get into your septum piercing is the ball closure ring or a septum keeper. When your septum piercing healing is complete, this hole can be easily expanded to accommodate different types of jewelry. Expect the healing to take about two to three months. Don’t be surprised if the area feels a little sensitive, and don’t even consider changing the jewelry until the septum piercing healing is complete!
Any body piercing is prone to infection and this usually happens when you touch it or can’t leave it alone; a septum piercing is no different. So the first thing to understand is aftercare. The piercing must be kept clean with salt-water soaks as advised by your piercer. Take special care to remove the crust around the piercing every day, otherwise you will find that it collects around the piercing, causing infections and become painful. Worse still, it will slow down the septum piercing healing.
Another thing to remember is to pat your piercing dry after you clean it. Paper tissues are safer than towels. Your piercer might ask you to use a drop or two of pure essential lavender oil to help with the septum piercing healing process on alternate days. If you are wearing a septum keeper, have the ends facing down when you clean it. Naturally, you are not supposed to turn the jewelry during the septum piercing healing as it could delay healing.

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