I'm considering gauging my septum

[Jukebox_Hero]

I got it pierced roughly 12 months ago with a 12g needle. As far as I know 16g is the standard for septums. I'd definitely like to gauge it a little bit, possibly to a 4g, but I ave a feeling I'll stop at 0 if I start gauging it.

Does anyone know if septums ever shrivel up like earlobes do? I'm at a 1/2 in. in my lobes and if I take 'em out for a few months they'll shrink up to a 10 or so. I hear the word "retainer" alot in reference to septum piercings, so I'm guessing they do shrink up, I just wanna be sure. I'm pretty terrified of permanence.

[Necro[keely]a]

Yes, they do, at a much slower rate.
And ffs it is 'stretching' not 'gauging'. A gauge is unit of measurement, not a verb. Fuck.

[Jukebox_Hero]

a;770571']Yes, they do, at a much slower rate.
And ffs it is 'stretching' not 'gauging'. A gauge is unit of measurement, not a verb. Fuck.

"Gauging" is perfectly acceptable in this context.

I am going to gauge my septum up.
He had his septum gauged.
She is gauging her earlobes.

I don't thnk anyone would argue that any of those sentences sound bad.

[PROJECT PAT]

you're going to look like a huge faggot after you destroy the inside of your nose. a goth faggot.

[5024L]

People that destroy their body by stretching parts of it look like fucking retarded faggots. Fuck you and your "gauges"

[Jukebox_Hero]

you're going to look like a huge faggot after you destroy the inside of your nose. a goth faggot.

People that destroy their body by stretching parts of it look like fucking retarded faggots. Fuck you and your "gauges"

I can only hope to upset people dumb enough to come into the body mods forum and speak ill of gauging with my piercings.

You sound like children. Run along back to one of the general forums.

[5024L]

I can only hope to upset people dumb enough to come into the body mods forum and speak ill of gauging with my piercings.

You sound like children. Run along back to one of the general forums.
Well you are gonna look like a flaming faggot with a big hole in your face. If you fell so serious about it infract me then asshole. Fuck your septum.

[Mongoloid]

you're going to look like a huge faggot after you destroy the inside of your nose. a goth faggot.

People that destroy their body by stretching parts of it look like fucking retarded faggots. Fuck you and your "gauges"

This.

[Jukebox_Hero]

Well you are gonna look like a flaming faggot with a big hole in your face. If you fell so serious about it infract me then asshole. Fuck your septum.

You think the inside of the nose counts as part of the face. How embarassing for you.

I'd much rather look like an idiot to some people than keep it a secret like you do until you open your mouth.

This.

I can only hope to upset people dumb enough to come into the body mods forum and speak ill of gauging with my piercings.

You sound like children. Run along back to one of the general forums.

This.

[Mongoloid]

You think the inside of the nose counts as part of the face. How embarassing for you.

I'd much rather look like an idiot to some people than keep it a secret like you do until you open your mouth.





This.

You are why I don't have respect for mods.

[5024L]

What the fuck, the nose is part of he face. So the inside is the face :facepalm: You are the idiot.

[Jukebox_Hero]

You are why I don't have respect for mods.

For reasons I've already addressed, no doubt. Refer to my other responses.

What the fuck, the nose is part of he face. So the inside is the face :facepalm: You are the idiot.

In the respect that the tongue and teeth and retinas are part of the face.

(they aren't)

[PROJECT PAT]

What the fuck, the nose is part of he face. So the inside is the face :facepalm: You are the idiot.

yeah dude wtf how is the nose not part of the face?

[5024L]

Grow the fuck up Jukebox, you are a giant asshole.

[5024L]

yeah dude wtf how is the nose not part of the face?
Exactly, the nose is the face wtf. He is a fucking dumbass.

[Mongoloid]

Grow the fuck up Jukebox, you are a giant asshole.

Here, Here.

[Euda]

Do you want it to look like that guy's? Because that's hilariously awesome. You could hang all kinds of cool stuff from it, or just rest your little finger in there. If you had a Christmas tree mask, you could hang an ornament from your nose! Best Christmas face ever!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Stretched_septum_piercing.jpg

[Jukebox_Hero]

You know you've won when they won't address your points head-on.

[Jukebox_Hero]

Do you want it to look like that guy's? Because that's hilariously awesome. You could hang all kinds of cool stuff from it, or just rest your little finger in there. If you had a Christmas tree mask, you could hang an ornament from your nose! Best Christmas face ever!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Stretched_septum_piercing.jpg

Yes! Maybe one of those things that are attached to doors for knockin'.

[Euda]

Yes! Maybe one of those things that are attached to doors for knockin'.

You could hang a barrel full of monkeys from your nose!

http://www.buckleshop.com/images/31397.jpg

Juke, I think I can get behind this one. Good luck and Godspeed.

[Mongoloid]

You know you've won when they won't address your points head-on.

You good sir, are an idiot.

Good Job.

[5024L]

You know you've won when they won't address your points head-on.
You stupid fuck everything on your face is part of the face. Are you a fucking moron? I won cause your bitch ass won't infract me.

[Jukebox_Hero]

You good sir, are an idiot.

Good Job.

You haven't really said anything yet. Come back when you're better at this.

You stupid fuck everything on your face is part of the face. Are you a fucking moron? I won cause your bitch ass won't infract me.



In the respect that the tongue and teeth and retinas are part of the face.

(they aren't)

Also, infractions are reserved for other things. Instead of that I get to sit here and make your idiocy as visible as possible. I'm succeeding.

Like a hog's nose ring. :facepalm:

Exactly like that.

And thanks Euda. I'll come visit when I can fit a whole family of 'em in there.

[5024L]

You haven't really said anything yet. Come back when you're better at this.





Also, infractions are reserved for other things. Instead of that I get to sit here and make your idiocy as visible as possible. I'm succeeding.



Exactly like that.

And thanks Euda. I'll come visit when I can fit a whole family of 'em in there.
You look like a bogger idiot then me you stupid fuck. You know you are fucking wrong, admit it.

[Jukebox_Hero]

You look like a bogger idiot then me you stupid fuck. You know you are fucking wrong, admit it.

Sorry, it's gonna take more than someone who thinks the inside of the nose is part of the face to get me to do much of anything.

[5024L]

Sorry, it's gonna take more than someone who thinks the inside of the nose is part of the face to get me to do much of anything.
If the nose is part of the face, then all parts of the nose is part of the face. You are one arrogant mothefaka Just admit you were wrong dumbfuck.

[PROJECT PAT]

your brain must be very much below average if you don't think that your nose is part of your face

[5024L]

your brain must be very much below average if you don't think that your nose is part of your face
Fucking this.

[Jukebox_Hero]

I can repeat myself as much as you guys cans. The septum is a part of the face in the same way the tongue, teeth, gums and retinas are part of the face.

You guys are in league with someone who thinks "Here, here" makes sense, by the way.

It's "hear, hear", for future reference, mongoloid.

[Daily]

Jesus Christ you faggot, you want a fucking hole in your fucking nose? Has your boyfriend run out of places to fuck you? Also, the "inside of your nose" is part of your face you faggot.

[5024L]

You are obviously a homosexual because you want large hole in your face.

And what DailyPain said.

[Jukebox_Hero]

This is getting funnier and funnier. What about my nasal cavities, are those part of my face, too?

Criticizing gauging in the body mods forum is another pillar of your guys stupidity.

[5024L]

Yes, anything on your face is part of your face. Were you dropped on your head as a child?

[Jukebox_Hero]

I think I've gotten all the laughs I can get out of this thread. Thanks for that.

Now, which one of you is going to rear your retarded ass for me to fuck and answer two questions easy enough for even you guys to answer?

Are the gums part of the face?

If no, (and I hope you answered no, for everyones sake) what is the distinction?

[Daily]

I think I've gotten all the laughs I can get out of this thread. Thanks for that.

Now, which one of you is going to rear your retarded ass for me to fuck and answer two questions easy enough for even you guys to answer?

Are the gums part of the face?

If no, (and I hope you answered no, for everyones sake) what is the distinction?

The term face refers to the central sense organ complex, for those animals that have one, normally on the ventral surface of the head, and can depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, teeth, skin, and chin. The face has uses of expression, appearance, and identity amongst others. It also has different senses like olfaction, taste, hearing, and vision.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face

Since the gums are inside the mouth, I'm gonna say yes, the gums are part of your face.

[5024L]

Yes you retarded fuck the gums are part of the face. Here is a flow chart so your dumb ass can understand it.

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8445/flowchartw.jpg

[GeorgeMuppet]

Haha you fucking tool

[Jukebox_Hero]

That wikipedia article has been acknowleged and disregarded.

I'm not gonna let you guys argue that everything above the neck, and definitely not anything outside of the topography of the forward-facing part of the head is your "face"

Read that several times so I don't have to repeat it. I have to stop chuckling for a few seconds while I reply.

[5024L]

Yeah motherfucker you don't have shit to say now my flowchart don't fucking lie.

[Daily]

That wikipedia article has been acknowleged and disregarded.

I'm not gonna let you guys argue that everything above the neck, and definitely not anything outside of the topography of the forward-facing part of the head is your "face"

Read that several times so I don't have to repeat it. I have to stop chuckling for a few seconds while I reply.

cool story bro

[Jukebox_Hero]

Yeah motherfucker you don't have shit to say now my flowchart don't fucking lie.

I can't breathe. *wipes tear*

[Mr.Happy]

face
/feɪs/
[feys]
noun, verb, faced, fac⋅ing.
–noun
1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.

Under this definition, I would consider the piercing Euda posted to be a facial piercing. It's visible to anybody. I wouldn't consider the tongue, gums or retina to be part of the face, but I would consider the teeth to be so since they're so prominent. Tongue is a close one, admittedly.

The whole septum isn't part of your face, but the bottom bit is and that's what you want pierced, right?

I think it's an interesting-looking piercing, but you'll have to be damn sure it'll look good on you for a long time. Remember, it's for life and a hole that big wouldn't ever fully heal.

[5024L]

I can't breathe. *wipes tear*
Did your boyfriend fucking you in your septum take your breath?

[Daily]

Did your boyfriend fucking you in your septum take your breath?

That and his virginity.

[KevinLoveIsMyHero]

oh bro you will look so tight with gauged ears everyone will be scared of you. faggot

[Jukebox_Hero]

face
/feɪs/
[feys]
noun, verb, faced, fac⋅ing.
–noun
1. the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.

Under this definition, I would consider the piercing Euda posted to be a facial piercing. It's visible to anybody. I wouldn't consider the tongue, gums or retina to be part of the face, but I would consider the teeth to be so since they're so prominent. Tongue is a close one, admittedly.

The whole septum isn't part of your face, but the bottom bit is and that's what you want pierced, right?

I think it's an interesting-looking piercing, but you'll have to be damn sure it'll look good on you for a long time. Remember, it's for life and a hole that big wouldn't ever fully heal.

I'm gonna have to disagree with ya there. That's kind of like saying that the tongue becomes part of the face when it leaves the mouth. You make a fair argument, though. Thanks for the rest of your post.

For everyone else, I am going to make it easier with pictures.

This is a face:
http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_II/Psychologie/Psy_II/beautycheck/english/durchschnittsgesichter/m(01-32)_gr.jpg

[Daily]

I'm gonna have to disagree with ya there. That's kind of like saying that the tongue becomes part of the face when it leaves the mouth. You make a fair argument, though. Thanks for the rest of your post.

For everyone else, I am going to make it easier with pictures.

This is a face:
http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_II/Psychologie/Psy_II/beautycheck/english/durchschnittsgesichter/m(01-32)_gr.jpg

And this is a faggot.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Stretched_septum_piercing.jpg

[Jukebox_Hero]

Do yourself a favor and refrain from posting if you think that calling someone a faggot and making tired, misplaced gay jokes is the height of humor.

[Daily]

Do yourself a favor and refrain from posting if you think that calling someone a faggot and making tired, misplaced gay jokes is the height of humor.

What happened to the chuckling? I thought you find me funny.

[KevinLoveIsMyHero]

Do yourself a favor and refrain from posting if you think that calling someone a faggot and making tired, misplaced gay jokes is the height of humor.

hey dude.... FUCK YOU FAGGOT

[Jukebox_Hero]

What happened to the chuckling? I thought you find me funny.

"LOL FAGGOT" is never funny.

[Daily]

"LOL FAGGOT" is never funny.

When did I write "LOL FAGGOT?"

[PROJECT PAT]

Do yourself a favor and refrain from posting if you think that calling someone a faggot and making tired, misplaced gay jokes is the height of humor.

LOL FAGOTT!!!!!!

[5024L]

LOL FAGGOT LOL FAGGOT LOL FAGGOT I guess I'm in trouble now oh noes!

[Jukebox_Hero]

When did I write "LOL FAGGOT?"

All the gay jokes equate to that. It's stupid and unfunny to anyone that's worth a shit.

You've all went from arguing that central parts of the head is part of the face, to "LOL FAGGOT". I'm embarassed for all of you.

[Death Snuggle]

I'd say go for it. My only worry would be you stretching it too large and it interfering with eating and getting the gauge as well as the hole encrusted with snot. It'd also be wise to pay attention to if you drip snot. If you do it'll look like some bizarre water feature.

If you want it, do it. Hell, I just jammed a 10g ring through the closed hole in the left side of my lip today. :D It's still throbbing so I'm about to go put some lube on it. Yeah, sex lube it awesome for a gauging if you use it well.

[Jukebox_Hero]

I'd say go for it. My only worry would be you stretching it too large and it interfering with eating and getting the gauge as well as the hole encrusted with snot. It'd also be wise to pay attention to if you drip snot. If you do it'll look like some bizarre water feature.

If you want it, do it. Hell, I just jammed a 10g ring through the closed hole in the left side of my lip today. :D It's still throbbing so I'm about to go put some lube on it. Yeah, sex lube it awesome for a gauging if you use it well.

Oh my, that sounds painful. Pics?

and yeah, the point where it'd start posing a problem as far as eating and shit goes is bigger than I want to go.

I only got one answer to my question in this post.

[5024L]

Oh my, that sounds painful. Pics?

and yeah, the point where it'd start posing a problem as far as eating and shit goes is bigger than I want to go.

I only got one answer to my question in this post.
Oh so you want a lip gauge so your boyfriend can fuck your lip?

[Death Snuggle]

Oh my, that sounds painful. Pics?

and yeah, the point where it'd start posing a problem as far as eating and shit goes is bigger than I want to go.

I only got one answer to my question in this post.

Yeah, people who are truly into body mods are more common now but we always get the same old shit.

Ah... To be honest, I'm not really involved with septum piercings. I have no idea how the gauges sit/hang especially when dealing with the nostrils. I say as long as it isn't impeding you functionality too much, it is a worthwhile endeavor. You can always go back down since you only want to max at a 0.

I would post a pic if I could but I haven't a camera that is compatible with this computer. All I have are my random lingering pics of my original 10g with my long hair and a couple randoms of me with short and no piercing.

I love this ring. It almost looks like a flat cobalt blue in the shadow, but it turns into a semi shiny dark royal blue with a silver ball.

I got a solid black as well, but it's really too big to be worn in the lip.

[Necro[keely]a]

"Gauging" is perfectly acceptable in this context.

I am going to gauge my septum up.
He had his septum gauged.
She is gauging her earlobes.

I don't thnk anyone would argue that any of those sentences sound bad.

Fuck. It's not only incorrect grammar, but most of the body modification community would "argue that any of those sentences sound bad"
I repeat, you are going to stretch your septum piercing to accomadate a 4 gauge ring. Gauge is a unit of measurement.

It can be used as a verb, but not in the capacity of “to stretch” but in the sense of “to estimate size”.
Gauge - vb
1 - To measure precisely.
2 - To determine the capacity, volume, or contents of.
3 - To evaluate or judge: gauge a person’s ability.

I realise this is just a pet hate of mine, and I probably shouldn't be so pedantic, but it's just one of those things, you know?
Like when people say the 'brought' something at the shop, or their going 'up' to Sydney when they live north of it.

On topic: Each to their own. If he wants to stretch his seppy piercing, what of it? It means nothing to you except that some guy on the internet wants to stretch a pre existing hole in his septum. Stop whining about it, it's his choice, and he'll be the one living with it.
As I said before though, if you're only stretching to a 4 gauge (I think you said?) or 00 gauge as someone else said, it WILL shrink, but much slower than your lobes would have. And it also depends on how your own body handles piercings. Some people can take a piercing out and have the hole close up in a matter of hours, others can leave it out for weeks; it depends on your body.
Either way, despite what others have said, if you wear a retainer or flip up the CBR/Circular Barbell, it is hardly noticeable, so the idea that you're 'stuck with a hole in your "face" for life' doesn't particularly apply given you can hide it well.
Finally, do not use electrical tape in your septum, only bondage tape. Getting an infection in your septum from the adhesive is a lot worse than in your earlobes, especially given you have to smell it all day, too.
Good luck with it mang. :thumbsup:

[Blux]

You think the inside of the nose counts as part of the face. How embarassing for you.

Ah forgive me! *edit*

[xxombie]

HOLY SHIT THANK YOU NECRO.

I fucking hate when people call 'stretching' 'gauging'.

GAUGING ISN'T A WORD MOTHERFUCKER. AHHHH. I get so fucking enraged when I hear people say this. Goddamnit. :mad:

Anyways.

My septum is stretched to an 8 gauge (see what I did there? what with the proper words and all?). I'm planning on going pretty big, enough that I can poke sticks and bones and whatnot through there. As for the shriveling, I don't know what the "no return" point is for septum's, but if you go to a good body mod expert the 'snip and sew' method can probably be used to reconstruct it.

[Jukebox_Hero]

HOLY SHIT THANK YOU NECRO.

I fucking hate when people call 'stretching' 'gauging'.

GAUGING ISN'T A WORD MOTHERFUCKER. AHHHH. I get so fucking enraged when I hear people say this. Goddamnit. :mad:

Anyways.

My septum is stretched to an 8 gauge (see what I did there? what with the proper words and all?).

I don't give a shit. Know what I call eating a burger? Burgin'. Know what I call masturbating? Whackin'. Know what I call stretching holes in my body? FUCKIN' GAUGIN'.

I'm going to continue to say those things and people are going to continue to know what I mean.

I don't know what the "no return" point is for septum's, but if you go to a good body mod expert the 'snip and sew' method can probably be used to reconstruct it.

Thanks. That didn't occur to me.