If you want that people looking at your eyes, saw not only them, but also located on the bridge of the nose, then the bridge is a piercing for you. This unusual trend spread throughout the world not so long ago, so it did not have time to bore and become boring. A bridge looks impertinent, expressive and new, gives a touch of extravagance and guarantees a heightened attention to its owner.
History
Historians claim that the bridge appeared in ancient times. The culture of primitive tribes welcomed all sorts of decorations on the face and body with improvised means: shells, bones, thread, clay crafts. And piercings and tattoos in those times were not only decorative, but could also be part of religious rituals or speak of the hierarchy of the owner.
Nowadays, some tribes living in the wilderness far from civilization also practice bridge. Piercings and tattoos are very important to them.
Modern society only a few years ago remembered the bridge, which until then was consigned to oblivion. Representatives of youth subcultures welcomed this trend, and the fashion for facial piercings, as they say, went into the masses.
Danger to health
In addition to aesthetic beauty and self-affirmation, the use of piercings in different parts of the body can have a negative impact and harm to human health. Poor hygiene can lead to inflammation, which, if not treated properly, can lead to the death of adjoining tissues and the development of an abscess.
When performing lip piercings, the consequences can be very different. It involves constant contact of the open wound and jewelry with food and teeth. It is necessary to pay more attention to oral hygiene after each meal, otherwise inflammation can develop. Contact between jewelry and tooth enamel can lead to thinning of the enamel and tooth defects.
The area of the nasolabial triangle has a large accumulation of blood vessels and nerve endings. In addition, people very often rub this area with their hands.
This can cause bleeding, inflammation of the facial nerve, allergic or bacterial rash, as well as a high probability of stomatitis.
Tongue piercing takes the lead in terms of complications. The consequences of tongue piercing can be very dangerous. Unsuccessful puncture can lead to severe blood loss, which can only be treated by surgery. After the puncture there is severe swelling and discoloration of the organ.
Itching, pain and burning of varying degrees of intensity will accompany you for a long time. If the norms of hygiene are violated, purulent discharge and putrid odor from the mouth may occur. As one of the consequences - stomatitis and fungal infestation of the oral mucosa.
When performing eyebrow piercings, there is a very high risk of affecting the optic nerve, which can lead to loss of visual acuity, drooping eyelids, limited field of vision and extensive hemorrhage.
In terms of consequences, the most innocuous type is an ear piercing. There may be swelling, purulent discharge, itching, and peeling. However, in cases of facial nerve damage, facial asymmetry, loss of sensitivity of certain skin areas, and uncontrollable lacrimation are possible.
Meaning
Today, the good masters say that the tattoo most often indicates that the person wanted a tattoo. Roughly the same is true of piercings. What might a bridge piercing signify? Most likely, that its owner liked the jewelry at the level of the bridge of his nose, and one day he decided to modernize his own nose as well. There are no special secret meanings of the piercing.
Decorated with breeches.
At the same time, often such piercings are made by those who want to emphasize their belonging to a certain cultural stratum. Most likely, facial piercings can be regarded in terms of the desire to stand out. At the same time, a huge number of subcultures practice the bridge: Goths, Rastas, punks.
People who wear a bridge are very different from each other, among them there are DJs and bungee jumping instructors as well as cab drivers and managers. If you decide to do bridge piercing on the bridge, it does not mean that you have to join an informal organization or change your musical tastes.
It is fair to say that the bridge is often the choice of natures bright and unusual. We can often see dreadlocks, hair of an unusual shade, lenses with colored sclerae, tunnels in the ears, tattoos, unusual jewelry and catchy clothes in company with pierced nose bridge. A person who has decided to get a nose bridge piercing is unlikely to be boringly dressed. And girls with jewelry on the face often cause admiring glances due to the flawless and thoughtful makeup.
Rules for the care of facial piercings
Save a beautiful piercing can be with the observance of sanitary and hygienic rules:
- Carry out timely treatment of the "place with a hole" on the face. Use any disinfectant - hydrogen peroxide, "Miramistine", etc. After inserting the jewelry, treat the wound twice a day until it is completely healed. To do this, use a cotton swab or disk. Liberally moisten and wipe, make a compress. It is strictly forbidden to twist the jewel during the period of healing of the wound. Do not overheat or cool the body.
- For oral care, it is worth buying a special disinfectant solution for gargling. The antimicrobial effect of the remedies will eliminate pain and prevent the development of infections. Rinse your mouth five to six times a day. During the healing process, do not eat spicy, salty or pickled foods or alcoholic beverages. Avoid kissing to prevent infection from entering the wound.
Cosmetologists do not recommend frequent changes of metal decorations. The optimal time is half a year or 12 months, depending on the individual characteristics of the body.
The work of a master
Many of us in our youth experimented with pierced ears, and even worse. Eyebrows, for example, or the wings of the nose. But if a punctured earlobe, it is unlikely that it can be seriously injured, then the bridge should not be trifled with.
If you dared to bridge piercing, you have only one way - to a good salon. The choice of the master is not an easy thing. He must have the appropriate qualifications and possess a professional tool. In a good salon you can make a gold piercing or insert a piece of jewelry made of medical steel, which does not cause allergic reactions. The master will help you decide on the choice, carry out the procedure, and tell you in detail how to take care of the piercing.
Do not hesitate to ask questions about everything that concerns you. Ask the master what kind of needles he will use for the piercing, what metal is the jewelry made of. A professional will be happy to answer all of the client's questions.
Features and disadvantages
Titanium rod with balls on the tips are used as a decoration of the bridge of the nose bridge. Usually this type of self-expression is used by the younger generation, because piercing the nose or eyebrow, this is a fashion that has lost its popularity, now comes into fashion piercing the bridge of the nose. It looks unusual, original and unusual.
Piercing the bridge of the nose is not the most pleasant procedure, so they use local anesthesia, ie, where it hurts, and anesthetized. Intravenous anesthesia is very rarely administered.
The disadvantages can include:
- In people with thin skin, the jewelry can "walk";
- can lead to necrosis of the nasal bone;
- If there is a complication, it can leave an ugly scar.
Variations
As we can see from the pictures presented, the flat piercing looks very attractive. You can choose how your bridge will look like. Think beforehand, where and how you want to place it, and if the decision will cause difficulties, an experienced master will help with advice.
Most often, the piercing is located between the inner corners of the eyes, on the bridge of the nose. There is another option - a vertical bridge, when the bar is placed perpendicular to the floor. Both variants are good, but the second one is a little bit more difficult in the performance. But it occurs less often, so it is chosen by those who want something very radical.
Mouth
In the oral cavity, mostly the tongue or its frenulum are pierced, but you can also find piercings of the uvula. The advantage of such piercings is their invisibility to others. The owner of the jewelry decides for himself to show it or not. The piercing is done vertically, horizontally or on the surface of the organ. The latter option is much rarer than the others
Tongue frenulum piercing is made simply, but heals not always successfully. Decorated with a rod or half-ring. Piercing the surface of the tongue do not go through, but along or across. It is possible to pierce the lower part of the organ. In this case it is more likely that the piercing will take root and will not reject. Complete healing takes about 1-1.5 months. The first 3-4 months the tongue will be swollen and this will make speech difficult, and for 2-3 weeks it will be difficult to eat.
Implementation of the procedure
So how does it happen? Many people worry about this question. To get rid of fear and finally dispel doubts, talk to the master in advance, ask about how the process will take place.
The bridge is a rather painful piercing. The bridge is a very sensitive area. For this reason, before the procedure, the client is given an anesthetic. It can be injected directly into the piercing site, which is the most common practice. In some cases, a strong analgesic is administered intravenously.
The piercing site is disinfected. Needles for piercing are used, as a rule, disposable, although there are also reusable ones. They are subjected to a process of disinfection.
After wiping with a disinfectant solution, the master will pull the skin over the bridge of the nose with special pliers and make the piercing. All that remains is to insert a rod or earring into the flat piercing.
What kind of earrings are used? The choice of jewelry
As described above, special jewelry is needed for each type of piercing. Do not use rods or accessories that are designed for piercing in other places. For example, you cannot insert a rod with 2 round ends into a through hole. The ball that will end up on the inside of your cheek will interfere with your mouth and cause discomfort. The metal will constantly be in contact with the teeth, and after a long period of wear, the tooth enamel may crack or a part of the tooth may break off.
Some members of informal cultures insert rings into the hole of the surface piercing. This is a big risk. The ring can accidentally catch on clothing, hair or hands. A sudden movement will simply tear the skin. The tear can be very large, up to and including a complete dissection and partial tearing of a piece of skin. Then, after healing, a large and unsightly scar will remain on your cheek forever, which cannot be masked and completely removed even with a laser.
It is also important to choose jewelry made of quality alloys. Specialists recommend buying a silver or gold rod. These metals do not oxidize, and healing with such jewelry is much faster.
Contraindications
The master will carefully analyze whether such a procedure is suitable for you. If your skin on the bridge of the nose is too thin, then to get a piercing in this area you are not recommended. Another common problem is caused by individual intolerance of certain materials used in the manufacture of jewelry. In addition, an allergic reaction to any product used is also dangerous.
The reason for rejection can be problems related to the organs of vision. For example, no normal technician would undertake to stab the bridge of the nose of a person with an active phase of conjunctivitis. Scars and burns on the bridge of the nose can interfere with the work. The master will make the final decision whether or not to have a bridge on the bridge of your nose after a full examination.
Think carefully about whether to make a bridge if you wear glasses. Would the earring interfere with the frame?
Complications
Unfortunately, even with the best of the best, unfortunate slip-ups happen. When getting ready to pierce the bridge of your nose, keep in mind how risky the procedure is. Even the best master can accidentally hit an eye nerve, because everyone has its own anatomic peculiarities and the master does not know exactly where the nerve is located.
Lack of attention to cleanliness of the instrument can cause various infections. Always keep it in mind when trusting the beautician or tattoo artist.
