I'm so f-ing mad right now, I just need some friggen advice on a septum peircing. I've never had one. So heres my problem. I have a job where you can't have facial peircings at all. So I thought I could just get the septum done and flip it up in my nose. So i went to this first tatoo shop in my town and when i told him i had a job, he said i shouldn't get it. I asked him couldn't i flip it up in my nose and he said no i had to let it hang for 2 weeks before i messe with it, so i got a refund and didn't get it. when i got home i started researching septum peircings and found out i coulda got it peirced with a retainer, am i CORRECT? None of the tatto places aroudn her sell retainers, so I ordered a pack of septum rings with a horseshoe retainer like this [ online, and I went to this second tatoo place. I showed the peircer the retainer and he said there was no way he could peirce me and put that in for a "first ring" but i read online that plenty of people get their septum peirced with horseshoe retainers and I'm so mad because none of these tatoo shops are trying to work with me, I HAVE A F-ING JOB, i can't let it show! I read that you can get it peirced with a retainer and keep it flipped up and it will be okay, i dont know what is wrong with the peircers around here. My third plan is to take the bullet plug i ordered down there and see if he will peirce it with that. and if that doesnt work out what am I supposed to do? I want my f-ing septum peirced but i also have to keep my job. my last resort is to go ahead and get it peirced and then like wait a day and take it out and put the retainer in. do any of you think it wise? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME OUT!!!!

 first chill out.  second, if you tell us where you live maybe someone will know of a piercing place that actually employs real piercers.  not the idiot shops you have been going to.

that's ridiculous.  you can certainly get pierced with a retainer and flip it up the same day.  I would be really hesitant about taking out the ring and putting in the retainer.  ive had my septum for a year now and when i change jewelry, i still feel some discomfort since it gets so irritable so quickly.  I can't imagine the trauma you would experience changing it after one day. 

 maybe you can get pierced with a CBB and flip it up... although sometimes those are too big to flip up and it'll wiggle much more than a retainer would. 

 sorry you're having such a hard time!  where are you?

I am in rocky mount, north carolina

how far have you gone to find these piercers? you may have to travel to get a place you are comfortable with.

and i agree with quinnn, chill out a bit. there is no need to work yourself up over the situation. i mean, no one is holding a gun to your head about this, right?

lol i tend to freak out alot over things and travelin is a problem for me seein as I have no car.  I just want this peircing bad :P

 I was pierced with a retainer, partially cause I have family dos (one of which is today) and school crap, its also my piercers preferance for seppies

 And I fliped it up that very day, then just left it there for awhile =]

would you reccomend that i just go and get it peirced and when i get home take the balls off and flip it up. do you think it will work like that or do you think i might as well just go get it and come home and put the retainer in

I'd recommed that you go to a reputable piercer that will pierce you and use a retainer.

MadFad5:

I'd recommed that you go to a reputable piercer that will pierce you and use a retainer.

+1

If you have no car, wait until you can find transporartion and go to a reputable place. That septum of yours isn't going anywhere, so wait until you can have it done right rather than get it done by a hack and probably not be able to even keep it that long anyway.  

 I got mine pierced with a CBB. My piercer had to open it a little more so that I could take the balls off and flip it up if I wanted to. 

I was at school, so I wanted to be able to flip it up if I got a surprise family visit. You're not really supposed to flip it up and down a lot initially... Which I didn't do, so it was okay.

So you COULD do that, but in your situation a retainer seems like it would be a better idea. ...and I think you should find a more reputable piercer anyway, since the people you've been going to seem to be r-tarded.

 Sorry it's been so difficult for you :( It's no fun to have body modification turn into a stressful event. 

I got mine pierced with a rather small horseshoe and had no problem leaving the balls ON and flipping it up.  I told the piercer that I would need to flip it up rather soon, so she just widened the ring a little bit, and told me that I can flip it up right after getting pierced if I needed to.  

Like others have said, wait until you can go to a piercer that actually knows what they are doing.