Nose Piercing

 

 

 

Nostril piercing was first thought to originate in the Middle-East almost 4000 years ago. From there it spread into India in the 16th century, where it was quickly adopted into the noble castes. The kind of jewellery worn could distinguish the wearer by caste and social standing, much like a title, or even an identity card!

 

Body piercing usually refers to the piercing of a part of the human body for the purpose of wearing jewelry in the opening created. Body piercing is a form of body modification. Some people practice piercing for religious or other cultural reasons, while many individuals, particularly in the modern West, choose to be pierced for spiritual, ornamental, or sexual reasons.

 

Evidence suggests that body piercing  including Nose and ear piercing has been practiced by peoples all over the world from ancient times. Mummified bodies with piercings have been discovered, including the oldest mummified body discovered to date, that of Otzi the iceman which was found in an Austrian glacier. This mummy had an ear piercing 7­11 mm in diameter.

 

Nose piercing and ear piercing are mentioned in the Bible. In Genesis 24:22, Abraham’s servant gave a nose ring and bracelets to Rebekah, wife of his son Isaac. In Exodus 32, Aaron makes the golden calf from melted earrings. Deuteronomy 15:12-17 dictates ear piercing as a mark of slavery.

Nose piercing was practiced among the nomadic Berber and Beja tribes of Africa, and the Bedouins of the Middle East, the size of the ring denotes the wealth of the family. It is given by the husband to his wife at the marriage, and is her security if she is divorced.

 

Nose piercing has been common in India since the 16th century. Nose piercing was bought to India in the 16th Century from the Middle East by the Moghul emperors. In India a stud (Phul) or a ring (Nath) is usually worn in the left nostril, It is sometimes joined to the ear by a chain, and in some places both nostrils are pierced. The left side is the most common to be pierced in India, because that is the spot associated in Ayuvedra (Indian medicine) with the female reproductive organs, the piercing is supposed to make childbirth easier and lessen period pain. Some women in India pierce their noses to induce a state of submissiveness. They claim this happens by proper placement in a marma or acupuncture point.

 

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Nose Piercing Using Laser

After cleaning the nose with betadine, laser beam can make a precise hole without any bleeding. We don\’t encourage this much, but if some one want to wear a diamond Nose stud, why not spend a bit on getting it done by laser?

 

 

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Complications of nose piercing

Both ear and nose piercing for decorative purposes are widely practiced the latter being particularly popular among Asian women.

Since Nose harbor Staphylococcal bacteria. It can lead to Perichonditis and necrosis of Nasal cartilage thus causing Alar collapse. The use of smaller butterfly clasps increases the risk .Maintaining hygiene must be more difficult in the nose, particularly as so many people are nasal carriers of staphylococci.

 

Stud placed through the lateral wall of the nose may penetrate the lateral

Nasal cartilages, with the possibility of inducing perichondritis and necrosis

of the cartilage. This might lead to  the nasal alar collapse