There is also an option to hide a nose piercing in the nostril without the use of a retainer. A small circle or square can be cut from bandage tape and placed over the piercing.
Similarly, can you take a nose ring out for work?
If removing your nose ring is absolutely necessary, keep it out for only a few minutes at first and gradually work up to longer intervals. Nose piercings that have not fully healed — healing takes at least one year — will most likely close up within a few minutes of the ring being removed.
Just so, do nose piercings look unprofessional?
In the arts field it’s seen as self-expression. And it’s just kind of universally excepted at this point in that field. However, if you’re in a corporate job, a nose ring may be considered slightly unprofessional.