Septum Piercing
This piercing type goes through the narrow strip of skin on the septum just before the cartilage starts. It works best on noses with wider septums, as more narrow septums may not provide much of a surface area for the piercing.
In this regard, can you get your septum pierced with a straight bar?
Technically yes but I would strongly recommend against it. First, septum piercings are typically done with a septum retainer. As a piece of jewelry it resembles a staple. You can wear it flipped up or down during the healing process, at which point it is replaced with the jewelry you like.
The septum is usually pierced at a 16 gauge and there is a wide variety of jewelry in that size. … This is an ideal piercing because of its ability to be hidden or flipped up into the nose, making a horseshoe, staple shaped, or curvy retainer a more desirable option.
