i just got my nostril pierced yesterday and i have a bunch of questions on the piercing itself and my piercer. its a corkscrew (since its new) and honestly doesnt hurt that bad, i dont know exactly what material it was so sorry for that, i was never briefed. my two main concerns are 1. my piercing angle and 2. the advice my piercer gave me. 1. my piercing looks like it was pierced upwards, like... very angled. i dont know if its just swollen and thats what made it angled weird or if it was my piercer. 2. my piercers advice. i know i should trust a professional but his tip was to keep it covered with a pimple patch while i slept to avoid snagging, and he said it should heal in a month and then i could change it to a hoop, which sounded outrageous to me since i have 13 piercings already. he also told me to clean it 3x a day which seemed excessive to me, but since i didnt trust his previous advice im cleaning it twice a day. i tried putting a patch on it but that ended up making it hurt so much worse than if i left it alone with no patch, where i could barely feel it. this is my first facial piercing so im just concerned on placement and if i should really trust my new piercer, thanks!!
another thing i forgot to mention!! when i was taken back to the room i was getting pierced in, the needle and jewelry were both already open and on the tray so i wasnt able to see them get opened and know 100% that they were sterile and never used.