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(Created page with "<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>A <b>Septum Retainer</b> is a piece of <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Jewelry" title="Jewelry">jewelry</a> for making a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Septum_piercing" title="Septum piercing">septum piercing</a> less visible (or not visible at all). The septum retainer was a <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a> innovation.<a class="exte...")
 
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<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>A <b>Septum Retainer</b> is a piece of <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Jewelry" title="Jewelry">jewelry</a> for making a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Septum_piercing" title="Septum piercing">septum piercing</a> less visible (or not visible at all). The septum retainer was a <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a> innovation.<a class="external autonumber" href="http://news.bmezine.com/2004/05/18/gauntlets-jewelry-design-legacy-running-the-gauntlet-by-jim-ward/" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>
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</p><p>There are two general kinds of septum retainers. There are staple-shaped ones that are made of either blackened <a href="/index.php?title=Niobium" title="Niobium">niobium</a> to be less visible or <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Stainless_steel" title="Stainless steel">stainless steel</a> (or occasionally <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Glass" title="Glass">glass</a>). Second, a variety of <a href="/index.php?title=Plug" title="Plug">plugs</a> may also be used as septum retainers. Typically, one would use a single-flare plug with an O-ring groove (also known as a bullet in reference to septum jewelry) or a double-grooved plug with O-rings. Septum wearers at larger gauges may find these plugs to be more practical as they are usually more readily available and may be more comfortable. At larger gauges, staple-shaped retainers may simply become uncomfortable/annoying for some wearers due to the size of the ends that are tucked inside the nostril.
'''Mineral oil''' (or liquid petrolatum) is actually a by-product of oil distillation, and is sometimes injected for long-term sculpting purposes.  Some people have experimented with injecting mineral oil in the same way as [[Saline injection|saline]] (temporary) or [[Silicone Injection|silicone]] (permanent) would be done. The results with mineral oil are usually permanent, but unpredictable, as well as having highly questionable medical safety. In addition, side effects have included cascading scarring. Mineral oil injection, while apparently plausible, is generally not recommended.
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Septum-retainers-1.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="101" src="/images/thumb/0/08/Septum-retainers-1.jpg/180px-Septum-retainers-1.jpg" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Septum-retainers-1.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Blackened niobium staple, stainless steel staple and stainless steel single-flare/bullet-type with O-ring</div></div></div>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Alternative_Names">Alternative Names</span></h2>
<dl><dt> Septum Keeper
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'''If you do this, you will probably need reconstructive surgery—we strongly urge you not to try this.'''


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[[File:Dangerous3.jpg|thumb|right|500px|"Mineral oil is neither bio-compatible nor is it absorbable. Instead, the body attempts to encapsulate it with a gigantic cascading mess of internal scar tissue. Repair is extremely difficult. Take a look at the picture below and ask yourself, 'wouldn't my life be better if I did my research?'"[http://news.bmezine.com/2008/02/04/impgrin-inflated-bmenews-publishers-ring/ [1]]]]
 
== External Links ==
Article at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil Wikipedia]

Latest revision as of 08:06, 17 September 2023

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Mineral oil (or liquid petrolatum) is actually a by-product of oil distillation, and is sometimes injected for long-term sculpting purposes. Some people have experimented with injecting mineral oil in the same way as saline (temporary) or silicone (permanent) would be done. The results with mineral oil are usually permanent, but unpredictable, as well as having highly questionable medical safety. In addition, side effects have included cascading scarring. Mineral oil injection, while apparently plausible, is generally not recommended.

If you do this, you will probably need reconstructive surgery—we strongly urge you not to try this.

"Mineral oil is neither bio-compatible nor is it absorbable. Instead, the body attempts to encapsulate it with a gigantic cascading mess of internal scar tissue. Repair is extremely difficult. Take a look at the picture below and ask yourself, 'wouldn't my life be better if I did my research?'"[1

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External Links

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