Okay, I’ve wanted a lip piercing for quite a while now and I’ve almost made the decision to just go for it, but I have one question. When the ring is removed, how noticeable is the hole? Is it as noticeable as an ear piercing? Is it as big? I’m sure while it is healing it will be red and all, but what about afterwords?

I had my nose pierced about two months ago. My summer job doesn’t allow me to have facial piercings, and will also require me to work 8-12 hours shifts, 5 days a week. A few weeks ago, I knocked the piercing out while showering and had to replace the ring. In the 5 hours I was ring-less, the hole healed itself slightly and had to be re-pierced. It hurt so bad I cried.
My question is- is there a way to keep a nose piercing from closing? Or is there an undetectable spacer I can use to hold the hole’s place while I’m working?
I love my piercing and I’d hate to lose it.
Any advice?

I would like to learn how to modify standard body piercing jewelry (captive bead rings, barbells, etc.) so that the removable component (such as the captive or threaded bead) can no longer be removed, resulting in permanently-installed rings and barbells. The idea of permanent earrings is mentioned on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_piercing#Permanent_earrings

There is a similar example of permanent piercings being used for chastity on the BME Encyclopedia:

http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Permanent_Piercing

I would like to know if there are any manufacturers of non-removable piercing jewelry or what methods would be most effective in converting standard jewelry without negatively affecting the piercing or the look of the jewelry itself.
While other body modifications such as transdermal implants tend to be harder to remove than standard piercings, I would like to know of ways that body piercing modifications can be made to be as permanent as tattoos.