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Are you brave enough to try Gen Z's hot new fad? TikTokers go wild for 'rhino piercings' that stick a needle through the ball of your nose to look like the endangered species - but the procedure is 'extremely painful'
Gen Z's newest fashion trend may be its most outlandish yet - piercings in the style of an endangered animal.
So-called 'rhino piercings' are a vertical piercing through the ball of the nose, which adds a little bit of bling to the bottom and the top of the cartilage.
The procedure, which is also called a vertical nasal tip piercing, has garnered 184.2 million views on TikTok - with people both gushing and wincing over the look.
But the procedure is not for the faint hearted. It involves inserting the piercing needle vertically through the very tip of the nose to create two adjourning points - one at the tip and one just below the ball of the nose.
The piercing is warned to be 'very painful', which can use either a straight or curved needle to produce the desired piece through the middle. Because of the location and its sensitivity, the procedure requires a skilled piercer and has previously been very uncommon.
Pictured: the latest viral rhino piercing. The wince-worthy procedure is also called a vertical nasal tip piercing and has grown in popularity, gathering 184.2 million views on TikTok
One creator, who goes by the username @rainlalin, took to the app to explain their personal experience getting the painful looking piercing. The said the experience 'hurt a bit' though professionals warn the sensitivity of the area can make it painful to pierce
While once it might have been all the craze to adorn barbells in belly buttons, nostril piercings - even the trendy nipple piercing remains popular - the latest jewellery trend is possibly even more toe-curling.
One creator, who goes by the username @rainlalin, took to the app to explain their personal experience getting the painful piercing.
The video, which has amassed nearly half a million views, said that it 'hurt a bit when I got it done,' but that they no longer experiences pain now it has healed.
Explaining where the piercing is made, they said: 'It is through the tip of the nose and the cartilage,' and that the jewellery was a 16 gram 6mm barbell, one that is similar the those usually used for eyebrow piercings.
The TikToker said it took around six months for the piercing to heal since it went through cartilage which often has a longer recovery period.
Users online were divided over the strange-looking ornament with some hailing it as a 'dream piercing' while others worry the procedure looks 'so painful'.
One positive onlooker wrote: 'I've only ever seen rhino piercings in pictures, I've never actually seen someone with one. I think they look really cool, and it really fits you.'
Despite it's recent popularity online, the rhino piercing hasn't previously been common though the nostril piercing is one of the most popular in the world, according to Piercing Mania.
The nostril piercing has long been popular among Gen Z and involves placing jewellery into the softer flesh below the cartilage separating your nostrils
The classic nostril piercing has itself become more extreme in recent years with several opting for the Nassallang, aka two symmetrical nostril studs worn on both sides of the nose.
Equally, where septum piercings - which reaches through the fleshy part of skin in-between the two nostrils - were once considered archetypal of the 'punk' look but nowadays have become commonplace for Gen Z.
The likes of Rihanna, Florence Pugh, Bella Thorne, and Willow Smith, have all made the sight of a septum piercing part of the new normal.
Among some of the stranger cousins of the nose piercing, is the the Austin Bar, which similarly to the rhino, focuses on the ball of the nose with the exception of the incisions coming horizontally rather than vertically.
Another nose tip based piercing is the septril a ball is worn directly between the two nostrils, under the septum.
Viewers took to the comments to share their admiration for the bold look with one calling it their 'favourite piercing'
Another TikToker with the piercing. Despite it's recent popularity online, the rhino piercing hasn't previously been common though the nostril piercing is one of the most popular in the world, according to Piercing Mania
One social media user uploaded a video of them receiving the procedure which, due to it's sensitive location, requires the work of a skilled professional
The classic nostril piercing has itself become more extreme in recent years with several opting for the Nassallang (pictured), aka two symmetrical nostril studs worn on both sides of the nose
Pictured: the septril piercing. It is worn directly between the two nostrils, under the septum and also promises extreme pain
Last year, one Australian professional piercer took to TikTok to list the piercings they would never do including dimples and dermal piercings which terrifyingly have no exit point.
Marie Hilellis, owner of Alter Ego Studios in Sydney, Australia, shared the list on her TikTok.
First on the list is dermal piercings. These are piercings which have no exit point unlike normal piercings, and are known to be more prone to infection that other types of piercing.
This is also known as rejection, and causes the piercing hole to go red, swell up, itch, or shrink, she explained.
Snake eyes' piercings were second on the list. They go horizontally through the tongue and are problematic because they can damage your teeth and gums.
Dimple piercings were next, and these are known to struggle to heal, as was testified by one TikTok user.
They commented: 'As someone with dimple piercings, I respect this. Most people can't care for them properly.'
Multiple other commenters also referenced the risk of severing saliva glands when getting a dimple piercing.
Last on Marie's list were snug piercings. These go through the cartilage on the outer ridge of the ear, and Marie posted a second video on her account, piercingsby_marie, explaining why she does not offer them.
She said: 'Snug piercings are really hard to heal.
'In the last five years that I've been a piercer I've only seen one or two fully healed.'
She also pointed out that most people do not have the appropriate anatomy - enough tissue in that area, and right ear shape - to get one safely.
'I don't like offering piercings that are not going to heal well, or going to be really difficult for the client,' she added.