Ear Gauge Sizes In Mm

The smaller the number the larger the size.

Ear gauge sizes in mm. A 16 gauge ear plug measures about 1 2mm in diameter. The next size up 14 gauge measures about 1 6mm. 20g 0 8mm or 18g 1 0mm ear lobes.

If your ears were originally pierced with a gun which is the common practice at mall booths fashion stores or most general jewelers then they were most likely pierced at between 18g and 16g. 20g 0 8mm or 18g 1 0mm tragus. This chart also provides the conversions between gauges millimeters and inches so you can check between measurement types to be sure you are getting the right size gauge of plug.

Here s how it works with some example of sizing corresponding with the piercing. 20g 0 8mm or 18g 1 0mm helix. A 14g taper would be a good place to start stretching.

In fact it is as far as one can go in this business of ear gauging. Standard ear piercings are usually pierced at 20g or 18g. Gauge sizes go up or down depending on how you look at it in even numbers from there so the next largest size from an 18g is 16g then 14g then 12g.

A 12 gauge plug is 2mm in diameter and a 10 gauge plug measures 2 4mm and is twice as big as a 16 gauge plug. Some individuals have tried to stretch their piercings by using tapers of size 11 1 mm 7 16. On the other hand 00 g 10 mm or 3 8 gauged taper is normally used for a large jewelry.

Ear piercings that were done with a piercing gun are usually 18g or 20g. 1 inch gauge 25mm 1 1 8 28mm 1 5 32 29mm 1 1 4 32mm 1 3 8 35mm 1 7 16 36mm 1 1 2 38mm 1 5 8 41mm 1 11 16 42mm. The 0 gauge plug which measures 8mm in diameter is twice the size of the 6 gauge plug.

Gauge sizes are a little counterintuitive at first because they re literally backwards. Individuals opting for such huge ear gauging insert plastic rings or cylinders or diamond ear gauges in the piercing. 20g 0 8mm or 18g 1 0mm.

If you are just starting to stretch the bottom of the chart has the smallest sizes.