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  • 07-08-2009 4:48pm
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    IWishh
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    I got the top of my ear and my tragus pierced a while back and I'm looking online to buy some cool jewellery for it (since in the shops its all fairly basic).
    Except on the websites they ask for what size of piercing and I have absolutely no idea.

    Does anyone know what the typical size is of the piercing they leave in just after getting it done?


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    Raze_them_all
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    usually a 1.2 or a 1.6 which are a 16/14 guage.


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    IWishh
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    Thanks a million!
    And would a 6mm be for the tragus, and a 10/12mm for a top of the ear?


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    Raze_them_all
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    1.6 and 1.2mm. 6 mm is quite a dectent hole!!
    It depends it's measurs in thickness, but usually the trag is the 1.2 and the cartilage is 1.6 best thing to do is just ask the person who pierced it :)


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    IWishh
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    This is the list of sizes I was looking at on the right that had me very :confused:
    http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/online_store/blackline_ball_closure_ring_with_hematite_ball_2933140.cfm


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    Raze_them_all
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    Well guages is how thick the ring is, and internal diameter is how wide it is.


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    Dragonz_Rawr
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    Tragus is normally pierced at 1.2mm - you would need either a 6mm or 8mm bar or ring.

    Helix is normally pierced at 1.6mm and again you will probably need either a 6mm or 8mm bar or ring.

    It depends on how 'snug' you like your jewellery to be...and whether you are prone to them playing up and swelling a bit. Mine are normally pretty good so I generally buy 6mm, but I keep a couple of 8mm bars and rings in different guages in case they start to play up - just to give them a bit of space.


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