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Assuming your lip was pierced at 18g and you want to stretch it to 16g, you must first wait the healing time suggested by your piercer. Then, wait a few more months and buy a piece of 16g jewelry and see if it will fit into your lip painlessly and without resistance. If it does, then you have stretched successfully! If not, wait another month and repeat.
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If you have an 18 gauge for a lip piercing when you switch it out can you use a 16 gauge instead?
Yes, but you would be streching the hole, like people stretch their ears.
How do you stretch an 18 gauge piercing to a 14 gauge one?
You should use a taper. You can probably find these at a piercing studio. It is important to first stretch it to a 16 gauge, and then to a 14 gauge about a month later to prevent tearing.
How can you get your lip from a 16 gauge to a 14 gauge 16 gauge is smaller than 14 gauge right?
16 gauge is smaller than a 14 gauge. You can buy a stretcher and stretch the hole.
What is the normal gauge for a belly button piercing?
Most piercings are pierced with a 16 gauge needle, but if you want to stretch it, I wouldn't go any larger than a 10.
What Is tom Kaulitz' lip piercing?
Most lip rings are 14 or 16 gauges. I'd say 16. My friend has one that looks to be the same size, and it's a 16.
Are 16 gauge needles the same size as 16 gauge piercing?
yes
What gauge hoop do they use to pierce your lip?
A 16 gauge or 14 gauge are the most common for lip piercings.
Is a size 16 gauge the same thing as a regular ear piercing hole?
It is normal for a lobe piercing to be 16 or 18 gauge... but it is normally 18. A 16 gauge is normally used for tragus piercings :)
What is the legal age for a lip piercing in Wisconsin?
16 with a parent
Do you have to have a big needle to get a big hole for your Monroe piercing?
Whenever you go in for a Monroe piercing, the piercer will take a needle, usually either a 18-16 gauge, and pierce your lip with that. It doesn't leave a big hole at all. But, if you want to gauge your Monroe, then you could have the piercer pierce with a bigger gauged needle, or just gauge it out yourself.
How do you get a 16 gauge earring in a 18 gauge piercing?
Use a taper or have a shop taper it out.
How big is a normal ear piercing?
18-16 Gauge
