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Betweeen 4 and 6 mm. The most common is probably 5 mm.
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How long is a long tongue bar?
Each barbell is scaled to the size of the tongue to be pierced therefore there is no "actual size" barbell for tongues, this is why you need to have the piercing done by a professional body piercer who will scale and measure the tongue and place the correctly sized barbell into the piercing.
Can you talk after a tongue piercing?
Very carefully, depending on the size of the swelling.
How to find out the size of a tongue ring bar?
The barbell used is scaled to the tongue being pierced to ensure there is room for swelling and discharge. The professional body piercer will ensure that the right size bar is used and every tongue is different, there is no specific size (only a ball park guess nothing more). To find out how long your current jewellery is would involve you removing the barbell and measuring it with a ruler to know what size is in the piercing right now. If you do this be sure to use care in handling the jewellery and ensure the piercing is not contaminated by inserting dirty jewellery into the piercing.
What size gauge or mm is an average nose piercing?
For a standard nostril piercing, 18 g.
Is a 16G or a 14G tongue piercing bigger?
A 14G tongue piercing is bigger than a 16G tongue piercing. The "G" stands for gauge, with a higher number indicating a smaller diameter. Therefore, a 14G piercing is thicker than a 16G piercing.
Can you pierce a tongue with a 16 gauge needle and a 14 gauge piercing?
It's not recommended to pierce your tongue yourself as it can lead to complications like excessive bleeding, infection, or nerve damage. It's best to go to a professional piercer who will have the proper tools and expertise to safely perform the piercing. Typically, a 14 gauge needle is used to pierce the tongue for a standard tongue piercing.
What size is a tongue ring when pierced?
The size of the barbell depends solely on the size of the tongue being pierced and the selection is generally done by the professional body piercer at the time of the piercing. Be smart see a professional body piercer.
What size of bar is used for tongue piercing?
Generally a 14 gauge barbell, this may differ depending on preference.
Does your Tongue need to be big for a piercing?
There is no tongue size requirement for a tongue piercing. If you want your tongue WEBBING pierced, you have to have a certain type of anatomy (i.e. have to have a webbing that's there all the time, even when your tongue is at rest), but just a regular tongue piercing is possible on everyone. Your piercer will tell you your best/safest options for PLACEMENT (so you might not get it precisely where you wanted it on your tongue), but, as far as I know, everyone can get it done. Unless maybe you have overly huge veins and it was just too risky, but I'm just speculating there.
How long is the barbell ordinarily that is put in when you first get your tongue pierced?
That is based on the tongue size ( not all tongues are created equally ) the thicker the tongue the longer the barbell. This is to make room for swelling. Your professional body piercer will check your tongue and size you for the right barbell to do the job. Two weeks after the piercing is done the swelling will have eased off and a shorter barbell can be put into the piercing to avoid doing dental damage.
What size gauge or mm is an average nipple piercing?
Either 16ga or 14ga
Do you get to pick a bar or is it a certain one?
Depends on the piercing. For tongues, it's usually a metal bar of a small-medium size, though it also depends on the size of your tongue.
