Tongue Ring Gauge Sizes

Most starter piercings are usually either 14 or 16 gauge although some may go as large as 12 or as small as 18.

Tongue ring gauge sizes.

We have everything you might need. If you need to know what gauge your own piercing jewelry is the best thing to do is go back and ask your piercer. What gauge is my piercing jewelry. Forbidden body jewelry 14g 16mm 5 8 inch flexible acrylic nipple or tongue ring barbell set plus free bonus barbell.

In other words it s the barbell s thickness. Unless you request something different most piercers have a standard size they prefer to use for starter jewelry. So a 12 gauge or 12g barbell is much thicker than a 20 gauge 20g barbell. That way the fistula hole where you were pierced will have time to thicken and strengthen which will make it easier to insert a barbell in a larger size later.

Don t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and show off this amazing piercing with colorful and intricately designed barbell ends. Tongue piercings for instance are generally done at 14 gauge with a 3 4 inch 19mm barbell which is later changed out to a shorter 5 8 inch 16mm barbell. The initial barbell is longer to allow room for swelling and aid in the healing process. Our tongue rings start at a size 18g and move to a 00g for your comfort.

Technically you can wear a straight barbell in any gauge in a tongue piercing but 14g is the standard size for tongue rings. Note that the thicker the barbell the lower the gauge size. 4 5 out of 5 stars 47.