Can you pierce your belly button with a 16 gauge needle?

16 Gauge Belly Rings. … A standard Belly Piercing is done with a 14 gauge needle, but some girls switch to a 16 Gauge Belly Button Ring once their belly button piercing has healed so they can wear smaller delicate jewelry.

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In this regard, what gauge are most belly button piercings?

14 Gauge

Consequently, what size needle is used for piercings? Gauge Size
GAUGE COMMON PIERCINGS
20G (0.81mm) Most earlobe piercings are made with a 20G needle, as are some nose piercings.
18G (1.0mm) An 18G needle can be used for earlobe piercings, nose piercings, as well as some cartilage piercings (e.g. forward helix). 18G earrings are great for many healed cartilage piercings.

Moreover, can you put a 16g in a 14g piercing?

Yes all day you can. However, the 16g post is thinner than the 14g. Downsizing is not an issue unless you‘ve got a large collection of 14g jewelry that you wish to wear again. Downsizing to 16g is safe as long as it is healed.

Can I pierce my belly button with a safety pin?

Using a sewing needle, safety pin or piercing gun to pierce your belly button is a bad idea, as these items are unsafe and will not produce good results.

Can you put a 16g earring in an 18G hole?

If I pierce with a 16g needle, can I use 18g jewelry? Yes you can, in fact that’s typically what a piercer will do, especially with cartilage piercings. They pierce with a gauge size bigger than the actual jewelry. It allows room for swelling and placing the jewelry.

Can you get a belly piercing if your fat?

Your size: Overweight people can get this piercing if they want, but it’s not recommended if your navel becomes covered over by skin and fat when you sit. That can suffocate the piercing and build up more sweat, which makes healing more difficult and is a breeding ground for bacteria.

Do you have to have a flat stomach to get a belly button piercing?

It’s not a matter of can/can‘t, but rather should/shouldn’t. The shape of the navel doesn’t matter too much, any navel can be pierced if there is enough tissue depth to the skin available above or below the navel.

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