Can you use a 16G needle to pierce nose?

Gauge Size

Most earlobe piercings are made with a 20G needle, as are some nose piercings. An 18G needle can be used for earlobe piercings, nose piercings, as well as some cartilage piercings (e.g. forward helix). … A 16G needle is used for most cartilage piercings, including the tragus, helix, rook, conch and daith.

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Also to know is, what size piercing do they pierce your nose with?

18 gauge

Keeping this in consideration, what is the standard nostril piercing size?

20 gauge

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