14 gauge
One may also ask, can I put a 14G in a 16G piercing?
14g jewelry is larger than 16g jewelry, but you might be able to fit it. Yes, you can stretch you piercing to a 14g just make sure that the jewelry that you’re buying is suitable for a freshly stretching piercing. … It would just irritate the piercing even if it is fully healed.
GAUGE | COMMON PIERCINGS |
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16G (1.2mm) | A 16G needle is used for most cartilage piercings, including the tragus, helix, rook, conch and daith. |
In respect to this, can I put a 16 gauge in a 18 gauge hole cartilage?
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.