Septum Ring Gauge Sizes

Diameter and lengths vary depending on anatomy and placement but usually a 5 16 will give you a slightly more snug fit and 3 8 a slightly.

Septum ring gauge sizes.

Tulsa body jewelry stocks a wide selection of septum jewelry made from stainless steel titanium handblown glass wood shell bone horn and solid 14k gold. 16 gauge 1 3mm 18 gauge 1mm. Stainless cz pear drop hinged ring. Most starter piercings are usually either 14 or 16 gauge although some may go as large as 12 or as small as 18.

Otherwise septum stretching is always an option. Pata pata jewelry is a boutique studio shop that was created to bring the love and passion of doron for unique style and self expression. Note that the thicker the barbell the lower the gauge size. 20 gauge 0 8mm.

The nose piercing is one of the fastest and most adaptable piercings and will adapt to whichever size gauge you put in it. 1 0mm thick or size up to 14 gauge approx. If you need to know what gauge your own piercing jewelry is the best thing to do is go back and ask your piercer. Gauges thickness of the post.

In other words it s the barbell s thickness. If you have an 18g piercing you can wear 20g nose studs nose screws or nose rings as well and your piercing will adapt. 22 gauge 0 6mm. 14g is also a popular size.

Many people stretch septum piercings to much larger sizes after they re healed but it s less common for people to start with a heavier gauge. What gauge is my piercing jewelry. Each one is made out of high quality nickel free materials. So a 12 gauge or 12g barbell is much thicker than a 20 gauge 20g barbell.

Unless you request something different most piercers have a standard size they prefer to use for starter jewelry. Check with your piercer if you want to start at a larger size. Shop all of my designs here. The standard size for a septum piercing is 16 gauge and 14 gauge.

The gauge size of your piercing is the thickness of the bar that goes through your piercing. Doron owner and designer at pata pata jewelry is a professional goldsmith specializes in quality custom handmade septum rings nose rings and nose studs cartilage earrings tragus and daith jewelry. We ve covered a few surface piercings throughout this article so bear in mind these. The size of the jewelry and the balls on the ends could affect your ability to breathe through your nose when you do that though so that s something to keep in mind.

18g and 16g are the two most common starting septum ring sizes. 16g 5 16 14. While 16g is the typical starter gauge some people choose to size down to 18 gauge approx. The best thing about a how to tell what size gauge your septum piercing and the pretty septum jewelry that comes with it is the fact that unlike a tattoo it is not permanent and does not leave much of a trace if you decide to take the ring out for good.