You should use a taper. You can probably find these at a piercing studio. It is important to first stretch it to a 16 gauge, and then to a 14 gauge about a month later to prevent tearing.
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16 gauge is smaller than a 14 gauge. You can buy a stretcher and stretch the hole.
Most Industrials are generally done with your choice of either a 16 gauge or a 14 gauge.
I'm guessing 14 gauge.
It's not recommended to pierce your tongue yourself as it can lead to complications like excessive bleeding, infection, or nerve damage. It's best to go to a professional piercer who will have the proper tools and expertise to safely perform the piercing. Typically, a 14 gauge needle is used to pierce the tongue for a standard tongue piercing.
No. Let's understand the body before we go doing anything. Cartilage is not an elastic tissue like skin, it is a frame work that holds the tissue in place but doesn't stretch, it tears. You can not taper a 16g cartilage piercing to 14g without doing damage to the cartilage and the piercing. Regardless of what some folks will say, cartilage doesn't stretch like regular ear lobes do, so if you want a higher gauge you need to consider repiercing. You may be able to get a 14 into a 16 hole but it will be very sore and very painful in the long run, hardly worth the pain and effort.
A 14G tongue piercing is bigger than a 16G tongue piercing. The "G" stands for gauge, with a higher number indicating a smaller diameter. Therefore, a 14G piercing is thicker than a 16G piercing.
14g to 16g is normal for a male lip piercing, 16g to 18g is normal for a female lip piercing.
14's are pretty much standard for all piercings, but I would recommend a dermal punch with actually removes the tissue reducing other risks. If you plan on stretching punch it at the gauge you want to stretch to if not then you can have them punch it in any gauge you like. Never use anything below a 14 for migration and rejection reasons. I wouldn't really recommend a 14 either, but it is your choice.
It depends on where your piercing is, but usually you will get between a 14-18 gauge. (Smaller gauge = bigger hole)
Um, yes. Anytime you stretch a piercing it will hurt. Wait until it heals fully. Or, you can buy hollow needles, the kind used to tag cattle..(they are sterile) which is better. You shouldn't even do it yourself it could become infected.
Yes, as long as the gauge is correct for the tongue piercing - for example : nipple bar is 14 gauge - usual tongue piercing jewellery is 14 gauge and the length of the nipple bar is the correct length for the wearers tongue (this varies from person to person). Basically - if it fits - wear it!