Most people can go between 2g (6mm) – 00g (10mm) and expect their ears to revert back to a normal piercing, after a few months of healing. If you want don’t want stretched ears forever, be sure to stretch slowly and never skip sizes.
Secondly, is there a gauge size between 0 and 00?
To avoid damaging the ear lobe, it is necessary to use “half sizes” to keep the stretches at one millimeter increments. The half size between 2g and 0g is 7mm, also known as 1g. The half size between 0g and 00g is 9mm and is occasionally called 00g.
| Gauge | Millimeters(mm) | Inches |
|---|---|---|
| 0g | 8 mm | 5/16″ |
| 00g | 10 mm | 3/8″ |
| 11 mm | 7/16″ | |
| 12 mm | 1/2″ |
Also to know is, how do I know my ear gauge size?
What size ear gauge is the point of no return?
What the biggest size you can stretch your ears and still close up?
What size can I stretch up to without permanent damage? There are a lot of different opinions on this topic, but the majority of professionals in the body modification industry recommend never going any larger than 2 – 0 gauge if you want your ears to totally close up where you can‘t see through them.
How long does it take to stretch ears to 00?
roughly two years
Can I leave tapers in overnight?
If it’s too tight, what you’ll do is tear the skin off the inside of your hole. This is painful and incredibly unpleasant and bloody. Repeat until you get the taper all the way in. Leave it for at least a couple of hours, ideally overnight.
Will my 00 gauges close up?
Because your ear lobes have healed around the tunnel, plug, or taper you used to stretch the ear, your ears will never completely close. Keep in mind that your best expectation is to shrink the size of the holes. If you experienced tearing, infections, or blowouts, your ears may not shrink as much.
Which is bigger size 0 or 00?
Size zero or size 0 is a women’s clothing size in the US catalog sizes system. … Size 00 can be anywhere from 0.5 to 2 inches (1 to 5 cm) smaller than size 0.
How many mm is 00 gauge?
Gauge to Inches to Millimeters Conversion Chart
| Gauge | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | – | 8 |
| 00 | – | 10 |
| – | 7/16″ | 11 |
| – | 1/2″ | 13 |
What gauge is 16mm?
Size Conversion Chart
| Gauge | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| – | 9/16″ | 14mm |
| – | 5/8″ | 16mm |
| – | 3/4″ | 19mm |
| – | 7/8″ | 22mm |
What gauge size comes after 1 inch?
Convert Ear Gauge to mm and Inch
| Millimeters (mm) | Inches (“) |
|---|---|
| 22mm | 7/8″ |
| 24mm | 15/16″ |
| 25mm | 1“ |
| 26mm | 1.024″ |
What’s the smallest gauge size for ears?
What’s the smallest ear stretching size? Standard ear piercings are usually done at 20g or 18g for traditional earrings and that works out at roughly 1mm.
What size gauge is a normal earring?
18 g
