Carliage Piercing. Gauge size?

Question

Hi. I tries piecing my cartilage with a 18g needle and I was using a 18g ring. I know your suppose to put the ring behind the needle and pull it through but it didn't fit. Then i tried just putting the ring through the hole but I could find the exit hole.

So my question is what size needle do I need to put in my 18g jewelry.

Answer 1

An 18g should fit into an 18g. You can try a 16g if its still not working for you..

Answer 2

18g.  Either the needle or the jewelry you have isn't really an 18g.