How do i go about putting in a 12g earing?

Question

i have a standard size piercing...i think its 16 or 18g. i just bought a 12g earing from the store and im not exactly sure how to put it in. is 12g too big to put in or should i just shove it throught he hole?

Answer 1

i think standard is 18,

so a 12 would hurt if you shoved it through

you can try though

numb it with ice first?

you dont have to go to a professional

because i stretch [or gauge as some call it] my ears by myself

Answer 2

first of all, it's a size too big. the next size you should go to is 14ga.

second of all, don't "dead stretch" (i.e forcing bigger jewelry in.) You need a taper and some lube. http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Taper

if you force it in, you'll meet problems like scar tissue that will affect your stretchings later in the future.

Answer 3

I went from 18 to 6.

Just shove it through.

And do it right before you go to bed, coz then it won't hurt anymore in the morning.

Answer 4

ok, i work at hot topic, and what we recomend to people is, when your in the tens, you can skip a size.  so you might wanna figure out where your at right now. you can try 12, but it might hurt for awhile.

Answer 5

I think you are supposed to slowly stretch it. I would go to a professional piercer and have them put it in.

Answer 6

Its called "stretching". Don't ever, ever, ever shove a larger stud into a smaller hole. It will cause scarring and could get infected. If you want to go to a smaller gauge, you need to start slow and move down. If you're an 18, wear a 16 for a few weeks, then down to a 14, and then to a 12 if that's your ultimate goal. People who stretch out piercings like that take quite a while to get to their ultimate size. Keep in mind that if you're doing something like the tongue, the size will fluctuate b/c the tongue is a muscle and will adjust to whatever size is in there (over a course of time). Something like the ear or other part, what you stretch to, is what it will be.