New Cartilage Piercing?!?

Question

I just got my cartilage pierced. They used a small kinda thick silver ring with a ball on it. I was just wondering... after it heals, will it leave a hole as thick as the ring? I wanted to also put in a stud possibly when it heals and if the holes that thick it won't fit.

Answer 1

Well first, did you get your cartilage pierced with a needle? It could be that your ear is gauged, after it heals you can just put a regular earring in it.

EDIT: Ok, since you got it done with a needle, it's probably gauged. If you want to put just a regular post earring in it, when it heals, it'll be fine, the hole will get smaller :) I had my cartilage gauged to a 14g and now I have a regular stud in it, and can't even get a 16g ring back in, cause it's gotten smaller.

Good luck!

Answer 2

it will be big, a 16g but you can still put a normal earring in after which is just one size down.

Answer 3

The hole is going to be as thick as the bar of the earring they pierced it with.

It shouldn't be too big that a stud wouldn't fit.

Wait two onths til you change it though.