What is the standard size of a Monroe piercing?

What is the standard size of a Monroe piercing?

What Gauge Are Monroe Piercings? The standard gauge for a Monroe piercing is 16-gauge, and the typical lengths are 1/4”, 5/16”, and 3/8”. After the piercing area has healed, you will generally move on to piercing jewelry with a smaller post.

What is the smallest size Monroe piercing?

The two most common lengths for monroe jewelry are 5/16″ (8mm) and 3/8″ (10mm), but there are definitely people who have thinner or thicker flesh in this area and need a slightly shorter or longer size. For these individuals, jewelry as small as 1/4″ (6mm) or as large as 1/2″ (12mm) is available.

What size bar do I need for a Monroe piercing?

As for madonna/monroe and labret piercings, 1,2mm(16G) is the standard and most common gauge size. It’s also the size that is generally used as first piercing jewel during healing.

How do I know what size my lip piercing is?

To find out the best internal diameter you should measure from the piercing hole to the edge of your lip / ear / nose. The length measurement refers to the length of the jewelry bar. Not the length of the whole product. The length of the barbell is measured as the distance between the two balls at either end.

Is a 14G or 16G bigger?

So higher numbers (like 16 gauge) are thinner than smaller numbers (like a 6 gauge). When discussing gauges, references to a “larger gauge” means bigger around, not a bigger number. That is to say that if you’re told that you need a larger gauge than 14, you need to look at 12 or 10 which are wider, not at 16.

How many mm should a lip ring be?

The standard gauge for a lip piercing can be either 1.2mm or 1.6mm and the majority of our lip jewellery is offered in both gauge sizes.

Is 14G or 16G bigger?

Small gauges will have a thinner bar but a larger number (like 20G), and large gauges will have a thicker bar but a smaller number (like 14G)….Body Piercing Standard Gauges:

What diameter should a lip ring be?

The two most common diameters for the lip piercing are a 3/8″ and 7/16″. After the first three or four weeks you will be able to downsize the jewelry to smaller length that fits closer to the piercing. The swelling usually occurs in the first two weeks after having the piercing done.

How do I know if my piercing is 14G or 16G?