AboutBrian Skellie Expertise I can answer questions in regards to and not limited to: jewelry safety, specifically material, shape, proportion, and related issues; aseptic technique and sterilization as it applies to piercing safety; ethical issues of technique and bedside manner; the aftercare and recovery process for piercings.
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Tens of thousands of one on one client experiences. http://www.piercing.org/ Body jewelry design and safety expert: Member ASTM committee F04(www.astm.org)
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Research advisor and educator for the APP for over a decade(www.safepiercing.org) teaching advanced studio setup, sterilization and equipment management, freehand piercing, aseptic/sterile technique and much more.
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Expert: Brian Skellie Date: 6/16/2008 Subject: Thicker gauge ear jewelry
Question my ears are both gagged i bought a pair of earrings from hottopic and i thought that they were just earrings it turns out that they were gages and i want know what size they are i think there the smallest size but im not sure and i also want to know what the next size gage i should get thanks rae
Answer http://piercing.org/faq/stretching.html explains how to gently enlarge your piercing if you please. You'll need to measure the thickness if you want to know what size they are. The thickness may be marked on the packaging. Common ear posts are usually between 18g [1mm] and 16g [1.25mm] and thicker pieces would be 14g [1.65mm] then 12g [2mm]
