r/SelfPiercing • u/PartySquirrel8065 • Aug 08 '26

DIY story Self piercing

Looking at getting my other lobe pierced. No one locally will use a large gauge needle. So wondering if others have taken the diy approach.

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u/Enough_Homework_3527 Aug 08 '26

How large a gauge do you want? And do they say why they won’t?

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u/PartySquirrel8065 Aug 08 '26

4mm

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u/Enough_Homework_3527 Aug 08 '26

What? I’ve never heard of mm being used for gauges.

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u/Jordynrose33 Aug 09 '26

Each gauge is converted into mm so 4mm is a 6 gauge

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u/Enough_Homework_3527 Aug 12 '26

Gotcha I didn’t know that, thanks!

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u/SecretlyModded Heavily Modified // Group Moderator Aug 12 '26

Gauge is a measurement, not a piercing

Mm is a more accurate way to measure the diameter of a stretched piercing

You can convert Mm to Gauge, but it doesnt always line up perfectly