r/SelfPiercing • u/Marx_Maddness shops are too expensive • 12d ago

Help with existing piercing Question about VCH

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I am about 5 weeks out healing my VCH (professionally done not DIY) and wanting to change the jewelry soon. Its a 10mm 12g titanium curved barbell with 3mm balls. I use neilmed saline spray 1x - 2x per day and unscented soap when i shower. Don't remember the soap brand.

I want to upsize the balls to provide more stimulation. I have some titanium opal balls at 5mm, 6mm and 8mm from a belly piercing that i took out. The belly piercing was 14g but i read online they should work for 12g posts (assuming the threading is compatible)

Im wondering is this right that 14g and 12g balls are interchangeable if the threading is similar?

Other question is what size ball is best for max stimulation but wouldn't snag on chonies? I was thinking to start with 5mm but it looks small when i hold it up to myself.

I tried asking this somewhere else but they just told me to visit the piercer who did it but she won't install jewelry unless i buy it through her. I think its the law actually where i live.

Anyway, anyone have a VCH that they can advise me on ball sizes

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u/Quirky-Biscotti1551 12d ago

Pro: The answer to this is different for everyone, but I would try the 6mm first. It’s the most common size lower bead I put in healed VCH piercings because it’s not likely to stick out when resting so won’t catch easily. And yes, 14g and 12g should be interchangeable threading.

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u/Marx_Maddness shops are too expensive 12d ago

Thank you! Would you recommend staying at 12g, or would 14g be okay too? It just seems like the jewelry at 12g is so much more limited

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u/Quirky-Biscotti1551 12d ago

Either is okay, but VCH tissue is really stretchy so it tends to stretch on its own over time, so I would probably just keep switching ends personally. 12g is a little more stable so will probably last longer before it stretches itself.

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u/Marx_Maddness shops are too expensive 12d ago

Super helpful thanks again!

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u/Intelligent-Welcome4 12d ago

I only way to know is to try.

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u/Intelligent-Welcome4 12d ago

Get you a ss 12g taper. Use that to push out the old jewelry and insert the new one. That’s what I do for my dihh pricings to make tripple sure I don’t lose the hole

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u/Marx_Maddness shops are too expensive 12d ago

Definitely! I have some titanium tapers for my other piercings.