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2. Body jewelry sizes - Wikipedia

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   Items of body piercing jewelry have an important common factor: the diameter of the part of the item of jewelry where it will rest in the piercing site. With the wearing of European-traditional kinds of earrings, that thickness is not an issue, because jewelry is made to use only thin wire for support, and the wearer need only have a narrow piercing hole to accommodate it.

3. Plug (jewellery) - Wikipedia

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   Inca men wore gold or silver plugs in the ears, which indicated their nobility. Their stretched piercings, which could reach the size of two inches, later inspired a Spanish nickname for the Inca people: orejones ("big ears"). [5] [6] Ivory earplugs have been used by the Hmong people. [7] Silver plugs, called rombin, are worn by Aka women. [8]

4. Stretching (body piercing) - Wikipedia

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   In North America, most stretching methods go up by a single even-sized gauge increment at a time. 0g (8 mm [4]), is generally considered to be "the point of no return": [5] a hole larger than this size will rarely close to a standard piercing size. Since each body is different, any stretched piercings, no matter the size, should be approached ...

5. Ring size - Wikipedia

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   Ring sizes can be measured physically by a paper, plastic, or metal ring sizer (as a gauge) or by measuring the inner diameter of a ring that already fits. Ring sticks are tools used to measure the inner size of a ring, and are typically made from plastic, delrin, wood, aluminium, or of multiple materials. Digital ring sticks can be used for ...

6. Nose piercing - Wikipedia

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   Large-gauge septum piercing Fulani woman with traditional nose ring and mouth tattooThe nasal septum is the cartilaginous dividing wall between the nostrils. Generally, the cartilage itself is not pierced, but rather the small gap between the cartilage and the bottom of the nose (sometimes called the "sweet spot" by piercers), typically at 16g (1.2 mm) although it is often stretched to a ...

7. Earring - Wikipedia

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   The gap is closed with a small bead that is held in place by the ring's tension. Larger gauge ball closure rings exhibit considerable tension, and may require ring expanding pliers for insertion and removal of the bead. Barbells – Barbells are composed of a thin, straight metal rod with a bead permanently fixed to one end. The other end is ...