I got all my piercings done at the piercing shop rather than at the jewelery, meaning that my ears are done in 1.2mm.
Regular earring have pretty thin posts, I can even put two earring in the same hole, and if go toward larger ear pendants I start to worry about the cheese cutter effect (but may-be it’s just my anxiety).
Any idea why regular earring posts are so thin,? Is there any risks in switching between regular 0.8mm earring and piercing style 1.2 (or even 1.6)mm rings ?
What is the cheese cutter effect?
You can cut cheese with a wire. Imagine having a thin piece of metal through a hole in your ear with weight on it. Your lobe is the cheese the ear ring is the cutter.
Ah, like Clint Eastwood did to Mario Van Peebles in Heartbreak Ridge!