Surgical Steel Filigree Tapers 14g – 10g

316LVM surgical steel N/A Lobes, lips, and more! Looking to stretch your piercings? Pair these Surgical Steel Filigree Tapers 14g - 10g with our to make sizing up a breeze! Not sure how to stretch safely? Learn more . A taper is a piece of jewelry that expands from your starting size to the next size up. It is extremely important while stretching with tapers to only go up one gauge at a time and wait for one to three months between stretches. Listen to your body: if it hurts you’re going too fast. It is also very important that the tapers are smooth and non-porous. Any nicks and ridges in the material can harbour bacteria, encouraging infection. These tapers are 316LVM surgical steel! This grade of steel is hypoallergenic because it is low carbon vacuum melted. This process sucks out the nickel from the metal. Since nickel is one of the most common causes of metal allergies, this steel is hypoallergenic. Please note: this process cannot remove all the nickel. As a result, a small number of people react to 316LVM surgical steel. Otherwise, 316LVM surgical steel is a great choice for people with Please stretch cartilage (nostril, upper ear piercings, tragus, etc) with tapers. Cartilage must be dermal punched for that stretched look. Show us what you chose to stretch with your Surgical Steel Filigree Tapers 14g - 10g with #BodyModsFamous on Instagram. We LOVE seeing our jewelry out in the real world. Finally, don't forget to follow us on and for updates on new jewelry, product info, sales, and more.