Piercing Studs
From BMEzine Encyclopedia
Piercing studs are not suitable body jewelry. Independent of the risks generally associated with piercing guns, piercing studs themselves are simply not acceptable as body jewelry for two primary reasons:
Length - Ear piercing studs are simply not very long. They were designed for ear piercings, and most body piercings pass through more tissue. Thus, using a piercing stud compresses and damages the tissue, making it much harder to heal.
Gauge - Piercing studs are typically 18ga or 16ga, which is too small to safely do most body piercing (and is commonly considered too small for lobe piercings as well).
There are of course a handful of related issues, primarily related to the piercing gun, not the stud. For more information on this read the piercing gun risks entry.
