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Plugs and Tunnels Round :
Gauge - measure the diameter of the plugs or tunnels at the middle of the wearing surface.
Wearing Surface Length Double Flared Plugs - measure from flare tip to flare tip.
Wearing Surface Length Single Flared Plugs - measure from O-ring to flare tip.
Wearing Surface Length Straight Plugs - measure from O-ring to O-ring.
Teardrops and Oval Plugs and Tunnels :
To get a quick idea of what gauge Teardrops and Ovals are measure top to bottom and then side to side. Add these measurements together and divide by 2 = gauge.
This method is quick and easy though it may be a millimeter or so out as it does not take into account the different shaped curves of Teardrops and Ovals.
To measure Teardrop and Oval plugs accurately you must measure the circumference of the wearing area.
As an example take a 3/4" teardrop plug [19mm] and a piece of string – run the string around the actual wearing area holding one end of the string and loop it around the wearing area.
Mark off with a pen where the string comes back around and meets the end.
Now measure the string’s length on a ruler and you have the circumference – a 3/4 [19mm] plug is 60mm in circumference for example.
Here is an easy to use Circumference Calculator so that you can check the size of any teardrop, oval, triangle, round plug etc by measuring the circumference. http://www.athropolis.com/popup/c-circ2.htm
Wearing Surface Area - measure flare tip to flare.
Spirals, Talons, Hooks, Ubolts, Tapers, Pinchers, Twists etc.
Gauge – measure at the largest part of any of these shaped organic body jewelry. The largest diameter is always where the jewelry is worn in the ear, septum etc
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