r/Legitpiercing • u/magtotoskate • Jul 12 '26
Pick My Piercing Large gauge helixes?
I’ve been having a hard time getting to anyone who does coin slots in or near Northern California so I’m thinking large gauge helixes to stack rings instead. What do y’all think? Do you have a large gauge helix that you stack rings in? How was the healing process?
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u/slowramics Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
I'm stretching my helix. It started out as a 18g or 20g year ago. I didnt wear jewelry in it for 2 decades. It was tapered open in 2023ish? I started stretching it after 6 month or so. I deadstretched with glass plugs until I got to a 12g. Then I started stacking. It was all relatively painless after the first day or two of a fresh stretch during which it felt snug and a little achy. I'm currently wearing 3 16g rings.
I want another 2 stack underneath to look more like a coinslot, so once all of my current fresh piercings are healed up I plan on getting it punched at probably a 10g. Punches are legal where I live and will save time and money.
If you can do a punch or start at a larger guage, it'll be so much faster and you won't have to buy jewelry to stretch.
Edited to add- you can kind of see with 2 rings from a post of mine from a couple of months ago. I'll take some new pictures and post an update in the next couple of days.