Well I got my ears pierced/gauged about 8-10 weeks ago at 14g's and I just bought some new ones in bulk. I bought 00g, 0g, 2g, 4g, 6g, 8g, 10g, 12g, 14g all for about 10$. Pretty sweet deal. Well I decided to put in the next size up in just to start making it bigger so I grabbed (what I thought to be the next size ) and tried to put it in but it was a little struggle. Well after I put both of them in I then realize I grabbed the 10g's instead of the 12g's. :/ Well I skipped an entire size and no wonder it was a little more painfull than I thought. lol. I think the highest size I'll ever go will be 1/2" gauges. So yea.... I would NEVER overdo it like some people do. I personally like gauging them. It's pretty sweet. Idk really how to explain it. lol