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Oumo Jewelry / Piercing Academy
Measure your
hoop size.
Measure a hoop you own, or explore a fit estimate before choosing one.
01 / I DON’T HAVE A HOOP
Explore a fit estimate.
See a paper-strip example on one fully healed lobe. The result is an approximate distance to discuss with your piercer — not an exact hoop inner diameter.
THE HEALED-LOBE EXAMPLE
Observe. Mark.
Then compare.
- 01
Start with the placement
The example shows a fully healed lower lobe. Placement, angle and tissue thickness affect the fit. Other ear positions need their own assessment.
- 02
Estimate the distance
Without pulling or stretching the ear, the demonstration compares the piercing position with the lower edge of the lobe. Keep paper and tools outside the piercing channel; make the pen mark away from the ear.
- 03
Read the marked strip
Compare the mark with millimeter ruler markings. Record it as an estimate. Jewelry shape, thickness and the clearance you want still need to be considered.
An estimate to discuss.
This does not automatically give you a size to buy. Ask a qualified piercer to confirm a suitable fit, especially for another placement or an uncertain measurement.
Review preview · Existing video
Video review notes
The existing video’s on-screen wording still links the paper distance directly to a size choice and generalizes to other rings. Those captions need revision; audio and professional sizing review remain open. This player is for local review only.
THE EXISTING VISUAL GUIDE
Follow the picture.
Keep the context.
This original graphic helps review the paper-strip sequence. Its multiple ear positions and numbered jewelry examples need revision before it becomes a customer-facing sizing guide.
What needs updating in this image?
Separate the illustrated ear positions from the single healed-lobe video example. Remove implied universal matches between a paper distance and jewelry diameter, and label all numbers as examples.
For a new or healing piercing
Ask a qualified piercer to assess your fit. Do not use this estimate to size jewelry for a new, healing, swollen or painful piercing.
02 / I HAVE A HOOP
Measure the jewelry itself.
Use a hoop that is already off the body. Your result is its inner diameter, not a measurement of your ear.
The measurement walkthrough
Follow the
inside edges.
Choose a step to see the illustration.
Lay the hoop flat
Place the hoop on a flat surface beside a millimeter ruler. This illustration measures the jewelry itself.
Read the inside edges
Align the ruler across the center of the opening, from one inner edge to the opposite inner edge.
Record the measurement
Record the inner diameter in millimeters. This describes the hoop; it does not determine the size your piercing needs.
Know what you are measuring
A measurement.
Then a fit decision.
Inner diameter or outer diameter?
Inner diameter describes the opening inside the hoop. The outside measurement includes the metal on both sides.
Does this tell me which size to buy?
It describes the hoop you measured. Your piercing placement and individual fit still need to be considered separately.
What if I do not have a hoop to measure?
Choose “I don’t have a hoop” above for a separate healed-lobe example. It gives a rough estimate to discuss with your piercer, not a guaranteed jewelry size.
Put the dimensions in context.
Explore gauge, post length and placement references.
