Ok, so I haven't gotten my ears pierced yet and have been looking at doing it for the sole purpose of later stretching them (I don't really like dangly type earrings, at least on me), so I'm wondering what size is safe to get the initial piercing at.
I know that getting the hole punched at a larger gauge will make it impossible to close back up without surgery. I read somewhere to start with 20-18 gauge, but I've heard of other getting 12g holes pierced right away. I also remember that I got my septum pierced with a 14g and later had to take it out and it healed up fine, though I don't exactly know how it looks since it's obviously in my nose.