I bought this to replace my ball back jewelry and it doesn’t disappoint. Super comfortable, doesn’t hurt when laying on it. The inner post is very tiny though, and for me was hard to thread without help.I ordered the 18 G jewlery in Silver.I was under the impression it would be a lot smaller, but still, it's a nice size!I wanted to put on a flat back since the jewlery I was given when I first got pierced moved around a lot. The piercer bent the jewlery twice to allow for room for bumps and so it wouldn't fall out, but it was creating more bumps by moving.I was hesitant since there was only one photo review and i don't order off amazon when there isn't enough photographic reviews, but I'm glad I listened to the one person who uploaded photos.When I FINALLY was able to remove the jewlery my piercer put in, I used it to guide the bottom part of the jewlery up. Then I pushed the part with the snake into the flatback piece. I made sure it was tight and it felt SO comfortable.The snake bit is bent a bit so it sticks to the bottom part. The bottom part is what has the gauge measurement, by the way.I will be ordering another for my second nostril piercing!I hope this review helped! If you are on the fence about this listing (as I saw other sellers also sold this buy had negative reviews) definitely order from this one!This is so incredibly tiny that it just looks like a squiggly line.so cute, fits perfectly, It was a lot less complicated putting it in as I imagined. The bar is perfect size and doesn't get stuck in my hair and is so comfy.so pretty fits just right and hasn’t tarnished at all since i put it on a couple months agoCassé