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How to Measure a Banana Bar
How to measure a banana bar (curved barbell)
Curved barbells can be used in multiple body parts and therefore come in a huge range of sizes. It is important to know the correct size you need in order to maintain a healthy piercing otherwise it could migrate, take much longer to heal or just reject completely.
If you are using a curved barbell on a new piercing you should always allow room for swelling, this is the same with all piercings, your initial barbell will always be longer than necessary to allow for this …or it should be anyways. If there is no room for swelling it can cause problems and take far longer to heal than necessary.
Once your piercing is healed you may wish to downsize to a smaller bar, this is where it can be confusing as its easy to forget what size you already have meaning its tricky to work out what size you want next.
All of our piercings are measured internally, so on a curved barbell, whether it is a belly bar, eyebrow bar, or any curved barbell in between it is always the inside length that we display. Have a look at the picture below which better explains how the measurement is taken.
