Now you can wear a plug available from 3 to 12 mm (8 gauge to 1/2") without an ear gauge. To wear this jewelry, you only need to have a regular piercing of 16g (1.2 mm). The bar is 1/4" (6 mm) long, so it fits most ears. It has an o-ring on each side, just like regular plugs. 

If you haven't decided on stretching or gauging your ear piercing yet, and you want to try and see how it looks on you, you can do it now. 

The fake plugs are available in four beautiful colors thanks to an anodizing process. That means that the colors are actually the metal's, so you shouldn't worry about a coating that may harm your body.