I love these earrings. I like the look of gauges but that wasn't actually the reason that I bought these. I hate how the backs of earrings poke you. Also my holes are very sensitive and usually get sore or irritated when I put normal earrings in. But these are absolutely perfect. I wanted something that I never have to take off and now I never do. I can sleep in them and they are super comfortable plus the surgical steel makes them so that my ears haven't gotten sore at all. I highly recommend these.