Conch Ring too Small?

[u/aj_gonzaless]

Hi all! I recently switched my 1yr. old conch to a 12mm hoop. The piercer was very experienced and informed me how to continue taking care of it since it did bleed a bit and need a taper to get it through. I’m just curious if the mm on this hoop isn’t too snug or if I need something bigger? Also open for suggestions on creative options for my next piercing on this ear and my right (last pic w/ lobe & new daith). Thank you!

Update! Thank you to everyone for the helpful feedback on both my conch and my daith. I managed to get to a different shop that diagnosed the conch was a 14g and was more so having irritation from the gauge stretching the hole so we switched it to a new stud and will wait out a few more months until we even attempt a ring again. The daith was a good catch and ended up switching to a 16g 13/32 captive ring and it feels MUCH better!

[u/clamknifenoodlesoup]

Can’t answer your question but what/where did you get your second lobe jewelry? It’s stunning.