This Review Title is not surgical steel? and the content is: These were just what I wanted to keep my earring holes from growing back together; they have the thicker post and a very small ball so you don't feel them when you're sleeping.  BUT the listing says surgical steel, but nothing on the package does, and they irritate my ears.  So I think they are not really surgical steel..There are other information for this review, one is This reviewer did purchase it and the other is 6 people think this review is helpful.