Ear Stretching Question..

speeDemon · #1 (**permalink**) May 05, 04

yeah i plan on getting these done.. but im just curious if they will heal properly when taken out.. i don't plan on getting something super huge..cause i don't see myself as a 70 year old man w/ holes in my ear.

and does anybody know how much it costs to get it done too?

i'll post up a pic later.

Kelster · #2 (**permalink**) May 05, 04

i haven't stretched my ears in awhile...heh i can't even remember if it cost anything (i think round 20), it might have been free :/

either way, they'll go back to normal if you stretch them properly and not too big...meaning don't rip the hole, wait a couple months between gages and keep it clean

i think i got 6 gages, i tried to go to 4 but after 4, 6 months - 1 year i still couldn't get my ears to stretch into a 4 so i gave up

Goat · #3 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

don't skip a guage or two when stretching. ex: 10g->8g->6->4g->2g->0g-> to custom. the idea is to stretch the earlobe, not scar.
also, i'd reccomned staying around a 6 or 4 guage if you ever want your ears to go back to normal whenever you decide to take 'em out.

Biscuit · #4 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

I used to have zeroG.... and mine won't go any smaller than a 6.... I left them out for 6 months.. wouldn't go any smaller.... meh I'm just a freak.. I know people that had massive holes and they shrunk down pretty small.

speeDemon · #5 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

whats considered to be a small size and a large size?

10g->8g->6->4g->2g->0g->

is 0g considered the largest? i just wanna make sure.

Goat · #6 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

10g is the biggest most peircers will start peircing you at. you work down to an 8 then a 6.

10 (small) 0g (big)
you can get a double 00, that's bigger than a zero. then you can get custom stuff.

*gorgeous* · #7 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

Ihad mine at an 8g last summer and they are back to normal now... it just take time to stretch it out... and then it goes back to normal...

At a tattoo shop in tacoma i saw this guy with custom rims in his ears they were huge... like over an inch in diameter... they were crazy but i dont think those are going back down to size any time soon...

Rhianna · #8 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

Ewww.........my friend Karl skipped from a 4 to a 0 and shit hit the fan. His ears are super gross and fucked now. Skipping sizes is wrong. I'm at a 4 now. They start to shrink if I leave them out over night.

ryantron · #9 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

ive seen people with holes so big its kind of scary. but i think a little one like in the picture would be insanely cool. i want one. ..or two...

speeDemon · #10 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goat

10 (small) 0g (big)
you can get a double 00, that's bigger than a zero. then you can get custom stuff.

if i customized something.. haha have mini spinners on my ears.. that would be kinda interesting.

whats the size in the picture i put up?

ooh.. and is it painful when they put it in?

InSoMnIaK* · #11 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

This is sweet since I have decided to strech my ears...thanks 4 all the info,

what is the best thing to use for streching, and were can you get them?

Coz · #12 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

The size in the picture looks about 2g which is where mine are now after being at an inch. It's a decent stretching pain type feeling. I got my left era pierced and proceeded to move up a size every few days. I luckily never ripped my lobes but they won't go any smaller without an autoplasty procedure which costs about $500 depending on the cosmetic surgeon. The procedure is basically making the healed skin raw and open again and carefully stitching up aiming for a proper shape.

speeDemon · #13 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

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Originally Posted by Coz

The size in the picture looks about 2g which is where mine are now after being at an inch. It's a decent stretching pain type feeling. I got my left era pierced and proceeded to move up a size every few days. I luckily never ripped my lobes but they won't go any smaller without an autoplasty procedure which costs about $500 depending on the cosmetic surgeon. The procedure is basically making the healed skin raw and open again and carefully stitching up aiming for a proper shape.

they could go back to normal w/o the surgery if u don't stretch them that big though right? ... and inch is pretty big.. i don't want it that size.. i wanted to get something small like in the picture.

Goat · #14 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

they have stretcher bobber things at a peircing place, but the best thing to use is regular tape, believe it or not. Just wrap a new layer around your peircing each day, your ear will gradually stretch around to accomodate more space being used.

i went from a 6g to a 2 guage, just shoved it through it was messy and not reccommended one bit.

the idea is to stretch the ear without breaking the skin. as soon as skin is broke your it creates scar tissue. too much scar tissue can lead to blocking of circulation and a lot of other really nasty side affects.

kAyB · #15 (**permalink**) May 06, 04

meh i started to stretch my own ears and then got em done to a 8 gage and then on feb 13th got em done to a 6 im thinkn of goin to a 4 now.. i loveee stretching my ears..

Bitchin · #16 (**permalink**) May 07, 04

arg.. I wanna strech mine again.. but I can't afford it :(

the jewerly is just too expensive! arg...

but carefull when straching.. blood is not a good thing.. but with skippin gages.. it really all depends on the person... I've streached my ears and skipped gages many times.. but I'm just an idiot.. ask max.. haha.

I dunno.. could say a lot on the shit.. but I dont feel like typing it out.. heh..

yeh.

which reminds me..
MAX.
I still have your 8 gage hoops.

jib monkey · #17 (**permalink**) May 07, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by speeDemon

yeah i plan on getting these done.. but im just curious if they will heal properly when taken out.. i don't plan on getting something super huge..cause i don't see myself as a 70 year old man w/ holes in my ear.

and does anybody know how much it costs to get it done too?

i'll post up a pic later.

go to africa i think it's about 3.5 cents canadian. i'm serious hehe

desiRAWR · #18 (**permalink**) May 08, 04

I went from the normal guage of 18 gu...straight to 10 gu > then 8 gu > then 6 guage. The 18-10 guage was a huge jump, but not so much...I got it done at a piercers and he stuck a metal taper with lubrication in my ear then the new jewellery. That cost quite a bit though...I think just over $100 for the jewellery and insertion.

Then I went back to get my 8 guage CBR's in and spent a fortune again, but I wish I hadn't because they went in SOOO easily. They just slid in.

I inserted my 6 guages in myself but that was a bit more of a struggle...but they went in and I had no problems with them.

My advice: Get a piercer to stretch them the first time and then do the rest yourself (expecially if you're going from 10-8 guage. not a huge difference). OR I believe there's a few places downtown who will charge you $100 or so the first time, and then $10 each time after that. Just check with a few places downtown.

ALSO: when you're inserting them yourself, use A LOT of lubrication something like KY that is water based. and finally, you can also use tapers to stretch your ears...they're the pointy things you can get at piercing places and kiosk with O-Rings to hold them into place. Just lubricate the ear and taper and try to push it further in each day or so (and then keep them in) They don't cost too much. Maybe $15 each.

Happy stretching!

tufflove · #19 (**permalink**) May 08, 04

ahh thats a pussy size if yer a boy

i hate plugs so annoyoing when ur making out "oh my god my earing"
ahh and there goes 75 dollers of metal.
specially when ur shrinking them like im TRYING to do

.muffy. · #20 (**permalink**) May 08, 04

I had 00 gauge up to like 4 months ago and now they're totally shrunken down to normal size. I just cant wear super heavy earrings

ppcock · #21 (**permalink**) May 08, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by speeDemon

yeah i plan on getting these done.. but im just curious if they will heal properly when taken out.. i don't plan on getting something super huge..cause i don't see myself as a 70 year old man w/ holes in my ear.

and does anybody know how much it costs to get it done too?

i'll post up a pic later.

unfortunetly my friend.. thats all cartiledge and it doesnt grow back.

jawa · #22 (**permalink**) May 08, 04

i had 2's in mine which i took out 3 years ago, and they shrank a little but i can still fit a 4 in them.

i think when i had it done you just paid for the jewelry, and traded it in everytime you want to stretch, if it was more expensive you'd just pay the difference. It may have changed now though.....