Stretched Lobes causing problems

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Monday July 28th, 2008 @ 4:10 PM

Filed under: Ear

I have 4 lobe piercings in my left ear and have recently stretched my lower one to 1/2″. I have a 2mm second lobe, which since stretching my lower lobe last, it has swollen up and is scabby and crusty. I have been cleaning it with saline solution and putting a couple of drops tea tree oil on a couple of times a day (I find this helpful when healing my piericngs) but it doesn’t seem to be helping. I’ve noticed that the two holes are quite close to each other and the smaller one seems to be pushing towards the bigger one.

Should I take it out or leave it until and see if it calms down?

Michelle

While some people do have the anatomy to accommodate multiple stretched piercings in their lobes, many people do not.
If you remove you second hole, you may find it more comfortable to stretch your lower first hole. It’s very likely you’re compromising your circulation between the two of them and putting too much pressure on the piercing holes themselves.

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