Earlobe Stretching
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Wednesday September 10th, 2008 @ 7:54 AM
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I have read a couple of conflicting estimates of the largest gauge that one can stretch their earlobes to while keeping the option open of returning to the gauge originally pierced at; 2 gauge and 6 gauge (both on the BME wiki), which seems to be quite a difference. Before I start on my stretching voyage, I’d like to nail down the outer limits for the sake of being able to change my mind later.
Although I know the answer to this question is likely to vary from person to person, what is the largest gauge that the average person with healthily and safely stretched earlobes can go to and still be able to downsize all the way?
Thanks!
I’m afraid that is one of those ‘how long is a piece of string’ questions and the answer is ‘equal lengths from the centre’!
Seriously, it’s impossible to say. It varies greatly from person to person. Some people can stretch up to and beyond 10mm and have them shrink back down in no time. Others can go as far as 4mm and still have a noticeable hole there. My advice with regards to stretching? View it as a permanent modification. Earlobe reconstruction is painful and expensive.
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3 Responses to “Earlobe Stretching”
If it were me and I were very sure that I wanted to have the best chance of returning to a normal size later, I’d absolutely go with the smallest size recommended and hope for the best.
Hoping is all you can, because you can never be sure how your ears will shrink up, if at all. So perhaps the wiser thing might be to give stretching a miss until you feel more sure about the prospect of having them forever and pick another mod that isn’t so visible and permanent?
Starlick on September 10th, 2008 at 9:49 amThanks for the speedy response! I kind of figured as much. My tissue usually heals very quickly and easily, so I’m going to go to 6 g for now and see how I feel then about going larger. In any case, personally 6 g is small enough that I wouldn’t mind keeping them forever if need be (especially if I had nice jewelry). In any case, thanks again!
hrose21 on September 10th, 2008 at 10:26 pmI went up to a 13mm . And was told it wouldn’t go down…. it did.
syth on October 6th, 2008 at 12:22 pmLeave a Comment