Stretching/gauging ear piercings

Jul 22, 2012

Magan R.

I have mine gauged and I have made it all the way up to a 3/4 gauge which is big I must say that the easiest way for me to get them up to that point was to wear heavier gauges and it will naturally loosen to the next size and it becomes easier the bigger you go. The hard things is once you start it's nearly impossible to go back. You can go back to a smaller size gauge but not back to a normal size piercing after a certain point. I took mine out for 6 months and they only shrank back down to a 0 gauge. So my advice is to make 100% sure that what you want before you do it. 

Jul 22, 2012

Leslie W.

I am at a 4 gauge right now and I learned how to do it off the internet too. Basically, just take your time with it. People aren't kidding when they say to wait until your ears heal to move up to a new size. The first size that I started noticing pain was going to a 10 gauge. And you dont have to wait weeks until you get to a size 10. Just take them in and out every day, clean them, and push them in through the front and the back once they have stopped hurting. This is to prevent blow outs. Using lube while stretching my ears helped alot and doing it after i showered! And make sure not to buy double flared plugs until your ears are fully healed as they are harder to get in. Just stick to ones where the back comes off until you get to about a size 2. All and all, your ears will tell you when to go to the next size and you'll understand what i mean when you get to a bigger size. 

Jul 22, 2012

LeeAnn B.

I have recently decided to stretch/gauge the higher of the two of my ear piercings, I started with 14 gauge and in a few weeks will stretch to a 12gauge. Does anyone else have gauged ears? If so, what worked for you? What are things I should know or do? I have already researched online the basics and just was curious if there is any info I am missing?