When should I size up stretchers?
When should I size up stretchers?
It’s usually recommended that you go up one gauge at a time (expressed in measurements of 2) when moving to a larger piece of jewelry to avoid developing a blowout. Many people also recommend waiting 4 to 6 weeks before increasing sizes. The amount of time you need to wait may increase as your jewelry becomes larger.
How long does it take for an 8mm stretcher to close up?
Once it fits properly, go down another size until you reach the smallest gauge. Once you reach this point, your hole should be able to close on its own. This entire process usually takes at least 2 months. You can also help your ears along the road to healing by cleaning and massaging them with oils and moisturizers.
What size stretcher will go back to normal?
Most people can go between 2g (6mm) – 00g (10mm) and expect their ears to revert back to a normal piercing, after a few months of healing. If you don’t want stretched ears forever, be sure to stretch slowly and never skip sizes.
How do you use a gauge stretcher?
Insert the small end of the taper into your ear from the front. Hold your ear lobe gently with one hand and steadily push the taper in with the other hand. Don’t push the taper all the way through. Stop when the large end is even with the front of your ear so you can use the taper to guide the plug into your piercing.
How can I close my stretched ears without surgery?
Unless you’re intentionally stretching your earring holes with gauges, most people don’t want stretched earlobes. Unfortunately, once an earring hole has been stretched or torn, there is no way to repair the hole or tear without surgery.
Will your ear shrink back after stretching?
Lend An Ear “Regularly massaging the lobe with Vitamin E oil and other preparations can help repair scar tissue.” While this is an effective method in many cases, the ear will never completely return to normal. Many individuals will find, while the hole does shrink, it never completely closes.
How far can you gauge your ears before they won’t close?
2 – 0 gauge
There are a lot of different opinions on this topic, but the majority of professionals in the body modification industry recommend never going any larger than 2 – 0 gauge if you want your ears to totally close up where you can’t see through them.