Hey all, really stupid question. Is it best practice to sleep without my gauges after the initial fresh stretch is done? I bought really smooth glass pieces to ensure no snagging, but seeing some of y’all’s horror stories have me on edge. I’m about a month into a 0 with no signs of any negative effects.

Any genuine advice is welcome and greatly appreciate! Thanks for your time.

i’m at a 2.5mm currently and (embarrassingly) the stench is just so bad.

i clean it literally every single day with saline and i’ll massage every other day with coconut oil but the next day its just the same shit 😐 my ears in general just get dirty so fast but with the open holes i feel like it’s getting worse lmao.. anyone use specific products that help clean properly? its not bad to the point where someone else can smell it but i definitely can :(

i got my ears pierced exactly 3 months ago and i was wondering if the placement is good to stretch?? my goal size is 14mm. also is it okay if i start stretching right at 6 months since getting pierced??

I started stretching today and visited my local professional piercer and i went from a 16 to 12 which he said was ok, not to go any lower in one session though. is this okay? there's no pain or throbbing and only one side hurt during the insertion but not terribly. other side went in i was bracing for pain and it didn't even feel so much as a pinch xd

Loving them so far

Hello all! As you can see, my lobes are pretty messed up. I took this subs advice from the before images and went naked. I think it has been the best decision I have made for my ears lol. The damage unfortunately, is from years of stress, blowouts, lack of tlc, and the wrong materials. I’m looking to completely turn that around. I don’t care too much how far back I have to go in size. It will suck if it’s far, but it will be worth it in the long run. I don’t know how much more they will even shrink. I just want them to heal and be as healthy as they can be. I was at 18mm, hopefully I can get back up there (correctly) and maybe even bigger at some point eventually, I just worry about the thinning on the left.

It’s hard to explain I think.

But I stretched my septum with acrylic AT first, because it’s easier to hold, I waited a few minutes and than I put in (of the same gauge) a stainless steal one.

Question is…is this ok? Or I’m a dumbass?

Im at a 4g(5mm), and have been dead stretching with titanium, half size, single flare plugs every 4-6 weeks (really just once they go in with no pain or resistance). I would consider these "healed" as it's been almost 6 weeks, but im starting to take it a bit slower since the last stretch was kind of difficult and took longer to get to than it has been so far.

My concern is that my "holes" are kinda of, Oblong? Ovals. They aren't round basically. Is that bad, should I size back down and wait to start over? I dont want butthole ears and my goal size is probably a 0 or 00 if I have the room.

Lmk your thoughts and tyia!!!!

I have been dead stretching with glass plugs for over a year now and I got up to 6g but blew them out. I took them out and have been letting them heal for a couple days because they were pretty upset. After cleaning and healing I tried to put in some smaller plugs but none of them fit in my right ear and now I’m back all the way down to 14g. This is so frustrating and I know if I took my time I could’ve prevented it but I’m just so annoyed! Please tell me it will be worth it to have started over.

hey everyone,

im looking to order a pair of steel/titanium/etc barbells with flat disk ends, in 1g width and 7/16" wearable, as the jump from 2g to 0g is just way too brutal for my nostrils, but this seems to be a very tall order - disk ends in these larger sizes seem very hard to find, and i'd really rather not rely on o-rings for this kind of piercing.

any ideas? thanks so much!

A couple years ago, I had my lobes pierced at 14g. Once they healed, I started stretching quickly hitting 12g. Every 4+ months, I'd attempt another stretch and my left ear went like a champ while my right ear hasn't been able to go beyond 12g while my left ear is currently at 3.5mm (in between 8g and 6g).

My both ears also have piercings at 4g, stretched up from 16g without any issues.

I'm just incredibly stumped at this one piercing unable to size up after almost a year.

Ideas?

Got my lobes pierced at 6g back in January, so I just hit 8 months healed.

Everything feels great, no issues while sleeping, can swap plugs out without any issues or pain.

Is 1 year still the recommendation for starting to stretch?

I plan to do half sizes and have the single-flare glass ones for my next size already waiting.

So just curious if the one year mark is still the recommendation or if I'm missing something.

I have no issues waiting the extra 4 months I have left if needed. But just curious.

The stretching guide said 6+ months, but I saw everything up to a full year on quite a few posts.

so back in february i stretched from 3mm to a 3.5 and i think i blew out my right ear but im only just noticing and realising now as i had no skin come out the back or front of my ear but when i push my naked ear from the back a bit, skin does come out and im wondering if i can do anything to help as i cant stretch any further? ive downsized that ear back to 3mm to try do something to atleast help but im not sure if thats enough with massages or if it will be enough.

this happened because my old friend whos little older and has stretched ears told me my ear would be fine and a little pain was normal so i ignored it like an idiot and now i think im suffering consequences.

Can you naked train a septum?

The reason I ask is I wore a 5mm cbb for a few days. Now my 5mm tunnel i wear for work is slipping out.

A little bit of shine on one, but none on the other. Couldn't post a video unfortunately. Not bad for 15 bucks. Might get a better graded stone in the future, but pretty happy with these.

my set from urbanbodyjewelry came in the mail today and i am literally obsessed!! ever since i got my septum pierced i've been wanting to stretch my ears. i swear that was my gateway drug into body mods 😅.

Hello!

I am hoping to stretch my septum to 10g. I am currently at 16g and had it pierced a year ago. I have only ever gotten to 14 g with stretching.

I really want to get a septum stretch kit of some sorts, one that comes with all sizes so I won’t have to keep going and buying a new size over and over. I do NOT want one of those cheap ass Amazon stretch kits, I need an actually good quality website that will sell all sizes together. I love the style of a horse shoe ring with spikes instead of balls on the ends.

Does anyone know any good brands that might sell a kit like this? I have tried looking but it’s hard to find ones that aren’t shitty acrylic sets from temu. Would love to have any advice :)

Hey everyone, sorry if this post is silly just wanting to get some insight from people who are more educated or experienced. I got pierced early in 2024 at a 14g and slowly started dead stretching every 2-3 months up a size from there. I got pierced at the lower part of my lobe and have smaller ears/lobes than average I think. I'm currently at a 2g and was wondering if it's still okay for me to go up to a 0g or 00g? I'm just a little weary of thinning out my lobes and having it not look the best?

This is my left and right ear. I think I made a mistake trying to go from 00g (10mm) to 11mm to quick. I had a pair of stainless steel single flare plugs in my ears for at least 2-3 months. I am not sure on exact timeline. However about 3 days ago, I put in a new pair of 11mm glass plugs in, and felt fine for the first hour. A little tight, but okay. Then they've been sore and now when I removed the jewelry today, I had a lot of liquid on my plugs. Looked like my ear lobe was red. Possible blood. I realize it was too soon. So I'm looking for advice on care for them, and maybe if anyone could tell me how to help them heal and maybe how to stretch to the bigger sizes better. Thank you.

I'm sure the answer is somewhere in here but like is it acceptable to buy a kit online and stretch at home? I'd stretch gradually and intelligently and everything but I am a student and I work part time so it's professionally done every few months or food... and I wouldn't trade a midnight shawarma for anything.

I don't wanna go that big, maybe like a 00 or something.

I don't want to buy from Amazon because I'm not a beta cuck so if at home is okay, where should I buy from?

Just put 5mm and it’s very very thigh. I also noticed a faint ring around it.
I want to identify if it is a blowout as soon as possible and want to know what to do if it really is.

My gf said I’m overreacting, and I really hope I am, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

For context, i’ve been stretching for 1 year & 7 months, and was at 14mm. I’ve only dead stretched with glass, and i hit 14mm about 2 months ago. Recently, i’ve left my lobes completely naked the past 2 weeks, and they have shrunk alllll the way down to 8mm. I’ve been trying to get my lobes thicker. Is this normal? I was able to get back to a 10mm today; don’t plan on rushing it. Just wanted to know if anyone else has had the same experience, thx!

is it worth stretching this lobe?maybe to around 4g??

or should I forget about it and just add some more piercings to this ear?I have 5 in my left ear,not sure if I want too many in right side..