peopel with gauged/stretched ears i need help! buying jewelry and...?

Question

well i want to stretch my ears only to a 12g at most for now. posisbly a 10 or 8g later..

but im buying jewelry. im using a captive bead ring for the 14g and wondering if i need to buy a taper to stretch the 14 to a 12g? or shoudl i just ease the 12g jewelry through once its time?

i have all the jewelry ready to order but dont know if i shodl buy a taper for my last step?

shoudl i just buy two different tapers? one for the 14g an done for the 12g?


i know to wait in between stretches and know abotu piercing blow out and all that. but any other experiences you have you may want to share with me?


thank you

and please do not bother to answer. i dont want to read stupid ignoratn remarks liek (eww thats gross, why wold you want to do that!)


tapers look like this
http://www.steelnavel.com/product.asp?ID=137&MID=289&MID2=1&A1=6&A2=68

let me know what to do!

thank you very much! =D

sorry for my mispelled words. lol i dont care to spell check on this thing...

if i go up to a 12g. which is a 2mm hole. will it look odd if i decide to wear a hoop or a dangle for the day??

would it look less akward lookign if i only went to a 14g size?(1.6mm hole) i have them at 16g now. and they seem fine. with wearing hoops and all.

its not permantent... there is "a point of no return: which is at a 0 gauge.. your eaes go back to normal eventually! im the sizes go from 20,18,16,14,12 and so on. most people have 18g with pierced ears already.. its only 2mm! a spot! lol its not permanents. skin is very elastic.. unless you go the biggest size then youcan have surgery but dont have to worry about that...

thank you everyone or your answers

but i also willbot have the eyelets in (hollow plugs) since they dont make them for 12g.

so im thinking dangle earrings will make me look a little droopy? lol

Answer 1

I'd go for the taper. That's how I did mine, I'm at a 2 Gage (going for the 0 soon).

What also helps, is a hot shower (to soften skin) and neosporin or similar as lube.

Don't go too fast, as in stretching too many sizes too quickly, or skipping a size. You could have a blow out (nasty results) and very painful. Glad you know about that!

Take your time.

Oh, and when I want to wear big girly earrings, I just put in a set of hollow tube like plugs, and put the earrings through them (keeps the hole from looking saggy, like it got ripped out). I have a set of hollow stars, that I put a pair of star shaped hoops in... I love it! Best of both worlds!

Answer 2

in all honesty you can easily streach your ears without using a taper or having someone in a shop do it. I had my ears gaged at pretty large size and have streached them myself since.

*****keep in mind that the only reason i am suggesting this is due to the fact that you are streaching in VERY small increments. If you were going straight from a 14 to an 8, I would suggest going to a professional.*****

So, what you need to do is take a shower. Make sure that the water is pretty hot. After doing so, massage your earlobe and slide the jewelery in. If that does not work, I would go to your closest shop. Since you are not putting any jewelery in that is flared at the ends you should have no problem.

Answer 3

i would use a taper. i streched mine from a 22g to a 2g in like 2 months using a taper.it was also 1/2 cartlidge. i dont think that forcing or slicing in the best way for the skin to heal or even be normal after the desired gage is reached.


and its NOT perminant. mine was a 2 g and now its back to normal earring size. yeah, its been like 4 years since i had it streached but still.

Answer 4

A friend of mine is increasing the hole with a taper. As long as you are patient and do it gradually, and keep everything spotless and clean, you shouldn't encounter any problems.

And - unfortunately - I have to say that I WISH you wouldn't do it... just like a tattoo - this is something permanent. Worse - it is in your face. I know it doesn't seem relevant now - but think of future prospects... will you be able to hide it, if you need to?

Don't go too far. Its addictive.

Answer 5

the best thing to do is go into a piercing/tattoo shop and have your gauge altered by a professional. next best thing would be to purchase a taper. i have gauged myself by forcing large peices through, it can be done, but you run the risk of screwing it up bad.
good luck