How do I stretch my ears with a taper?

Question

So I'm at an 8 gauge and I ordered some tapers and some new plugs but I dont really know how to stretch them the right way. I want to learn how to do it myself because most piercing places around here charge money and its ridiculous. If someone can tell me step by step i would appreciate it alot. I know that it should be healthy and you should only stretch once a month or so, and only put steel plugs in at first until the stretch is fully healed. Thank you

Answer 1

Why in the world do you want to disfigure yourself?

Answer 2

Once your piercing is completely healed, you can go up to another level. Since you're already at an 8, you're gonna want to only go up one size at a time. Make sure to have new 6s ready and go one ear at a time. I recommend getting a friend to do it (I always get too nervous doing it myself). You can also ice your ear beforehand. You just push the taper through to the appropriate size and replace with the piercing. Again, make sure you keep up with the cleaning and make sure it is healed before you go up another level.