Part III – The Beginning of your journey..

So, you’ve decided that you want to stretch your ears. You’ve decided on an ideal size, and you’re ready to get committed. Where do you begin? I myself got pierced with a piercing gun, which isn’t recommended, as the jewellery is about 20g, which is very small and it makes the initial stretchers very difficult.

So, my recommendations is go see your local piercer, and ask about getting your ears pierced with a needle. They generally will pierce you at around a 14g, but sometimes on request they can pierce at 12, 10, 8g (2.4, 3.2, 4mm). I got my labret pierced at 4mm (8g) and I have to say it made the initial stretching alot easier. But it depends on your pain levels as to whether this is the option for you.

There are a few more methods we can go into. Getting pierced and straight stretched, which is when you get pierced at maybe, for talking sakes 8g and stretched straight to a 4g or maybe a 2g. Its uncomfortable, but it’ll be worth it in the end.

For the more extreme of you. There is scalpelling.  I’ll let you see a video of someone getting the procedure done.

The healing process is longer, the wait for stretching is longer, but you end up with an instant hole, and it halves the time it takes to get to that size. But again, it is a procedure that shouldn’t be taken lightly. It is also considered more permanent.

When you first get your ear pierced, you should wait nearly 6 months before doing your first stretch, and it should only be a half size, e.g: if you got it pierced at 1.6mm, stretch to 2mm. Don’t skip. But stretching will be covered in the next section.

If you get it pierced and stretched, wait for about 6 – 8 months before stretching again.

If you get it scalpelled, wait for nearly a year before doing your initial stretch. It seems extreme, but you’ve gone from a naked lobe to having a hole in it, within a few seconds.

More coming soon..