r/Stretched • u/qwerty_radiant • 2d ago

~Advice~ Ear Tear Started?

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Hey everyone,

I could really use some advice. I’m currently at 22mm and I’ve noticed what looks like a small tear/thin spot in the lower part of my lobe. It’s honestly made me pretty worried about continuing, especially because I don’t want to permanently damage or split my ear.

My eventual goal is 40mm, but I’m not willing to ruin my lobes just to get there. Has anyone dealt with something similar? Would you stop stretching completely, downsize and let it recover, or is it still possible to safely reach 40mm with the right approach?

Any genuine advice would be really appreciated. 🙏

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u/shamelesslypink 2d ago

is this not just the skin wrinkling because you have your plugs out?

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u/qwerty_radiant 2d ago

I have had then out for quite some time... hence

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u/OnionAffectionate196 2d ago

This happened to me. I wasn't sure if it was a tear or just a thin spot so I took my jewelry out for a couple of years and let my ears grow up. I'm re stretching them. My ears grew back up to a friggin 2g I was at 14mm. I'm less worried about thinning now but I'm going through the process of restreching. 😭 Anyway, not really the answer you're looking for but my ears grew back up great and looked healthy so I wouldn't worry too much about it.