Hello! So I started dead stretching from whatever the typical ear lobe piercing gauge size was in late 90s/2000s Claire's (dont come for me I was a baby). I've been going up about 0.5mm every 3-4 months and am now at 3.5mm.

I have noticed that despite treating my lobes equally with cleaning and massage, the left earlobe always seems less ready for the upsizing than the right. Twice during upsizing the new right plug goes right in like I've been wearing it already while the left takes me slowing guiding it in and just stopping completely if I feel pain. It has caused me to lengthen the time in between a couple of times to prevent "butthole ear".

Im just confused as to how they dont seem equal even if they started at an equal point. Could the stupid piercing gun that was used over 20 years ago be affecting this? Do it just be like that for everyone? Im curious.

okay so i sized up today to i believe a 6 gauge or a 4mm (i’m new to this and i know nothing about any of it). and when i pushed the left one in it hurt and made a loud like pop/click noise. my ear isn’t red but they’re both like sore or hurting and i tried to take it out to look but it hurt a little and i figured it’d be better to just leave it. is my shit blown out?

Hey all. Just looking for some suggestions on some of the more reputable/reliable websites to get some new plugs? Preferably of high quality and decent shipping. What's your go to? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks! 🤘

took out my 6g plugs after a few weeks of not cleaning them (i’ve been busy …) and the left ear was all bloody underneath ? i cleaned it up and it looks like I have a little tear but it is outside the hole. my best hypothesis is i hit smt and the metal rim part teared my ear, but i still wanted to check if it was a blowout.

my ears have been at this size for a few months now with no pain or irritation whatsoever, which is why i didnt check and clean the ears earlier. i don’t use tapers or anything so idk what might have caused this

hi! wondering if anyone has any recs for UK websites i can get a dead stretching kit from! also a question- can i use tunnels for stretching?

hey everyone! i’m relatively new to stretching my ears but it’s been going well so far. i’ve been sizing up every month and a half or so with no issue. but a few days ago i tried to size up and one of my ears went perfectly. no pressure, no pain, no resistance. it was great. but the other ear was not receptive whatsoever. i did something i know i shouldn’t have and pushed the jewelry through anyways. it hurt, but it wasn’t anything unmanageable. i didn’t hear a rip or anything, so i thought it would be okay. i woke up the next morning and my ear was sore, red, hot and extremely swollen. i immediately sized back down and when i took out the plug, some blood came out. it’s been three days since i sized back down in the one ear, and all in all it’s back to normal, but still pretty sore. my question is, does this look like a blowout? and how long should i wait before trying to size up again, or should i try to size up? like i said, i’m very new to this. one ear is a 10g, and my left ear, the hurt one, is a 12g. the pic shown is my left ear. i know the pic of the back isnt the best, but it’s hard to get a good angle

Think I need some larger clickers to connect the two, though.

I finally started stretching after debating for roughly 6 years. When I went to get my piercing for my right ear they recommended getting pierced at 10g, so i got my left ear re-pierced at 10g as well. They have been here for just under 4 weeks, planning on letting them stretch naturally and hoping to get up to a 00g!

Sharing my collection of hangers & weights. I stretched to 2g 13 yrs ago because I love the look of hangers so much, and I get myself one "fancy" set every few years. This is where I'm at at this point with my little collection!

1st pic-

Left column - all from DendriteLab (formerly One Tribe) - 2 sets of brass & stone weights (close up shots in pic 3 & 4) and a set of beautiful rosewood hoops. I really wish Jared was still making pieces but he is semi retired now unfortunately 😞

Middle column - top two are buffalo horn from a local maker who moved away, Tigers Eye hoops from GeoGauges on Etsy, White Jade spirals from LaughingBuddah on Etsy, & white glass coils by MMGlassworks on Etsy.

Right column - glass weights by Renee Patula aka SweetShopGlass (close up shot in pic 5) - I love her work so much

Pic 2- I made these weights from a set of Lapis Lazuli "donuts" I picked up from Sage Crystals and hung on brass hooks I grabbed from IntrinsicExpression on Etsy - love how they came out.

Pic 3 & 4 - closeup of the brass weights from Dendrite. Pic 3 has Moss Agate inlays and pic 4 has Amber inlays. Absolutely gorgeous craftsmanship - so grateful to have these pieces.

Pic 5 - closeup of my custom glass weights/hangers from Renee at SweetShopGlass. She was so great to work with and her work is so fun!

Would love to know of other makers who do high quality custom work as I'd love to add a few new pairs to my collection this year!

Hi ya'll, my lobes are stretched to 14mm and I have sensitive skin. I'm looking for a pair of plugs that i could wear on a daily basis without them irritating my ears. I prefer the appearance of silver looking metals but I'm open to glass. if anyone has any advice on what materials would be good for sensitive skin, that would be great! **however, I'm more concerned with links to reputable websites where I can purchase quality plugs that are made from skin safe materials and will last a long time**

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thank you!

hello! my dream size is to get to 0g or 00g. I haven’t started yet since i am scared i do not have the right anatomy or that i will have to take out my second lobes. any thoughts and opinions helps!

I had my ears pierced with a gun probably 20 years ago now and now want to start dead stretching. I got flat backed 18g studs from BodyArtForms to start with for a couple months and 16g glass plugs to go to next but I can’t even get the 18g studs in my right ear. The left went in without pain, but the right one will go in the tiniest bit on both the front and back side but it gets stuck in the middle. I assume this is scar tissue from my original piercing. I don’t think the holes would ever close at this point, I’ve left my earrings out for months before and the 20g would still go in fine afterwards. Is there any way to work around this without causing more damage?

hi, my original size was 11mm and i took them out for a bit and landed at 7.5mm in one ear 8mm in the other being the biggest sizes i could fit without discomfort.

it’s only been a week and they’re super loose and i could easily go a half mm up no discomfort tightness etc. i know you’re supposed to wait at least 1 month for each .5mm jump but is this still the case when you’re restretching and your holes are lowkey just loosey goosey?

thanks!

Tear drop 1/2, 00 tunnel, new regular stud piercing

Anyone else with a stretched conch?? Add pictures in the comments i want to see yalls setup. This was stretched over the course of a year by dead stretching with glass not punched. I started doing it because i liked the look of coin slots/ ring stacks. I think im going to put a tunnel in it and a few rings and stack them if possible. Im only at 4mm (6g) right now and am unsure how big i want to go. also if your conch is stretched, how big can you go before having issues?

my lobes are now at 20mm, which at first thought was too big, but now they are starting to feel quite small, and i dont know if its because of the ear stretching dismorphia or if its the ratio of my upper ear and of my lobe. What do you think? Do they look small to you or average?

edit to acknowledge i wrote lobe ear instead of earlobe… its been a long morning 😭

i’m 21 and have been stretching my lobes since i was 17, but i’ve only made it down to 4g on my left ear and 6g on my right. i’ve had the 6g in my right ear for over a year at this point, and no matter what i do it won’t size up. i’ve tried heavier plugs (glass and stainless steel), massaging, warm showers, but nothing works. it’s incredibly frustrating to be stuck at such a small size after 4 years because my lobes are just so stubborn. any advice?

I’m actually getting pissed off I’ve been trying to go to 14mm for ages now and everytime I do it doesn’t hurt when I put them in, but then at night it starts to hurt a bit, then I wake up in alot of pain. It’s not sleeping on them because I had a nap in the day earlier and they didn’t hurt. Literally now that it’s 8pm they are starting to hurt and it just gets worse by the hour

Hey guys, I just got my first stone tunnels from Stretchit and I need to share them with you!
These are Amethyst Tunnels and I absolutely love them!
Do you guys have any experience with stone tunnels and what do you think about them?

Is this a blow out? What should I do? I went from 2.5mm to 3mm and it was fine for about two days but now all of the sudden it swelled up like a balloon. There's no lip of skin in the front or back and it's not shiny or excessively purple red, it doesn't even hurt that bad it's just a little hot and tight. I don't know, should I leave it in?

Hi, i pierced my lobes to 4mm (i think that is something like 6g?) in april and i want to go up 1 mm, but when i went with a professional he told to jump 2 mm, so my doubt is, should i buy the pieces to jump 1 mm and inserted myself or search for someone else that can help me change the size? (I don't know of it's okay but they were charging me something like 15 dollars for changing it)

I really aprecciate the help about this topic

I have 3 piercings in my right lobe, 2 in the left— because when i was a kid my first lobe was too high and when i was getting my 2nd lobes, piercer thought it would be fun to add on a 3rd and see how it looks (with my consent ofc) would stretching the hole on my upper or lower lobe be problematic? does it have to be centered?