Friday, October 8, 2010

How to Stretch Earlobes

Earlobe stretching is the process that enlarges the earlobe with pieces of jewelry ranging from rings to plugs. The larger the stretch, the less likely your earlobes are to return to their normal size. If you decide to stretch your earlobes, make sure you can live with the result for the rest of your life.


1. Choose the jewelry you want to use to stretch your earlobes. You can use some that's
made with different gauges of wire or you can use plugs or tapers.  The gauge of
the wire in your jewelry measures the thickness of the piece.
Plugs just fill the holes in your earlobes, and tapers start small at the tip and gradually
become thicker along their length.
  1. 2. Clean your hands and earlobes well. Rub each earlobe with your fingers to warm it and make it easier to stretch. Place some lubricant on your earlobe to make insertion easier.
  2. 3. Insert the new wire into your earlobe piercing. Start with a gauge that's close in size to your original piercing. Go slowly so you don't cause too much pain or tear your skin. Repeat the process for your other earlobe.
  3. 4. Wash your earlobes well and often to keep them clean as they heal. Ensure that you also clean the jewelry and remove any crusty buildup to prevent infection. Wait at least 1 month to 6 weeks before you stretch your earlobes again.

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    Side note; I started doing mine back at the beginning of June at 12g, they are now at 2g which is about 7mm

31 comments:

  1. My brother stretched his ear and said it hurt like crazy. Just make sure to gauge slow.

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  2. I dont want to stretch my earlobes.. :(

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  3. started at size of a stud, now at 14mm did it in about 1 month \o/

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  4. I don't think I want to stretch my ear.

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  5. I wanna stretch my earlobes enough so i can get a can of vancamps pork n beans in my ear... that would be sweet, and i'd never starve!

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  6. my ears are pierced. i wouldn't gauge them. i like my metro piercing, lol. good as guide though, dog

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  7. that sounds... disgusting :P

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  8. I dont like stretched earlobes, gives me the boak

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  9. don't think i could convince myself to make this decision

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  10. i dont find this attractive but ill keep supportin

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  11. Not sure I would want to do this

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  12. Ack, dunno why people like doing this. One of my friends just got his gauged, kind of wierd imo.

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  13. I tried that once! Hurt like a mofo.

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  15. you forgot to mention how bad it stinks to =D

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  16. i think if you keep it small it looks good..

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  17. I've always wanted an ear piercing, but quite frankly I don't think I could go through with making my earlobes larger.

    Perhaps down the road, but for now I'd be content with just a little stub on my left ear. Getting it as soon as I have the time.

    Deff saving this post for reference though, in case I ever decide to Obama-ize my ears.

    Much appreciated =D

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  18. LOL nice, don't think I'll do it though

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  19. well, if i ever get the urge to stretch my ear, i'm good to go!

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  20. Good tips, but no plans to stretch :P

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  21. Im so scared of needles, I dont know if I could even do this. does it bad to stretch

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  22. This is awesome, keep it up Bro !

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  23. This is really cool. Will this work the same for my dog?

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  24. respect, though i would never get those.

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  25. I actually don't know anybody that's done this

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  26. How frequent is it to have strangers come up and place a lock in those holes?

    I've heard of it happening before but not sure if it's common.

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  27. I stretched my earlobe once. Its a weird stretching feeling like when you push out a big poo.

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