Go up in 2’s to be honest just give 3-4 weeks in between stretching 🙂
you know your body better then anyone else, so do what you feel safe with.. each person is different so its hard to say what will work for you
i do agree with this to a point…i have my ears screched to 7/8″ one of them i streched very slow and took my time but scare tissue will build up and it becomes super painfull after a while.. the other i did really fast a standard 18 guage -7/8 in under a month, infact i went from no peircing to a 0 in one night..also my earlobe never blew out or got infected
most people say wait 3-4 weeks and dont skip sizes so you are actually streching your ear and not ripping it
wait 2 months or maybe more and head up to 3.2mm. the way i do it is after around 2 months or more, i try the 3.2mm taper. if its a bit tight sliding through i simply pop a few turns of ptfe tape on the 2mm tunnel and pop that in for a while. then simply add more ptfe tape until the 3.2mm taper will go through easily.
no need to rush IMO, you only just cause problems.
in 2 and a bit years since I had my ears pierced I’m only upto 5mm however with no problems.
Hi
By messed up do you mean that you have had a tear, infection, or build up of scar tissue?
The reason I ask is that if the lobe has already been damaged you want to leave it at least 8-12 weeks to fully recover before attempting any fresh stretching. Scar tissue is a lot less flexible and elastic than normal skin and can result in a split lobe and stitches which is never pretty.
If you feel ready as advised go up each size and do it at 2 monthly intervals (or 6 weeks min).
Take care
Matthew
Hello Kitty, if you are having difficulties stretching it helps providing a photograph or much more written details about your problems. As someone above me has asked is it ripped, bruised, swollen, juicing? I’m a certified body piercer in California and one primary thing I tell people is stretching should not hurt and if i hurts it is because you literally tearing your skin apart to shove something into it.
Take stretching slow.
Do you use tapers? And if you use tapers, how are you using them?
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