- How quickly you heal to the actual stretching process.
- The amount of scar tissue from stretching (if there is any)
- How long you’ve had stretched ears for.
Similarly, how can I stretch my ears to the next size?
Tape (optional)
Tape isn’t necessary for ear stretching, but it’ll help you increase your gauge size beyond what’s normally found on jewelry store shelves. Basically, you snugly apply the tape around the edge of the plug so the plug still inserts properly but gives your ears that extra bit of stretch.
Every person is different, and many factors, such as the elasticity of your skin and the time and method of stretching, can affect this. Most people can go between 2g (6mm) – 00g (10mm) and expect their ears to revert back to a normal piercing, after a few months of healing.
Simply so, what size should I start stretching my ears?
To get to your desired gauge size, you need to start stretching your piercing slowly – only stretch one step at a time (18g to 16g and so on). To do that you can purchase what is called a taper. This is a stretching tool that is thinner on one end and larger on the other to get up to the next gauge size.
What size gauge will shrink back?
Why is the jump from 8g to 6g so big?
It’s probably for 2 reasons. First off, there’s a larger size jump between 8g and 6g. Up until 8g, there is only a difference of 0.6mm or less in between each size. After 8g, the differences get larger, and there is a 1 mm size difference between 8g and 6g.
