Ear Gauges

When you already have body piercing, and you want to have them stretched, you have to take it really slow. Remember that stretching is a process, which is a gradual one, this means, it takes time. The length of the time will also depend on the size that you want your piercings to be. Changing the gauge you are using on a slower pace will help your give your piercings sufficient time to heal before you change to a new gauge size. Healing usually takes a minimum of three to four weeks, but may heal faster depending on your body’s reaction. It is not recommended that you change the gauges regularly, or in a fast pace, because this may damage your skin and may give you scars. If you develop scars, it will give you a hard time in changing your gauges, it will also make a cracking appearance on your ear.

If you want to stretch your ears in an easy way, and safer way that is, you can use insertion pins, or stretching tapers. If you do not know what they are, or do not know where to find them, you can check out some of the informational pages we have on ear-gauges.com. Different kinds of stretching tapers and insertion pins are available in the site, and are discussed as well. One of the most popular types of insertion pins are the Steel Tapered Insertion Pin.

Stretching up your piercing using insertion pins will work this way - if you want your ear piercing to increase, for instance to 2.0mm from 1.6mm, you need to buy and use an insertion pin that measures 2.0mm (12g). Lubrication of the pin is important before you use it. There are different substances in the market that can be used to lubricate, some of which are liquid soap, oil of Vitamin E or Savlon, that are safe for your usage. After lubricating, you have to push the insertion pin into your ear piercing, but you have to do this slowly. Get more info on ear gauging in some of the articles we have on the site, so check it out.

Different types of methods for stretching are also available - tapering, or using a taper is a technique which is professionally used; when you force a larger jewelry inside your piercing, that’s called dead stretching; Teflon tape stretching can also be considered for stretching, as well as weights and scalpelling.

Other Ear Gauge Information

What is ear gauging/stretching?

What are the ear gauge sizes?

Aftercare Instructions

How do i get to a bigger gauge?

How fast can i gauge my ears?

Does ear gauging do permanent damage?