Ear stretching too fast?

Question

I am stretching my ears. about 2 weeks ago, I put in 8g rings, and tonight I tried to put in 6g's (just out of curiosity) and they went in fine with no pain or discomfort or anything! I had my ears pierced about 12 years ago and I've only been stretching since early June. Is this a problem? I don't have blowouts or anything and my ears aren't irritated.

Answer 1

The key is listening to your body. If they went in with no resistance and no pain, you should be fine.

The general rule is 6 weeks between stretches, but some people are just really stretchy! If you experience any pain, wait and try again in a few weeks. Listen to your body.

Answer 2

nah no problem, i stretch mine like every week, but as the sizes get bigger the more it hurts, like the bigger the size, the longer u should let it heal in between stretches. but up to like 4 u can stretch like once a week, im a 00g now, and i tried to put in 7/16 after a week and it wasnt happening so im gunna give it a few more days. just make sure to clean them everyday and dont stretch to fast and u will be fine

Answer 3

You might not have any issues now, but if you keep stretching you might run into issues down the road.  You might be able to get them in now without any issues but your ears will start to lose there elasticity and it will be harder to get them in.  Remember everyones ears are different.

If you don't wait long enough between your stretches it could ultimately lead to a blowout.  I had one once no fun at all -.-

Just make sure now that you are getting larger to wait 3-4 weeks between stretching to allow ample time to heal.  The larger you get the longer time you should wait between stretching.

Answer 4

best way to stretch is every 2 months

i went to fast one day in jan, i had 7/16ths in and the day after

i put in 5/8ths, and i had trouble getting both the sizes in.

i didnt have a blowout and my ears didnt bleed, but they just hurted a bit. so yeah i'd say just take your time, dont do it too fast

hope this helps!

Answer 5

Nahh.

i resized everyy 4 days.

never had any blowouts or nothing.

....i'm at an inch, now.

took me 2 months.

Answer 6

Nooo you're doing fine. I waited about 2 weeks in between gauging and now I'm at 16mm, blow-out free.

Just use a lot of vaseline and stretch after a hot shower, and it will be fine!