I'm only a little ahead of you with piercings at 7, 5 and mm right now and I don't recall the smaller jewellery having that big a size difference. I wouldve thought 0.4-0.5mm only. Have you jumped sizes? You really shouldn't. Don't skip sizes, take your time, at least 4 weeks (or longer) between any stretching, and it shouldn't really hurt while doing the stretch. My lobes have been a little tender for a few days after stretching but nothing too painful. If that's any help.

Think I need to pop some weights in and see how my ears feel about stretching up... =]

Is all skin created equal?

I'm in the process of stretching my foreskin (expanding the opening). I'm trying to figure out how closely the FAQ on ear stretching here relates to what I'm going through.

Specifically, I've started with a 30mm silicon flesh tunnel (I tried a metal one, and it was far too difficult to get it in and keep it inserted.) I've noticed that I have no pain or discomfort at ALL for 12+ hours, but then it starts to ache a bit and eventually is really sensitive and painful. It also swells a bit after I remove the tunnel at this point.

I'm not sure if I am overdoing things? Too big too soon? more frequent lubricant (I just use some to insert it)? How much of a "break" with it removed is ok, or will I lose any progress by taking it out?

Sorry if these are duplicate questions, but my situation is kind of unique I think, at least from what I've found from searching the forums.

Eventually, I'm wondering how big I'd have to go to make sure that the stretch is permanent.

Thanks for any thoughts on this... I'm not really sure where to post it..

Edit: a little over a week later, using the appropriate size, and all irritation is gone despite the first few days requiring extended "breaks" with it removed. So I guess it's pretty similar. I have left it in without any discomfort for the last two days.

Edited by NotModded - May/05/2012 at 6:02am

is it okay to clean stainless plugs with alcohol wipes waiting a bit for them to dry then putting them back in? i havent seen anything about cleaning the plugs so im curious about it. and for downsizing to thicken lobes is one size good? im only doing it to make sure my lobes are thick. im at 7/8 now and my current goal is only 1" but i need to make sure ill be nice and thick.

i also have a problem with one of my lobes its not a blow out but its sort of like my lobe is turning inside out without the extra skin. more like its just spinnng

Edited by GunnarCarr - October/18/2012 at 3:39pm

thank you for the help poetic.

ive tried taking a picture but me being uncordinated i cant get one that shows it. ill definatly be downsizing to 3/4 then tape back up to 7/8 again. is it going to be enough to downsize and stay there for a month then go back up or should i wait the 6-8 weeks like a normal stretch. what i normally do while cleaning is take both plugs out and clean them and let them dry while i massage my ears so theres a minimum of 10 minutes for them to dry out. its a relativly newer stretch but i also took a month to tape from 3/4 to 7/8 so that there wouldnt be the tears. yes i understand there can still be ones i cant see.

once again thank you for the quick help i really appreciate it.