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Total Mods: 4 Joined: June/08/2008 Posts: 152 |
   Posted: October/11/2008 at 1:39pm |
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A couple years ago I decided to try and get my ears back to "regular earring size" from 0g, and it actually shrink back to about 16g which allowed me to wear post earrings. Funny thing is I got sick of wearing regular earrings and stretched back up to 00g.:B
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Total Mods: 12 Joined: August/02/2008 Posts: 310 |
Posted: October/11/2008 at 2:08pm |
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It's a common mistake. But I'm pretty sure Montana was just letting you know the differences so you KNEW the correct terminology for what you are doing. It's not to put you down, but to educate you. I don't know why you felt the need to defend yourself?
edit: ps, as long as you stretch properly, you should be able to shrink back down. you may not be able to get back to the original size (depending on what gauge you plan on stretching to) but since you aren't stretching too much bigger than your ears are now, I think you should be okay. Good luck :) Edited by freckled20 - October/11/2008 at 2:10pm |
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Total Mods: 11 Joined: August/13/2007 Posts: 817 |
Posted: October/11/2008 at 2:45pm |
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If you're worried about them not going back down, don't stretch. When you're modifying your body, you need to think on a permanent level.
And its stretching, not gauging :p
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Total Mods: 10 Joined: June/01/2008 Posts: 84 |
Posted: October/11/2008 at 5:12pm |
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As many have said, stretching not gauging. Usually depends on the person with downsizing. I had mine at 1/2", then decided to remove my jewelery for a week. They closed to a 14g, and could have gone further. I'm at 1/2" again. Anyways, as MrDahmer said - think on a permanent level.
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He's losing his mind... and I'm reaping all the benefits (:
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Total Mods: 8 Joined: October/09/2008 Posts: 11 |
Posted: October/11/2008 at 6:08pm |
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stretching your ears can be addicting, thats something I know for sure.
When I first started doing mine I said i was only gonna goto a 2 or something. now i'm at 3/4ths. :D Not sure at what point they wont go back.. but if your pretty worried about that I wouldn't go that big at all. I know for sure my arn't gonna go back to normal. |
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Posted: October/11/2008 at 6:40pm |
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It is one hundred percent dependent on your body. There are a few things you can do to help them close up. I personally wouldn't reccommend going past 4ga if you were to worried about it. I had my ears dermal punched at a 0ga and kept them in for about 9 mos before taking them out. My ears closed completely.
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Posted: October/12/2008 at 3:46am |
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To add to what others have said about it depending on your body...I have a friend that took her 12ga earrings out like a few years ago & they never closed (as of yet), but like I said earlier, mine closed from 6ga in a few days. So it really does differ from person to person.
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Total Mods: 5 Joined: June/25/2008 Posts: 926 |
Posted: October/12/2008 at 11:48am |
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You COULD always do a little experiment to test your own body...
Stretch up to a size that isn't too obvious when you take your jewelry out (like a 10 or an 8, so they look just slightly more noticeable than a standard ear piercing.) and see how long it takes them to shrink back down one or two sizes.
Then, if you decide that it's too slow, or maybe the aren't shrinking back at all, you can stop if you feel the need.
I hope that made sense...
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I mean, you just don't know. Maybe I have a monster vagina, with teeth, and tentacles. Did you ever consider that?!
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Total Mods: 7 Joined: November/20/2007 Posts: 76 |
Posted: October/12/2008 at 12:38pm |
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The generally accepted "point of no return" is about 2g, but as said already, everyone is different. If you're looking for non permanent mods, maybe stretching isn't for you? xxx
Edited for senselessness. Edited by hellodave - October/12/2008 at 12:39pm |
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Total Mods: 0 Joined: June/29/2008 Posts: 5 |
Posted: October/12/2008 at 4:25pm |
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My ears are at 0 gauge. And if I remove my plugs for one night, they fully close.. So everyone must be different, as everyone said. But 0g or 00g are probably the point of no return for alot of people.
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