[Disposable Teen]

Originally Posted by kwaniesiam

Whatever you do, do NOT skip sizes. That can potentially harm your ears and tear the fistula (skin tube inside the piecing) or cause blowouts, which look icky and make it harder to stretch larger in the future. Go slow, and wear decent jewerly such as surgical steel or glass, and stretch using steel tapers and plenty of lubrication. Wait at least a month between stretches for smaller sizes, but the larger you go the longer you need to wait between sizes.

16g to 14g - 1 month
14g to 12g - 1 month
12g to 10g - 1.5 months
10g to 8g - 2 months
8g to 6g - 3 months
6g to 4g - 3 month
4g to 2g - 3 months
2g to 0g - 4 months
0g to 00g - 4 months

That is a good estimated time peroid between sizes, although this is not definite and is different for every person. I got that off of a website I'll give you information how to get to later since I'm still new and can't post links x.x

Acryllic and organics such as horn, bone, wood ect are not safe for a freshly stretched piercing because both are porus and can harbor bacteria so wait until your ears are healed to wear those. Bodyartforms is a great supplier of body jewerly and under the FAQ section has a wonderful guide on stretching piercings safely. Good luck! I've stretched my first lobe hole to a 6g and plan to go to 1/2" eventually.

Another thing, going to a piercing parlor is not usually a good idea when it comes to stretching. Although they are professionals, often times they will try and skip sizes and that is completely unacceptable no matter how qualified they are. A piercer cannot feel if it hurts or if they are forcing the taper through. There should never be any blood when stretching. Take your time and do it yourself, in the end it is much safer and rewarding.

I'm not goign to stretch at the parlor, just the initial piercing