i'm at a 0g right now and my goal is a 00g or the next size up but if for some reason down the line i decide i dont want plugs anymore what is the biggest size i can go up to before my ears won't go back to a normal "earring looking" or somewhat similar size later on in life? i've gotten very mixed opinions and i was wondering how everyone felt on this

also is it true that if you're at a huge size like 1 inch of something that if you gradually keep putting in one size smaller that your ears will eventually go back to normal? or will your ears be to damaged to do this. ive heard rumors about this too

thanks (:

Actually, according to most people's opinion, you're already at "the point of no return." General opinion is that it is around 2g-0g, although different factors can affect that, like how quickly you stretched and how much scar tissue has formed.

I see no advantage to putting in one size smaller vs. removing jewelry completely, especially since removing it completely will not weigh down or restrict blood flow to the piercing, which would be an advantage. Not everyone who has 1 inch ears has damaged ears, either.

At the beginning of the month, you were struggling to get to 0g, how did that stretch work out for you? Are you really ready to stretch to 00g? The more you force them to stretch, the harder it may be for the to close up later on, and if you continue to stretch quickly, you may need reconstructive surgery in order to completely close your lobes up to a "normal" size.

I was told that 5mm is the point of no return, which I faintly believe as most of my friends couldn't heal their ears back after 5mm... Meh

 

what is the stopping size before my ears will go back to normal?

20g

quinnn:

what is the stopping size before my ears will go back to normal?

20g

Very, very true.

Vainradical:

I was told that 5mm is the point of no return, which I faintly believe as most of my friends couldn't heal their ears back after 5mm... Meh

 

It definitely depends, but it was for me. I really struggled to get to 4g, and now I can leave my jewelry out for an entire day and they only get a bit tight.

In any case, stretching should always be considered permanent modification.

technically you could pass yourself off as having 'normal' piercings if your ears shrank back few sizes. You can easily pass off smaller jewelry as studs, though traditional hook earrings would still give you away with that little slit they make. But you could also tape up regular pinback earrings a bit.

the stretch from a 2g-0g went fine. i taped my ears and within a week i was ready to move onto a 0g. im staying at a 0g for awhile just because i bought some expensive 0g plugs and i wanna get a good wear out of them lmao

i dont think my ears are damaged because the whole time i was stretching i did it safely and never forced the tapers or plugs in, they always went in smoothly, its only been a week so i dont think im ready for the 00g yet but i definately want to go up to atleast a 00g!

thanks for your help

A girl i know came up to me  who was a few years older.. and people seem to think i know a terible amount about streching. i supose i know a fair bit hahaa. She took out her 'normal' earing hoop and it was still about 4mm, she explained to me she went to 12mm and she wondered if i had anything to give her.. but it still hasn't closed and its been over a year now and she still has this problem, you could wear normal earing casue i never evern noticed, but it would cause scarring and such.. 2g personaly tops for closing, casue a mayte of mine also got his down to closed casue of infection and alot of care.. and he had to re percie but that was a year and a half.. and thats a fair amount of time.. and he had a tiny amount of infection.. but casued alot of problems to him.
I hope this helps, but i wouldn't go to 00g, i've even be told by perciers, when buying tapers, 0g is the top for it.. and thats with like no scaring.
Good luck anyways.