Ok so if nobody else has read my other thread, here it is in a nutshell, stretching again after my ears have downsized from ~10mm as far as they can (~6g or so I thought).

I started my stretch again last night with a 6g, both ears just slid right in no pain absolutely no problems. This morning I woke up to find out both plugs, single flair steel eyelets, had passed through my lobes flair side first. After testing by reinserting and such they were very loose and common sense said going to a 4g would not be a problem. Put 4g plugs in, once again no pain both just slid in absolutely no resistance. Just a few moments ago I was laying down watching a movie and then the 4g slid through the same way, flair from the front going thought the back. I check again numerous times and they easily went through.

No I have not tested it yet, but I am willing to bet I could dead stretch to a 2g with little to no resistance. Would that be a good idea? Since my ears have not really had a stretch I could feel, would going to a 2g be a bad idea?

By no means do I want to cause my lobes harm by going too fast, but if smaller plugs are slipping through how much harm could be putting plugs that actually fit be? When would it be wise to stop this? I mean if every few hours my ears self stretch to a new size should I be concerned?

-G

hmmm - it depends upon what your goal is/was...  presumably you downsized for a reason - and if that reason would assume you stayed at a smaller-size for longer - then i would guess that the appropriate response is to just take-out whatever is falling-thru (say the 6g or 4g) and then putting it back in tomorrow...

otoh, another way to look at this is that your holes had not 'really' shrunk to a 6g - but rather are/were a 4g or 2g - and to just start from there...

either way, it is fairly common to (when your holes are actually ready-for-it) have the 'smaller' jewelry fall thru until you get the 'correct' size inserted...  i think the best way to tell what your 'actual' size is right now would be to take a hot shower, and oil-up some tapers and just do some tests...  at some point, youd find an actual size, and then there should not be any lingering 'one-hour-later' re-stretches...

i could be wrong about this tho - since i have not done any real downsizing processes myself - so better wait for someone with more experience...

 if you gently pull down on the plugs while you're upright, do you see any air in there? it sounds like you have room to move up a size. just make sure you use single flare.

 Well I downsized because me and my parents agreed that if I got my labrets done I would attempt to close my ears. The decision to restretch them was a trade along with my bridge piercing instead of getting my cheeks done.

I just reinserted my next size and they seem snug for the time being so I will remain at this size until I self stretch larger, who knows how long that will be.

Oh and just because harold mentioned it, my new goal size is 1/2" possibly larger in the future. I know I am at a young age for what seem to be large lobes. In all honesty if I get too big and they become a henderence in my career, I would gladly pay to get them surgically closed. You only live once right? What is a few hundred dollars for years of enjoyment?