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Can you stretch your 5 month industrial piercing to a 14 gauge from a 16?
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∙ 14y ago
No. Let's understand the body before we go doing anything. Cartilage is not an elastic tissue like skin, it is a frame work that holds the tissue in place but doesn't stretch, it tears. You can not taper a 16g cartilage piercing to 14g without doing damage to the cartilage and the piercing. Regardless of what some folks will say, cartilage doesn't stretch like regular ear lobes do, so if you want a higher gauge you need to consider repiercing. You may be able to get a 14 into a 16 hole but it will be very sore and very painful in the long run, hardly worth the pain and effort.
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How do you stretch an 18 gauge piercing to a 14 gauge one?
You should use a taper. You can probably find these at a piercing studio. It is important to first stretch it to a 16 gauge, and then to a 14 gauge about a month later to prevent tearing.
How long do you wait to gauge your ears after you pierce them?
Wait till your piercing is fully healed. 6 weeks and then start to stretch
Is it bad if after a month and a half your industrial piercing still bleeds every once in a while?
It's a good idea to get it checked out by a professional. No piercing should be bleeding after that amount of time.
Is it OK to get an industrial piercing which is two holes in your ear cartilage a month before knee surgery?
getting an ear piercing has nothing to do with a knee surgery so you should be fine.
How long to wait to stretch from a 14 gauge to 12 gauge?
1 mon you should always wait 1 month between stretching your each to the next size
How do you stretch a lip for a 16 gauge lip piercing?
Assuming your lip was pierced at 18g and you want to stretch it to 16g, you must first wait the healing time suggested by your piercer. Then, wait a few more months and buy a piece of 16g jewelry and see if it will fit into your lip painlessly and without resistance. If it does, then you have stretched successfully! If not, wait another month and repeat.
What would cause blisters on both sides of a three-month old industrial piercing and how do you get rid of them?
It is probably a reaction to the metal. Change your stud.
Is an industrial piercing supposed to be moving after one month because mine isn't?
it depends, just make sure you regularly clean it about 3 times a day
How can you stretch your piercing?
Answer :Get tapers.If you want a bigger hole and a stretched piercing, you can choose either one of two options - a gradual stretching or a big piercing right at the beginning.For the faint hearted, it is better to start with a small piercing and stretch it over time. You can get yourself pierced with higher gauge jewelry such as 16 gauge. Once you get used to wearing your starter jewelry, you can gradually increase the thickness of the jewelry. To accommodate the thicker jewelry, your piercing will get stretched over time. Once it has stretched as much as you want it to, you can stick to wearing that size body jewelry.And now for the brave hearted. If you think you have it in you, you can go for a stretched piercing at the start itself. Instead of getting pierced with thin jewelry and then increasing the size slowly, you can get yourself pierced with thick 10 gauge jewelry itself to start off with. Although the process will be much more painful than being pierced with a fine needle, and the period of healing will also increase considerably; once the so-called dust has settled, you will get your desired stretched piercing.Answeryou can stretch the hole in your piercing. you can go to Hot Topic and get gauges and plugs to stretch the piercing hole but be careful on how big you get because once you go to like a 00 it won't go back. ________________Additions and amendments to previous posts: First, many shops will not pierce with anything lower than a 14g. needle (1.6mm), I personally recommend a 10g. needle because the larger the piercing the less probability of damage from towels, clothing, and every day activities. Also, larger gauge piercings heal just as fast as smaller gauge piercings. In fact depending on the method used to pierce, some large gauge piercings will heal faster, in all if it's done with a needle or dermal punch (of any gauge) it will take about a month to heal. After it's healed you can go back to your piercer and they will stretch it and add new autoclaved jewelry or you can buy the tapers and do it yourself, but your jewelry will not be sterile so be sure to not tear the skin. Another way to stretch already large (half inch/13mm) piercings is to slowly add PTFE (plumbers or electrical) tape one strip at a time. You can add one strip per day but be careful not to exceed your stretching point because it will tear. If your piercing tears reduce the jewelry size and heal them up for a month before attempting to stretch again. The stretching process is far more painful than the actual piercing so be prepared, it doesn't however take as long for the pain and swelling to subside. Also, at a 00g. it is still possible to take the jewelry out and have them return to the original piercing size, but it may take years. After about an inch (yes people stretch to an inch and I have heard of up to 6 inches) you will not be able to shrink your lobes with out cosmetic surgery and even after a half inch you would be luck to get back down to a 00g. Large piercings are a life long commitment and if you're not prepared to live with that commitment for the rest of your life then you need to stay at or below a 0g. Good luck and I hope this helped.
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