No it would be best to Use non iodized sea salt in warm water,or use hydrogen peroxide
It is normal for a lobe piercing to be 16 or 18 gauge... but it is normally 18. A 16 gauge is normally used for tragus piercings :)
no, just make sure to clean them
From experience, if it does get infected, it will close, or at least try to. If you decide to keep your gauges out for a while, yes the hole will shrink. It depends on how long you keep the gauge out of your ear.
I mean, you CAN...nobody is stopping you, lol. But why would you want to? Make sure to clean your ear with HYDROGEN PEROXIDE to help fight the infection. Also, clean your tunnels/plugs in the peroxide.
Splitting the ear lobe occurs when you jump up too far in gauges. Example would be trying to get a 2g to fit into a 14g hole.
OBVIOUSLY. your stretching your ear hole it won't hurt as bad as getting bigger ones but it still deffinitlyy hurts!
i believe its a 18 gauge or 16 gauge.
Depends on what you mean by "normal". Generally lobe piercings are an 18 gauge.... so going up to a 4 will probably rip... I would suggest talking to a piercer to find out what gauge you should use
NO. I am sure that letting it heal for the recommended 6 weeks before gauging the hole is safer as it reduces the risk of infection or damage to the ear lobe.
Most people get their second hole on their right ear. ;D. But, it depends which ear you like best ;]
There is not "set size" that one can say is the point of no return. Everyone has different bodies and they all heal and react differently. That being said, many people agree that a range that one could call a point of no return would be between 4 Gauge - 00 Gauge.
Not as long as you're responsible enough to clean them and care for them. Also, they aren't gauges, they're just stretched lobes.