How do you size down ear gauges?
Reducing gauged ear lobes varies dramatically and can’t be predicted. Decrease your plug by 1 size and wear it for at least 3 to 4 days. Choose a smaller plug, tunnel, or taper and put it in your ear. Leave the smaller piece in your ear for 3 to 4 days or up to a week so your ear gradually shrinks to hold it.
How long do you keep 14g tapers in?
16g to 14g – 1-2 months. 14g to 12g – 1-2 months. 12g to 10g – 2-3 months. 10g to 8g – 2-3 months.
Can I skip a size when gauging ears?
No! Skipping gauge sizes is never a good idea. Doing so increases the chances that you will cause permanent damage to your ears and may even mean that you have to stop the process of ear stretching altogether as a result.
How can I shrink my gauges fast?
Try Without Surgery First Go down one size, and wait until the size shrinks up around that smaller gauge. Once it fits properly, go down another size until you reach the smallest gauge. Once you reach this point, your hole should be able to close on its own. This entire process usually takes at least 2 months.
Is it okay to leave tapers in overnight?
If it’s too tight, what you’ll do is tear the skin off the inside of your hole. This is painful and incredibly unpleasant and bloody. Repeat until you get the taper all the way in. Leave it for at least a couple of hours, ideally overnight.
At what size will your gauges not close?
What size can I stretch up to without permanent damage? There are a lot of different opinions on this topic, but the majority of professionals in the body modification industry recommend never going any larger than 2 – 0 gauge if you want your ears to totally close up where you can’t see through them.
What size ear gauge is the point of no return?
In North America, most stretching methods go up by a single even-sized gauge increment at a time. 0g (8 mm), is generally considered to be “the point of no return”: a hole larger than this size will rarely close to a standard piercing size.
Is there any way to reduce the size of gauged ears?
Surgery is not uncommon or expensive. Lots of people have ear lobe surgery to reduce the size of their gauged piercings and some people having surgery never had gauged ears but wore thin, heavy earrings for a long time. Surgery is usually not expensive or invasive. Consider the high cost of surgery.
Which is the best gauge for ear stretching?
For the majority of people, either 16 gauge or 14 gauge is a good starting point if you have only worn regular earrings. 16 gauge is a good starting point if you never wear earrings or if you have recently had them pierced and they are just healed up. 14 gauge is a good size to start if you have worn regular earrings daily for a long time.
Is there a way to close a gauged ear lobe?
For some people, there’s a gauge size at which point their piercings will not shrink at all, and they need surgery to fix them. For other people, they can have large gauges, take the jewelry out, and the holes almost close completely. Reducing gauged ear lobes varies dramatically and can’t be predicted.
How long do you leave a gauge in your ear?
Leave the smaller piece in your ear for 3 to 4 days or up to a week so your ear gradually shrinks to hold it. If you switch to drastically smaller sizes too quickly, they may fall out of your ear. For example, if your normal gauge is a 000g (10.4 mm), put a 00g (9.26 mm) in your ear.