Im pretty sure i stretched way too fast....

[Liam777]

Firstly hi im Liam and im new too the forum

So I started stretching my left lobe (my right lobe isn't pierced) a bit ago before I found this forum and after reading here about the importance of taking it slow I realised I stretched way too fast :/

So heres my story...
I pierced my ear ages ago and my ears were fully healed and then left a gap of about 2months between fully healed ears and stretching.

So i started by stretching using a steel taper from 14g too 6g which meant I skipped 3 sizes which at the time thought was normal. The stretch did bleed a little and was little painful but I got my 6g steel treaded flare tunnel thing in no problem. I left this in for about a month and a half and it healed nicely without and problems at all.

I stretched again from 6g too 2g on Christmas Eve with an acrylic taper after a hot shower and it didn't bleed or hurt at all. I got my tunnel in no problem and it was only a little tender the next day but more importantly I hadn't got a blow out

So today in the shower (5 days after stretching) I took my tunnel out and looked in the mirror and my ear looks nice and healthy with no obvious problems or anything like that at all!

Im going too stay at 2g for a very long time as im pretty sure I stretched way too fast, but how long do you guys think I should wait? Also does anyone have any advice or tips for making sure my ear hasn't being damaged?

Thanks Liam, I hope I haven't screwed my ear

[loiselisabeth]

you stretched way too fast. You should never skip sizes.

Probably your ear is already damaged. Your lobes could be thin because you stretched too fast + skipped sizes, you're lucky you didn't got a blow-out.

You probably had a tear too. Basically what it is small or larger rips in the outside or inside (the fistula) skin of your ear. You would know you have a tear if you see any blood or you feel a sharp pain. Sometimes it feels like a paper cut inside your ear. Sometimes these require serious medical attention depending on the situation. To treat a tear, do sea salt soaks twice a day and vitamin E oil massages. I know this treatment seems repetitious but it really works wonders on most piercing related problems.

There is also a chance you have scar tissue in your ear, which makes it harder and more painful to stretch in the future.

I would downsize and give your ears some rest.

[Liam777]

Ahhhh damn

I don't intend too skip any sizes in the future now.

My ears are reasonably fat actually, I feel pretty lucky

I don't mean too go against what you say as im sure you know alot more but Im pretty positive I haven't had a tear, I have been doing see salt soaks daily anyway and rubbing a Vitamin E Oil and Jojoba Oil rich cream into my lobes every night since I started stretching which I think might have saved me abit?

I think I probably do have scar tissue how do I know? What does it look like?

Thank you very much for your advice! Cheers

Liam

[stashapistachio]

If it bled, then it defininately tore.

Restretching every so often is a good idea for everyone anyway, makes happy lobes

[Liam777]

If it bled, then it defininately tore.

Damn... I left it a month and a half thought, was that long enough to heal?

When I stretched too 2g it didn't bleed at all so I guess it was ok?

Restretching every so often is a good idea

How do I restrech? I feel like a noob

Cheers

[loiselisabeth]

scar tissue looks like shiny light pink skin

no problem, we're all here to help eachother right?

[Liam777]

scar tissue looks like shiny light pink skin

no problem, we're all here to help eachother right?

Ahhh... Got abit of that Oil massages help get rid right?

I guess that is the idea Cheers anyway