Well it all depends John, do you think that you are willing to take on feeling pain? Do you get grossed out by things easily? There is a lot of work and effort that goes into stretching your ears, and are you ready for all that? These are all questions that you have to ask yourself before you start stretching. Also another thing is that at a certain size your ears won't heal back up to normal, but that size differs in everyone. If you have anymore questions to ask me, feel free to ask!