by corazon_de_oro » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:22 pm
Why is that Cody guy being such an ass? It's pretty common knowledge, especially on stretching sites like this, that stretching with silicone is bad. Sure, not every single person who does it will have problems, but it should never be recommended. Not only is the material crap, but if you stretch with silicone it will force your ears to the next size. With a taper or taping you can tell whether your ears are going to take the stretch well or not before they've already been stretched. With silicone they just expand in the ear whether you're ready or not, and that's how people tear their ears. You can get tears with tapers and other methods too but at least you have the option of stopping if it hurts.
There are lots of materials that people wear in their lobes that shouldn't be stretched with. Silicone, acrylic, stone, wood, bone, etc. are made for 100% HEALED ears and shouldn't be worn for long periods of time.
I'm probably just wasting my time; I'm sure he'll come back on here calling me fat or something and saying I couldn't possibly know anything because I'm at 2G...
I'm Lindsay.
I have 1/2" lobes and 11 piercings: left helix x2, both conches, both nostrils, septum, navel, and VCH.
My lobes are small but I know a lot about stretching and how to do it safely, so message me if you have any questions!