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So the title says it all, basically i had recently gauged and it was fine and dandy till my buddy tackled me resulting in a full fledged wrestling match. The tunnel popped out and there was a good amount of blood. I found it went inside cleaned up and for lack of another idea put it back in. My question is how detrimental is it to not down gauged? How long will it take to heal? when could i gauge again?(not that im planning on it soon) I also only plan on gauging it one size bigger after its healed. any feedback is much appreciated thank you.

If you choose not to downsize or go naked while you heal, you can:

a) impede the healing process as your plugs will continue to hold the skin apart, making it more difficult for wounds to heal.

b) end up with a bunch of scar tissue which can/will lead to catbutt, blowouts and inelastic lobes.

If your lobes aren't elastic, stretching in the future could be very difficult or impossible. If you want to go up one more size (9/16) you should seriously consider downsizing or going naked until you heal. It may mean you'll have to re-stretch a couple/few sizes, but it's much more worth it to give your lobes the freedom to heal properly than to simply be stubborn and potentially add to the damage you already have.

Once your lobes are HEALED (probably a good 6-8 weeks if they are as damaged as they sound) I encourage you to wait another 6-8 weeks. After you stop having pain, bleeding and discharge, start massaging your lobes with vitamin e or jojoba oil to break down any scar tissue forming in the fistula. This will help your ears to become more elastic and your stretches should be pretty comfortable going back up.

ok so:P i did leave it in and it healed up just fine. But today, i tried to gauge using tephlon tape and when i put it it after it was pretty right but just wast going in right and when i took it out my inned ear was purpleish which i presumed to be bloodblisters. Could it be anything else thats worse? how do i deal with this situation?(my impatiences is killing me, my left ear is done, i just want symmetry!)
also in regards to the last reply there was no pain two days after as well as the bleeding stopped and there was no discharge, I would probably attribute it to sea salt soaks

okay, you are going WAY too fast and, apparently not taking advice, so this is all I have for you: take your plug out. LET IT HEAL. that purple color means you're not getting enough circulation.

that said, you aren't going to listen anyway, so I'll start researching a good plastic surgeon to suture a torn lobe.