Lip or labret piercing stretching
How do you stretch a labret piercing? Is there a difference when stretching the upper lip or the lower lip? There are muscles in the lip, therefor it’s slightly more difficult to stretch piercings in the lip, it is more…
Stretching genital piercings
I’ve seen this question come by regularly so I decided to write an article about it. How do I stretch my genital piercing safely? Well here goes: Basicly, it’s just the same as with stretching any other body piercing. It…
Oops, my mistake
Errare humanum est Making mistakes is human. I was stretching my earlobes to 18mm as I wrote before in another article on this website. But that went wrong, on my right earlobe that is. The one earlobe that keeps demanding…
Could my stretched piercing close back up?
First of all it’s very important to stretch your piercings safely. Which means with patience and care, either by a professional or following the advice of one. You could help a healthy stretched piercing to shrink down a couple sizes…
We’ve all been stubborn before, right?
I’m not perfect either. When I’m helping a customer, giving a whole speech about what to do and what not to do with it and I often get the impression people are listening but will end up doing their own…
Tape or tapers?
Tapers and big sizes… It rushes it and can create a tear in your earlobe or a blowout. Tapers are often the cause of stretching too fast and forcing things.
Do I have to twist and move my jewelry during healing or not?
I often hear that people think they must twist or move the jewellery of their freshly pierced earrings or other piercings during cleaning or just 2 times a day so it won’t grow stuck in the flesh. Of course this…
Scars and piercings
Scar tissue and discoloration are relatively common on piercing. This can also occur when the piercing was done correctly but healing is difficult.
Conversion table
Gauges, inches, millimetres… Here’s a nice conversion table for everyone’s comfort :) Gauge Inches (decimal) Inches (fractional) Millimeters 20 .032 approx. 1/32″ .812 18 .040 > 1/32″ 1.024 16 .051 < 1/16″ 1.291 14 .064 approx. 1/16″ 1.628 12 .081…
Getting your ears pierced to stretch them
If you have earrings and you want to stretch them, I always recommend to stretch to 1.6mm size first before you continue stretching and use tunnels or plugs as jewelry. You could also get your earrings pierced in a larger…
Aftercare instructions for stretched piercings
Make sure you leave the jewelry in for about 6 to 8 weeks.
