Hello everyone,
Let me start off by saying that I am glad I found this community and I hope you'll be able to help me out with some advice.
Currently I have my ears pierced and I have worn regular earing for around 7-8 years. I'm not sure of the actual size of the holes but I estimate around 16-14G. In the past year I haven't worn the earings that much but the holes haven't sealed.
My plan is to have flesh tunnels size 2G. I have done a fair deal of research and I am quite aware of what the various methods are. I am just not sure which route to take. I was thinking either to go to a tattoo/piercing salon and get 6G piercings (over my existing holes), put in a 6G flesh tunnel and wait around 6 months until it heals before stretching it to 4G and after another couple of months stretch it to 2G. The other option would be to slowly stretch my way from 14-16G to 2G.
The first option seems more attractive as it is faster, but I'm not sure if it is the safest way to go.
What do you think?
Also, if I choose to stretch straight away what should be the first size I should go for? Should I start with a 12G taper? Would that work for my "regular" sized holes?
Thanks in advance for the advice.