Worried that my lobes might be getting too thin...

[holydorito]

Hey guys,

I've been stretching my ears for around 6 years. I used to have them at 1" but then after a while I decided to let them shrink down to about 16mm.

A little while ago I decided to start stretching back up to 1" again; however I'm starting to worry that my lobes might be getting too thin. I never had this worry last time I was on my way to 1" but then I don't think it was something I was purposely looking out for. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but having never looked into lobe thinning before I don't really know how to tell.

My left lobe is currently at 7/8" and my right lobe is currently at 3/4". I'll post some links to pics of my lobes at the bottom of the thread and hopefully someone might be able to give me some good advice.


Links:
Left Lobe /w Plug - http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/84 ... 0013l.jpg/
Right Lobe /w Plug - http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/85 ... 0012z.jpg/
Bottom of Left Lobe /w Plug - http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/19 ... 008jw.jpg/
Bottom of Right Lobe /w Plug - http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39 ... e0011.jpg/
Left Lobe Naked - http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/86 ... 0005x.jpg/
Right Lobe Naked - http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/85 ... 006nl.jpg/

[ast.riske]

It does look like your ears are kind of angry. Also, it looms like you have some scarring going on. Do you sleep with your plugs in or out? Also, if you aren't doing it already, you should probably do oil massages for your lobes. It will help bloodflow and make everything healthier. Honestly, though, I've seen worse. I probably wouldn't go any bigger for a while though.

[holydorito]

Thanks for the replies guys, helped to ease my mind a little bit.

Just to clarify, they're not bloody, I think they were just pretty red in the picture. I hadn't had them out for about a week before that pic was taken. Wore them out while I slept after a jojoba oil massage last night though and they seem to look a little healthier today.

I haven't worn them out at night for a while, but I used to do it every night, I guess I'll try and get back into that, as well as making jojoba oil massages more of a routine. Thanks again.