By the feathers of Osiris, some of the photos in that Blowout album linked were absolutely manky!! D:
It makes me greatful that I learnt before it was too late the consequences can be if you're not careful with stretching. I had a small blowout and some discomfort when I got my fiance to put a 4g taper through my ear after thinking it was healed enough after 2 weeks of having a 6g in.
Why did I do it so fast? Well, I went to a body piercing salon and asked one of the qualified piercers there and she said most people only wait a week between stretches, so I believed her because hey, she's qualified right? Wrong >_<
At least it was only my right ear, and after reading up nearly every article I could find online and downsizing back down to 6g, I'm finding a few days later my blowout is healing up slowly and feels a lot better. I'm just hoping it doesn't cause too much permanent damage that will effect my ability to stretch in the future
I ordered a bottle of Jojoba oil online to use on my lobes once they're healed, just waiting for it to arrive in the mail.
But yeah seriously, those pictures scare me into being very careful with my stretching.
~Zack