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by rabidcupcake
Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:46 am
Forum: Aftercare, Healing and Safety
Topic: What do you do if your ear bleeds when stretching?
Replies: 5
Views: 55386

Re: What do you do if your ear bleeds when stretching?

It is completely not normal for your ears to bleed while stretching. If your ear is bleeding, you have ripped it and will need to downsize immediately and baby the crap out of your ear if you want nice lobes in the future.

Either you were too fast with your stretches (not enough time in between ...
by rabidcupcake
Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:41 am
Forum: Aftercare, Healing and Safety
Topic: How safe are silicone plugs?
Replies: 7
Views: 30682

Re: How safe are silicone plugs?

I do not understand why anyone would use silicone plugs or tapers past a size 0. I swear by taping, it is the most effective, gentle method. Silicone is NOT recommended for stretches, so they are not safe to size up with.
by rabidcupcake
Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:30 am
Forum: New To Stretching
Topic: New to all of this. Some questions.
Replies: 8
Views: 16587

Re: New to all of this. Some questions.

What is the largest initial peirceing?
I have seen some that pierce with 6g needles. Dermal punching is another story, but would definitely not go that route considering you will lose some lobe, thus could cause thinning later in your stretching lifetime.

What is the point of no return? Does the ...