i have a question about taking out a new peircing.

[joshfifoot]

i wanted to get plugs for awhile. finally got them 4 days ago. i had a look at the guages and decided i wanted to work towards a 00 guage. he told be the biggest i could start with was a 4 guage so i got it done. i got my salt water spray and was keepin them clean but i wasnt sure if i heard him right about it i can take them out or how long i am suppose to leave then in before i can ake them out. and this was my first peircing ever.

[vdub]

You got your ears pierced at 4 gauge? Nice. If so, I'd wait at least 6 weeks before taking them out. I got mine pierced at 14g and didn't take them out until 3 weeks later. The difference here is your piercing is huge, so take extra care.

[corazon_de_oro]

By "take them out" do you just mean to change the jewelry? If so, probably about 2-3 months, or just until they stop getting crusty and sore.
I got pierced at 10G... I know that's quite a bit smaller... but I changed them after 4 weeks because I needed better jewelry for healing. I think they took about three months to heal, but I'm a pretty slow healer. Really, a 4G piercing isn't going to take much longer to heal than a smaller one.

[HateJustin]

to be honest, you could probably start streching it in a week or so.
But, only go up to a 2g and keep that in for a couple of weeks.
That's what I did, and it's been fine.

[corazon_de_oro]

Are you kidding? Stretching a 4G piercing after a week and a half?
The ideal amount of time to wait after a fresh piercing is six months... some people can at four months but I wasn't ready until almost six. Stretching a piercing isn't as much about it just being healed as it is about it being fully healed AND strong enough to accomodate the next size. That just doesn't happen in a week.

[Tom]

to be honest, you could probably start streching it in a week or so.
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What ever you do... Dont start stretching this soon!.. Your ears need time to heal.. Carazon & Vdub have good info