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4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 4:12 pm
by chrissheppard49
Is this possible and safe??

*Yes I know there is a risk of blowouts but still want to know*

Any one else done this??

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 1:52 am
by corazon_de_oro
That's an awful idea.
You should only stretch 1mm at a time (yes, even go to 7mm/1G even though jewelry is a little more rare in that size) and wait 6 weeks between each size. It should take you about six months to stretch from 4-8mm... It's much better to be safe than have blowouts and tears.

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 2:35 am
by magalo le matelot
At those baby size I stretched them 1 mm per week... so yes, you can do it. It's possible, and I didnt had any blowouts.

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 10:47 am
by leighmarie
corazon_de_oro wrote:That's an awful idea.
You should only stretch 1mm at a time (yes, even go to 7mm/1G even though jewelry is a little more rare in that size) and wait 6 weeks between each size. It should take you about six months to stretch from 4-8mm... It's much better to be safe than have blowouts and tears.
Agreed!

Skipping sizes and not waiting properly in between isn't safe. Yes, for some people it does work out okay, but it really isn't worth the risk.

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 7:39 pm
by corazon_de_oro
magalo le matelot wrote:At those baby size I stretched them 1 mm per week... so yes, you can do it. It's possible, and I didnt had any blowouts.
Just because you had no blowouts doesn't mean other people can or should do the same thing. You stretched way too fast and you're REALLY lucky that you had no problems. If you're going to give people advice, tell them what they SHOULD do rather than what you did. You're not the queen of stretching just because you have big lobes. I've probably been stretching longer than you and I'm still at a pretty small size.

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 7:52 pm
by leighmarie
corazon_de_oro wrote:
magalo le matelot wrote:At those baby size I stretched them 1 mm per week... so yes, you can do it. It's possible, and I didnt had any blowouts.
Just because you had no blowouts doesn't mean other people can or should do the same thing. You stretched way too fast and you're REALLY lucky that you had no problems. If you're going to give people advice, tell them what they SHOULD do rather than what you did. You're not the queen of stretching just because you have big lobes. I've probably been stretching longer than you and I'm still at a pretty small size.
+1

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 10:18 pm
by magalo le matelot
I didnt say that he/she have to do it, he/she was asking if this was possible, and it is.

And I DON'T have big lobes, i'm just at 7/8.

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:37 am
by Boffey
I stretched 1mm a week untill 6mm, then did 2mm in 2 weeks to 8mm. So you can do it in about a month. I think my ears stretch easily because ive never had any real problems.

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:20 pm
by brutalSKITTLES
Its possible, but itll probably suck for your ears, say hello to catbutt xD &if you REALY do this, use cation, if your ear bleeds you should down size or else it will take wayyyyyyy longer to heal, if you downsize then go back up your ears will be healed and heathery then if you didn't.

Re: 4mm to 8mm in one month??

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:10 pm
by leighmarie
brutalSKITTLES wrote:Its possible, but it'll probably suck for your ears
Agreed!