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is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:07 pm
by Nic
I bought some 7/16 tapers the other day and put em next to my old tapers for 00g and they were almost the same. 7/16 was barely bigger, it was kind of a waste of money. They just slid in. Is the stretch to a half inch from 7/16 big?
Re: is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:40 pm
by joexxx
ahh that sucks! for that size i just got silicon plugs and popped those in, that took care of that, then basically 7/16" is almost 1/2" so that stretch was easy too.
Re: is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:19 pm
by Nic
haha nice, i wish i had known. I stretched my left ear to a half inch yesterday and it hurt all day. It feels kinda hard, like firm. I think its infected, what do i do?
Re: is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:00 pm
by joexxx
if i were you, i would put back the 7/16" plugs and wait for them to heal!..you just stretched them, even though it was an easy stretch give it some time before you do the process again
Re: is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:26 pm
by corazon_de_oro
It's not a waste of money... stretches aren't supposed to be that difficult if you give your ears enough time between them. Even though the stretch was easy you should've left your lobe at 7/16 for six weeks before moving on. The pain and swelling is your body's way of telling you that that skin wasn't ready to stretch.
Every 1/16" is equal to about 1 mm, which is the amount you should be stretching.
Like the other person said, downsize at least back to 7/16 and wait six weeks or so.
Re: is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:21 pm
by Tom
Ya that was an easy stretch, its sucks having to spend money for tapers for a an easy stretch.. im with joexxx on getting silicons for small stretches like that.
Re: is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:42 am
by Nic
hey everyone, just thiught id let u know that i went back 7/16 . ima wait a month and see how my ears are looking. thx for the advice everyone

Re: is it just me or is the stretch from 00 to 7/16 nothing?
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:07 am
by dave
i would advise not stretching with silicon plugs. no matter how big or small the stretch is.