Is this normal....?

[subakamoo]

I've been stretching for a few months now, I've been waiting at least a month in between stretches and am currently at 4g. But it's been over a month since I last stretched and my ears still aren't very stretchy, and my left lobe looks a little funny. I'm a little scared that I might have caused a blowout....

Tell me what you think please:

(The look a little shiny because it was after a shower and I put vitamin e oil on my piercings)

[drewwithcrayons]

it seems a bit irritated. try leaving the jewelry out for a little while and be careful with what kind of jewelry you leave in because your body may react badly to it.
Best of luck!

[subakamoo]

Thanks! I've been keeping my steel plugs in lately just in case. And I usually leave them in and don't touch them for a few days if it's irritated. I'll try leaving it out next.

[StrickyCub]

Looks like there's some scar tissue there to me.

[Acacia]

Yeah, do sss and leave it alone.

[subakamoo]

If it's scar tissue what should I do....soaks and downsize....? :/

[Acacia]

If it's scar tissue what should I do....soaks and downsize....? :/

Do vit-e oil massages when it is completely healed and no longer tender in any way.

[subakamoo]

What do you think the scar tissue is from....did I accidentally stretch too fast? :/

[StrickyCub]

It's hard to say without being you. Everybody's ears/skin/bodies are different.

[Acacia]

Well, at the size you're at now, it is recommended to wait at least 3-4 months, preferably more, between stretches, so yeah, you might very well be going too fast.