Where to start?

[Danny]

Hello,

I had my ears pierced on december 3rd last year, i waited 5-6 weeks to heal then took the studs out, i had no infections, no soreness (only for the first 2 days) or any bleeding etc... it looks like i've kept them in good shape and healthy.

i bought some fake plugs so i could kind of get an idea on what my ears stretched could look like, anyhow i have decided that i will stretch my ears, i just have a few questions on where to start..

1. I had them done using a gun, does this make any difference timewise on when to stretch them?
2. how long should i wait to start stretching them?
3. For when i begin would a 2mm taper be ok for my 1.2mm piercing?

any help would be much appreciated.

[DJChildhood]

guns tend to cause more scar tissue (what i've heard and first hand experienced)
if you've waited over a year, your far over the time of 'good to go'
as far as what size?
i use the gauge/fraction system.
i jumped from regular size (20G) to 8G
wasn't a bad idea except for the ear with scar tissue (aka the one pierced with a gun)
so, imo: do each step properly.

[corazon_de_oro]

1. For future reference, never have anything pierced with a gun. They can't be completely sterilized and they force a blunt object through skin, creating more trauma (and more scar tissue) than a piercing needle. I'd wait slightly longer than normal to begin stretching if I were you.
2. You should wait about 6 months (no less than four months) after an initial piercing to do your first stretch. Since you had them done with a gun, I'd say absolutely no less than six.
3. No, you'd be skipping a size. Go to 1.6mm first.