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Stretching your own lobe

Hand_Of_Steel · 2006-10-05 21:24:58

I'm currently at 6mm, but I could be arsed going into town to get it stretched. Anybody have any advice on doing it yourself?

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05-10-2006 10:24pm

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I'm currently at 6mm, but I could be arsed going into town to get it stretched.
Anybody have any advice on doing it yourself?

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#2 05-10-2006 10:28pm
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sick a battrey in it? :P

I think its safer to get it done properly..

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#3 05-10-2006 10:37pm
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Battery...I don't get it...?

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#4 05-10-2006 10:42pm
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well theres a couple of options
go into town, buy a taper and do it yourself

cut the tops off some cotton buds and put a cotton bud in between ur jewlery and ur ear every day or every second day until its whatever size u want

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#5 05-10-2006 10:43pm
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Well you asked how would ya do it yourself.. like how did you plan on doing it? What did ya plan on doing it with? I just just suggested a battery as a mere joke as they are like 8mm.. Theres nothing to get :P

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#6 05-10-2006 10:44pm
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Hand_Of_Steel wrote:

Battery...I don't get it...?

The circumference of a AAA battery is 10.5 mm

But as said go get it done properly.

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#7 05-10-2006 10:47pm
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Ah right a battery!
I think I'll go with the taper idea.
Thanks anyway guys

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#8 05-10-2006 10:50pm
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BreadBoard wrote:

The circumference of a AAA battery is 10.5 mm

But as said go get it done properly.

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#9 05-10-2006 10:51pm
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#10 05-10-2006 10:55pm
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Argh that's awful!

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#11 05-10-2006 10:58pm
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Well at least he's making use of his mods!

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#12 05-10-2006 11:34pm
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i used use tape and wrap it around my plugs every few days or whenever they were ready to stretch up a bit more.it's nice and gradual and pretty simple.

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#13 05-10-2006 11:45pm
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expensive way: buy the jewellery one size bigger and do a dead stretch, but it can get expensive if you arent close to your target size (if you have one)

cheap way: do as porn_star says and the others.

way expensive way (cheap for me): hop on a flight over here to lyon, il bring you to marquise body art, buy whatever size plugs you want and theyl stretch em for free
flight to france from dublin: about €200 return
average plugs/tunnels/etc: €10 each (€20)
cool new stretched lobes: :cool:

BreadBoard: show off!!!! nice healthy lobes by the way

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#14 06-10-2006 12:14am
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lol, I got that pic off google

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#15 06-10-2006 12:15am
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Oh ok, well eh hmmmm...... you got me
damn this internet and lack of knowing peoples

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#16 06-10-2006 12:27am
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Found this - Lobe Stretching

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#17 06-10-2006 3:12pm
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yea i normally got insulating tape/electrical tape and put a wrap or 2 on me tunnels, repeated it every few days.. you have to be careful tho.. i rused mine and blew out one of my ears.

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#18 06-10-2006 5:19pm
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BreadBoard wrote:

Hands free lol.

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#19 07-10-2006 10:23am
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Wilburt wrote:

expensive way: buy the jewellery one size bigger and do a dead stretch, but it can get expensive if you arent close to your target size (if you have one)

cheap way: do as porn_star says and the others.

way expensive way (cheap for me): hop on a flight over here to lyon, il bring you to marquise body art, buy whatever size plugs you want and theyl stretch em for free
flight to france from dublin: about €200 return
average plugs/tunnels/etc: €10 each (€20)
cool new stretched lobes: :cool:

BreadBoard: show off!!!! nice healthy lobes by the way

metalmorphasis do this too! they will fit the jewlery for free. even if you dont buy it there. i had my 4mm jewlery fitted by them that i bought in the us. im going in today to get my 6mm fitted!!

might post a pic if anyones interested!

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#20 07-10-2006 11:57am
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Kastro wrote:

blew out one of my ears.

OK I've heard that a few times, but what does it actually mean?

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#21 07-10-2006 3:58pm
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Hand_Of_Steel wrote:

OK I've heard that a few times, but what does it actually mean?

Happens when you over stretch the skin, its splits and starts to form what looks like a second lobe, can be extremely painful which is why i stick with getting my piercer to stretch mine!

Most piercing places only charge for the jewellery, ive gotten stretched 3 times in the past few months and its only cost me 8 euro each time.

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#22 08-10-2006 12:45am
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shouldnt cost you anythign for a stretch.. just for the jewelery.. the markup on jewelery is already like 800% why would you pay more?

Blowout :

taken from
http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Piercing_Blow-out

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#23 13-10-2006 12:23am
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id suggest you use electrical tape. its cheap and safe. take it easy though and only add more tape so there's no pressure when you're puttin it back in.
ive used this method to get my ears up to 12mm and my septum up to 5mm, no problems at all.

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#24 13-10-2006 11:08am
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not sure if this is a blow out or not but I have a very hard lump beside my lobe it happened cause I had to constantly take in and out my plugs for work they where the flared ones of I think thats what caused the upset any1 any idea what it could be. I really hope its not a keliod

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#25 13-10-2006 8:02pm
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Electrical tape is the way to go.
I went from 5mm to, er think i'm around 12mm.
I found tape to be addictive though Lol.
Just kept going.

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#26 14-10-2006 4:05pm
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Heya all, I used to have my ear up to about 4mm or something small like that, I had to keep taking it out for school so I let it close back up, I'm stretching it again now, just a small one again, I just use my own jewellary and stuff, I'm only after starting so I've got three ear studs and a tongue stud in it, is this advisable?? I've never been to a piercer about stretching my ear...

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#27 15-10-2006 4:31pm
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yea its grand... everyone has thier own methoods of streaching.. its ok to use a few bits of jewelery, sometimes it will irratate the ear when your sleeping etc coz the jewelry is moving, its the way i started off... but in the end get yourself some plugs and use the pvc/electrical/insulation tape.. its what i progressed onto and have stuck with. im holding 16's atm.. not sure how big im going. i cant stop.

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#28 15-10-2006 11:09pm
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I did a one millimetre dead stretch yesterday after buying my new jewellery. Slid in so easily. Given i was only 5mm, anywho yeah its easy just put stuff around em or buy cheapish jewellery.
it all depends what your target size is anyway.

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