Ears multiple pierced ?

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#151
hell_lo_kitty said:
I have 10 in one ear and 8 in the other. They are all stretched from size 9/16" to 14g.

I started getting them pierced when I was 9 and had them all by the time I was 18 and started stretching them around 18 or 19. I'm 29 now and my love for them has never faded.

I'm a 5th grade special education teacher. I don't wear any plugs that can be seen through when I'm at work, but my stretched, multiple piercings have never caused me any issues at my job.

I'm sure people have passed judgement on them over the years, but that's their problem, not mine. ;) I don't live my life worrying about what others think about my body and how I decorate it with piercings and tattoos.
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I would love to stretch my lobes to 1/2" or a little larger. How long did it take you to get to 9/16"? Any advice?
Thanks,
Tavia
 
#152
taviasmith said:
I would love to stretch my lobes to 1/2" or a little larger. How long did it take you to get to 9/16"? Any advice?
Thanks,
Tavia
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It took me around 6 years to reach 9/16" and I've stayed at this size for around 4-5 years. I kept stopping at a size and stayed there for a good while and many times I said I was done. But then would slowly get the urge to stretch more.

The best advice I can give is go slow and wear quality jewelry. You will need to learn your body if you begin to stretch. My body has a lot of elasticity and recovers from things quickly, so stretching was never a major problem for me.

Also remember the larger the gauge, the larger the surface area to stretch. A 14g to a 12g is a much easier stretch than from a 0g to a 00g.

I'm happy at 9/16", it's significant enough for me, but I still have a decent amount of healthy skin tissue supporting the bottom of my ear lobe. I think if I went any bigger I would be putting my ear at risk and they would be overpowering to my face.

Good Luck! If you do decide to stretch, remember that it is something that should be viewed as a permanent modification to your body. I've had my lobes stretched for over 11 years and I love them just as much today as I did when I started. :graucho:
 
#153
hell_lo_kitty said:
It took me around 6 years to reach 9/16" and I've stayed at this size for around 4-5 years. I kept stopping at a size and stayed there for a good while and many times I said I was done. But then would slowly get the urge to stretch more.

The best advice I can give is go slow and wear quality jewelry. You will need to learn your body if you begin to stretch. My body has a lot of elasticity and recovers from things quickly, so stretching was never a major problem for me.

Also remember the larger the gauge, the larger the surface area to stretch. A 14g to a 12g is a much easier stretch than from a 0g to a 00g.

I'm happy at 9/16", it's significant enough for me, but I still have a decent amount of healthy skin tissue supporting the bottom of my ear lobe. I think if I went any bigger I would be putting my ear at risk and they would be overpowering to my face.

Good Luck! If you do decide to stretch, remember that it is something that should be viewed as a permanent modification to your body. I've had my lobes stretched for over 11 years and I love them just as much today as I did when I started. :graucho:
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Thank you very much for the reply.
 
#156
I have had multiple earring holes, but hate the look past teenage years, so just have one hole in each ear now. I'm grossed out by body piercings, so no more for me.
 
#158
My grandmother was 69 years old, a mother to five children, a grandmother to many, many grandchildren, and a great-grandmother to two... and she still had two piercings in each ear and wanted to get a little heart or flower tattoo on her ankle.

I say... Do whatever makes you happy!! Caring what other people think will only leave you with regrets later in life. My grandmother used to say: "Who cares what other people think? F*** them!" LoL Needless to say, she was a firecracker. Because she did what made her happy. :smile1: I think that's still wonderful advice.
 
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#159
I'm 47 and have 2 holes in both ears and three in one but I only wear one earring in each ear. I haven't worn a second earring in either ear for over 25 years (the holes are still open though). The third hole in one of my ears was in the upper cartilage (pierced about 20 years ago) and it never healed properly at the time - it was always sore for months. Eventually I just gave upon it. And I have to say that recently it's been giving me grief (much to my surprise). The skin has felt sore and irritated at the back of it and there's been flaking, and that's after 20 years. Pierce away people, but just remember that sometimes these little holes can affect you waaay later on.
 
#162
When I was in high school I got 3 in one side, 1 in the other...

20+ years later I honestly regret the 2 extras in the one ear...it just doesn't really fit with where I am at now.

My eldest daughter is going to college and pursuing a career where I think it's best to have a fairly conservative look....she has only 1 hole in each ear.

The next daughter has already talked me into double piercing her ears...despite that I told her I regret doing it. She is also very creative and thinks outside the box. I have no doubt she will add more holes as she gets older.

I guess really....it's an individual thing
 
#163
i have 3 holes in each lobe. in my left ear i also have my cartilage pierced as well as three forward helix piercings. in my right ear i have my tragus and my rook. i still wear my belly button ring, which i've had since i was 15.
 
#164
lopeslow7 said:
I am forty-five and have two ear piercings. Work in the corporate world. Too old to care what anyone thinks of my ears or me in general.;)
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I also have two ear piercings!!!! I always wear a small diamond stud in my top piercing and whatever earring of the day in my bottom piercing. Usually a hoop or a large dangly earring. I work in the corporate world, too, and would love a third!!!
 
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