Question of the Week – Would a Stretched Piercing Shrink Back?
Question of the Week – Would a Stretched Piercing Shrink Back? Sunday April 25, 2004#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Q: If I stretch my ear piercings and then take the jewelry out, would my ear shrink back to the way it was? Or would it stay stretched forever? A: That depends on a few variables, such as: • How it was stretched • How much it was stretched • How long it has been healed First, how it was stretched. If you stretched slowly and carefully, not causing any tearing or scarring, that will increase your chances of your ear going back to its normal size and shape. If you used a dermal punch, stretched too quickly, used heavy weights that stretched an abnormal shape or caused any scar tissue to form, then your liklihood of it going back is greatly diminished. Secondly, how much it was stretched. If you stretch your lobe to 00g or smaller, you are a much better candidate for your ear going back to “normal”. However, if you stretch your ear to a severely lar
