AboutBrian Skellie Expertise I can answer questions in regards to and not limited to: jewelry safety, specifically material, shape, proportion, and related issues; aseptic technique and sterilization as it applies to piercing safety; ethical issues of technique and bedside manner; the aftercare and recovery process for piercings.
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Tens of thousands of one on one client experiences. http://www.piercing.org/ Body jewelry design and safety expert: Member ASTM committee F04(www.astm.org)
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Research advisor and educator for the APP for over a decade(www.safepiercing.org) teaching advanced studio setup, sterilization and equipment management, freehand piercing, aseptic/sterile technique and much more.
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Expert: Brian Skellie Date: 6/9/2008 Subject: Ear Piercings then stretching
Question im wondering, i want to get both my ears pierced then enlagred.
how long to wait from the point that i get them pierced then stretched.. and if i stop at 6.. or possibly a 2 wil it grow over, i know the change is permanent, but im wondering how noticable it will be. And whats a good size to first get enlarged.
thanks for the help :)
Answer Piercings leave some sort of scar when healed, even when stretched correctly http://piercing.org/faq/stretching.html explains more. If you wanted, you could start at 6g. The amount of how you may notice the scars depends mostly on you, how thick and what color you scar and what angle the piercings are, if you have a natural fold to your ear, etc.
