Changing a Gauge in Earrings
Ear Lobe Repair
Effects of an Ear Gauge
Healing Infected Ear Piercings
How Long Does It Take to Gauge Your Ears?
How to Care for an Ear Piercing
How to Gauge Ears
How to Handle an Infected Ear Piercing
How to Select a Gauge Size for an Ear Piercing
How to Use Ear Stretchers
What Is Ear Stretching?
Summary: When increasing the gauge size on ear piercings, use a taper pin and lubricant to properly stretch the hole and prevent injury. Stretch out ear piercing holes, but only with the assistance of a professional, with advice from a professional body piercer in this free video on ear piercing.
Kerri Naslund has been piercing at Zebra in San Francisco, Calif. since 1993. She has perfected her piercing skills with what was thought of back then as a high average of 15 to 20...read more
"Hi I'm Kerri at Zebra in Berkley and I am here to tell you how to gauge your ears. Gauging your ears is when you go from a smaller size ear hole to a larger size ear hole. Mine are smaller, Tim's are larger. When you want to stretch your ears most likely you are going to be using a taper pin. Taper pins start off smaller on one end and end up thicker on the other end. Some people stretch their ears on their own just by forcing the jewelry through. Not recommended but it works. When you gauge your ears you are usually going to want to use some kind of lubricant on the taper pin to help it go through. You are also going to want to support the ear on the back side with a couple of fingers so when you are pushing against the ear it has some resistance and goes through rather than pushing the ear back."
eHow Article: How to Gauge Ears
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