"I think I have blown out my earlobes but I cannot tell. I just stretched them from an 8 to a 6 but I put in a rather heavy metal earring. I wore the heavy earrings for about two days before I realized that the ears weren't getting any less sore. I changed them to lighter plastic earring (temporarily) since its the only ones I have. Around the piercing it looks like a lip has formed but not too severely unless I remove the earring. The lip has become hard and feels like the crusties but I cannot remove them by wiping them away. I have sea salt soaked my ears for 5 minutes twice a day trying to soften the skin. It looks like the skin is peeling around the piercing and of course the piercing itself is red and oozy but nothing that would alert infection.
Basically I don't know what to do about this situation. I am afraid that if I have to go back in gauges that I won't be able go up again." - Mnstn
Forum Discussion: Can Lobe Stretching Damage Be Reversed?
From Karen L. Hudson, About.com GuideMarch 22, 2009
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In my honest opinion you need to see a piercing professional as without actually seeing the wound we cannot tell you what to do. Go to your nearest reputable parlor and get advice. if in the end you cannot gauge up again, be thankful you haven’t suffered a more serious blowout, and get a new piercing =] I always find that helps when I lose one.
It is very unfortunate that you have inflicted this injury upon yourself, but you should not worry. I have been stretching my ears for nine plus years. I have had my ears all the way up to two inches and back down now to one inch.
What you are experiencing is completely normal and the dry skin around your ears will dry up eventually and flake away, just like a scab on a scratch. You are doing a good thing with the sea salt soaks as long as it is not too strong. Usually you can mix one teaspoon of sea salt into one gallon of distilled water. This is a good mix so that the saline is not too strong. If it is too strong, you will cause more damage and your stretched piercing will become more irritated.
It usually takes at least two weeks before all of the soreness is gone and up to three or four to completely heal. Remember stretching is about patience and stretching too fast can tear your ears that can result in permanent damage that requires surgery to correct.
As it stands now, it seems that you will be OK, just remember to be patient, eat healthy, do your soaks, and most importantly, DON’T TOUCH IT WITH DIRTY HANDS!
Once you are healed, wear quality jewelry, wait at least eight weeks before stretching up again and above all SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE NEXT TIME!
Good Luck!
If you actually have “Blow Out” The best thing you can do is to remove the new gauge and go back down to the old one. I suggest wearing heavy jewelry before a stretch, as it will halp to stretch naturally, and NEVER stretch to heavy jewelry, as it will take much longer to recover. The weight is not good for the freshly stretched piercing. Don’t worry though, after your ears heal from the “Blow Out” you can stretch them again. The sea salts soaks are good, but not the best. All I use and sell in the shop I work at for piercings is H2Ocean aftercare spray. It is ph balanced for your body, sterile, and anti-bacterial and anti-microbial. http://www.h2ocean.com
You have several options, but above all I would recommend talking to a professional peircer. The first choice is let it heal and completely close up. From there you can see if you have a blow out or if your ears will go back to normal. If you are confident you dont have a blow out, wait til it is no longer red or peeling and stick in the guage that fits comfortably. Allow your ear to get use to having something in it again before stretching it again. There is also some surgerys for blow outs or deformities, but they can be pricey and are classified as cosmetic in most areas. Sea salt is good but can dry out the skin. Try a triple antibiotic instead if it keeps drying out. But, as I and others have said you should talk to a professional before making any decisions on your own. Their advice is often free and if they try to charge you then find someone else because that shows they really dont care about you.
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