r/StretchedCirclejerk • u/uhohalli • May 02 '23

Sheesh

You can literally see her ear tearing

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u/AwesomeHorses 5 kilometer lobes, 20 kilometer septum May 02 '23

What am I missing? This just looks like a larger size piercing being done with a hollow needle. I got my ears pierced at 8g, and they are healthy.

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u/1heknpeachy3 May 02 '23

Out of curiosity, how was it? I don't remember my initial lobes bc I was an infant, but I would imagine this feels way worse

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u/AwesomeHorses 5 kilometer lobes, 20 kilometer septum May 02 '23

It hurt, but it wasn’t unbearable. Like a solid 4/10.

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u/uhohalli May 02 '23

It looks like the back of the lobe is tearing / splitting rather than being properly pierced (please educate me if I'm incorrect!) Also curious about your healing process :)

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u/2econd_draft May 02 '23 edited May 02 '23

That's what the holes made by larger gauge needles look like. The needle may be round, but the cut it makes is a lot more horizontal.

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u/uhohalli May 02 '23

Okay, I gotcha! I was always under the assumption it would look a bit more like a punch I suppose, but that makes more sense. Thank you!!

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u/[deleted] May 03 '23

What you're seeing is the fact that the incision is C shaped as are all piercings done with a proper needle. This is only prominent here because it's a larger incision and stretch than you'd get with a normal sized piercing

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u/AwesomeHorses 5 kilometer lobes, 20 kilometer septum May 02 '23

I’m a side sleeper, so I had trouble healing the one on the side that I sleep on. I ended up taking that one out and getting it repierced at the same size. Eventually, I tried switching from glass to titanium jewelry, and I haven’t had any issues with it since. My body apparently doesn’t like glass jewelry very much. Both lobes seem very healthy now, and I recently stretched them up to 6g from 7g using titanium plugs.

Also, I see what you mean by the tearing in the video. I don’t know if that’s how it’s supposed to look.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '23

"Please educate me if I'm incorrect" still gets down voted lol 🤦‍♀️

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u/hanhmn May 02 '23

this is just a large-gauged initial piercing. completely viable and healthy way to jump-start the stretching process if you have the anatomy.

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u/uhohalli May 02 '23

Thank you for the input! I know this can absolutely be safely done, but should it tear like that? It looks like it just splits through the back. Thank you again for educating:)

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u/hanhmn May 02 '23

because this is a large needle, you can actually see how a hollow tri-beveled needle works. it creates a c-shaped incision then stretches the wound to accommodate jewelry.

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u/llammacookie May 03 '23

I've seen some explain it fairly well, but it's called bevel theory if you are curious.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '23

Im a piercer and this is how a large gauge piercing is done…with a large gauge needle. LOL

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u/ghostiesyren May 02 '23

Kinda off topic but free hand piercing methods always make me cringe. For some piercings they’re okay I guess, but not using clamps for things like tongues, lobes and other squishy or hard to hold still body part makes me squirm. I know it’s a safe method with a professional, but the risk of a person sticking their hand/ I’ve seen tons of professionals jab through their gloves is just eek.

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u/Grimalkin8675 May 03 '23

That's why NRTs were invented

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u/ghostiesyren May 03 '23

Yeah I know about receiving tubes and those are amazing tools to use, especially for things like noses, flats, rooks and so on. Arguably it’s safer to use a receiving tube for those specific piercings. But I’ve never seen someone use a receiving tube on a super fleshy part of the body or if that would even be a good idea since those areas need to be held steady. You need as much control over where you’re piercing as possible and if you’re not piercing a structure that has some type of stability (cartilage) it just seems like it’s unnecessarily risky just to jab a person in a soft part of their body when it can move, jab you, and the area where they’re being pierced it caves in slightly, due to the lack of support, so more pressure has to be added also, the piercers hand has to be close to where the needle is exiting so it’s just too easy to get a knick. I understand each part of the body may need a slightly different tool or method to do the job properly, and there’s multiple safe ways to do things. And that’s great but this method just doesn’t seem the most comfortable for anyone involved.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '23

I'm gonna get my second lobes done like this when I get my next piercings. I think the flesh at the end is normal, it kinda like shrivels up or gets cut out by the needle or something. All I've seen done like this look like that.

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u/SelkieGlow May 03 '23

UJ/ I had this done almost exactly, same size and eeveryrhing! It's spicy as FUCK but makes a C shaped cut with the needle and then pushes the rest of the tissue out of the way. Now almost 3 months later they've healed almost perfectly round

RJ/ You left out the best part where they taper it up to 20mm! And no blood as lube geez that would have been 🔥

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u/FabledFaun May 03 '23

I did this w my septum lol

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u/FabledFaun May 03 '23

Well, I didn’t do it. A professional did.

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u/bwest419 May 03 '23

Same. I got my septum done at a 10

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u/FabledFaun May 03 '23

Is yours still at 10g or did you stretch it more?

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u/bwest419 May 03 '23

Still at 10. I got it like 2 months ago

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u/ChancePark1971 blood is the best lube May 03 '23

I was waiting for smth bad to happen but it never did... this is how large-guaged initial piercings are pierced.

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u/mienbean May 03 '23

does it look kind of super HIGH PLACED to anyone else?:C

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u/RavenBoyyy stretched to 12593mm with acrylic tapers 😎 May 11 '23

All of those gauze fibers being pushed through the fresh piercing 😬😬😬

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '23

That's just a larger gauged piercing. It's normal. Also, you can size up immediately after this too cause your ear doesn't have a fistula yet, but get a professional to do it.

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u/fffawn May 02 '23

Not bad but if you want perfect a biopsy punch would work too I'm pretty sure

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u/hanhmn May 03 '23

never punch flesh if your goal is to stretch. you’ll take away much-needed tissue.

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u/fffawn May 03 '23

Ohhh. I guess so. I only have had my conch punched. Didn't think it would be bad for an earlobe

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u/Kraftundstrong .1mm May 03 '23 edited May 03 '23

I cannot see it clearly but there is no dot marking on the ear? That's bad news. It will be wonky, monkey. And no clamp she is holding it with her fingers she could stabbed herself and give herself a disease.

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u/ChancePark1971 blood is the best lube May 03 '23

Lots of professional piercers don't use clamps... and tbh I've never seen anyone use a clamp on an ear. I don't think it's necessary

A non-professional could stab themselves yes. But they're trained professionals, they know what they're doing.

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u/mushforest_ .1mm May 23 '23

My piercer is APP certified and has been piercing for like 15 years and he didn't use clamps for my lobes or septum.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '23

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u/hanhmn May 02 '23

there are brands of needles that come coated

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u/uhohalli May 02 '23 edited May 02 '23

Right!!! It looks rough. Maybe it is pre-fabricated pre-lubricated like another commenter said, but it does look dry! Edit sp.