If I have a stretched piercing, but remove the jewellery, will it shrink back?
That depends on a few variables, such as: • How it was stretched • How much it was stretched • How long it has been healed 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. 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 large size – like an inch in diameter – then your chances are much smaller that your ear will ever go back to the way it was. How long it has been healed – If you stretched your ear a year ago or a few months ago, your ear has a much better chance of shrinking back to its original size than if it has been
