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ackblom12:
--- Quote from: Welu on 06 Aug 2013, 05:00 ---That was really informative. Thanks so much for writing it. Do you mind if I copy and paste that for future sharing?
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Sure, I got no problem with that. It's a bit messy and I think it's pretty clear that writing isn't my strong point though. :P
--- Quote from: kelpy on 06 Aug 2013, 05:47 ---this is why I'm glad I'm only gonna get teeny tiny plugs/tunnels, around the 2 or 3mm mark. That way I don't have to be scared of accidentally overstretching, or getting stuff caught in it and if I want I can get flesh colored plugs and have it look natural. I've heard it said that your average piercer's limit is about 6ga, is this correct, or am I misinformed?
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Yup, 6g (4mm) is typically the largest they'll pierce at. I will warn you that once you've had them for a little while you might suddenly notice how tiny they look and if you only went a liiiittle bit bigger you can get more intricate and pretty jewelry! And then you suddenly realize you're at 1".
--- Quote from: lepetitfromage on 06 Aug 2013, 06:50 ---Industrial things
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Along with what Neko said, some piercers actually prefer to pierce the two locations with separate jewelry to minimize irritation and migration during the healing process. It means you don't get to have the industrial look for a while, but if you're willing to do so it might help. I do think I'll disagree a little with trusting APP certified piercers above others, but it's certainly not a bad thing to use as a requirement. There are a lot of great piercers who don't get APP membership for various reasons, but it helps to know folks who know their shit to point you their way.
lepetitfromage:
Ugh, there isn't anyone within 50 miles of me! Funny thing is that one of the closest is in Northampton :-P Road trip!!
I'll try and sneak away from my desk to take a better photo. :-)
(edited to add that I want these so bad. For whatever reason, they popped up in image search results for "ear piercing diagram")
nekowafer:
That is my personal opinion - I can understand why others may not feel the same way. But you may be able to call one of those ceritifed piercers and get a recommendation for a place closer to you.
Jace:
Wrt size of ear: I'm quite happy with 0g. Theres a huge amount of jewelry I can get and they are large enough that people know they're stretched but small enough that if I put in flesh tone plugs it just looks like I've got long lobes.
Method of Madness:
I had them stretched to 6g (4mm) with steel plugs in college, then let them shrink and now you can barely see anything. Part of me wants to repierce them, and if I did that, I'd probably get them pierced at 6g and maybe go up to 2 or maybe 0 eventually, and if flesh tone plugs work well enough to work with, I just might.
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