Whether you are starting a new career or wishing to change your personal appearance, you may regret the choice you made to stretch your earlobe piercings. Though it differs from person to person, if your ears are stretched from the small size of 14 to a large size, such as 4 or 2-gauge, it is possible to shrink your ear piercing holes and completely heal the stretched earlobe piercings, according to One Tribe Organics.
Step 1
Take your jewelry out of your stretched earlobe piercings. Wash your hands and the inside of your earlobe piercings. Remove any dead skin cells from inside your earlobe piercings. Clean your jewelry if you wish to keep the earrings. Store the earrings in a plastic bag or dispose of the jewelry.
Step 2
Wash your open earlobe piercings daily with a mild soap and water. Refrain from touching your earlobe piercings as the holes shrink to prevent infection. Massage your earlobes once a day with vitamin E to help reduce scar tissue from initially stretching your ears.
Step 3
Resist the urge to insert new jewelry into your earlobe piercings as the piercings begin to shrink; new jewelry will prevent the holes from closing. Contact a plastic surgeon for a consultation if your earlobe piercings will not completely shrink by solely removing the jewelry. Plastic surgeons can perform a procedure to close your ear piercings.
Tips and Warnings
- Ask a piercer to run a taper through your shrinking ear piercing holes to determine the current size if you are curious about the progress or want to stop at a certain gauge.
- Assume that stretching your earlobe piercings to any gauge will result in a permanent hole in your earlobe.
Things You'll Need
- Soap
- Water
- Vitamin E
