How big of a gauge can one put in an ear and have it close up again

Whats the biggest size of gauge that you can put in your ear but take out so that they will close up to normal size? I have a size two in which is about 6 mm. I just haven't tried to close them up yet.

I have 8 gauges right now and I'm planned on going down a size. I few times, in my process of getting down to this size, I've left my gauges out only for one night. For me my earlobes will start to close up after only on night. I think it depends on your earlobes. Everyone is different in the healing process.

... I don't think gauged ears CAN go back to normal size. like once you start, theres no turning back. and 2's are pretty dang big, sorry but I'm not sure they're just going to shrink back to like size 18. I've seen teens on tv who have to go under plastic surgery to fix their ear lobes because they no longer wanted their gauges..

I have streched mine to a 8 twice and it closes up just fine every time and it hurts less when you streach them again. my boyfriend had 0 in and his are closing up good you cant see though but you can tell they been gauged.

I have gauged my ears to an eight 3 times and they go back easy and my boyfriend had 0 in and he took them out and his whole is closing you cant see through it but you can tell they were gauged. if you want them to go back I wouldnt go past a 4 thats as big as im going. Good luck

My boyfriend said anything bigger than 0 is too much to guarantee that it will seal up again.

He's sticking with his 0s because of this, and I stopped at 4 because I'm a baby.

00's will grow back to a normal size, if you go into halfs they will close up to like a 14 or 12 or 8 it depends. and dont go much bigger if your earlobees are attached to your head.

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1: What gauged were your ears pierced at. My lobes were pierced at 8ga and they(after gauging) will more than likley not get any smaller than 6ga

2: Play it safe!!! If you go beyound a 00 you run the risk of never having your ears completley close. What you use as aftercare is a big part in your healing process.

3: Were they torn? Were they blown out? Have your ears seemed like they were rejecting your plugs the entire time?

4:Scar tissue plays a major role in the closing of a plug

5: Get a second opinion!!! Everyones body reacts differantly dont take one persons word get the facts

In the years I've been body piercing I've heard a lot of BS so make sure youre doing the right thing.

Dude, some of you guys are wrong.
I had 1 INCH gauges and I had them for about a year. I took them out three months ago and they will probably be closed in a month.

00 is the largest you can do, if you want to be able to go back, but if I were you and wanted to be able to go back I would go to 4s anything bigger is unattractive and weird 0.o
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Dae

you can go as big as an inch, my friends ear blew out and he put in smalled sizes, till he got them to regular size, and they are fine

I had mine up to 00s, took it out after a while, it healed within a week.
There's no turning back point. Every body has a different elasticity, so its different for everyone. Don't get them if you don't want to commit to it.

I had mine half an inch but right now since I am closing them they are probably 4 or 6

mine were 2's and closed up to normal size in about a week. but I can also gauge back up to a 2 in about 3 days. My ears are just stretchy I guess.

2g/6mm is the point of no return for most people

wow people are stupid on this do your research obviously 2's will go back there so small im at 7/16's and I know they'll close but whats the point of gauging if your not gonna keep them. either you man up and gauge them or dont bother at all your just wasting time, im gaugin to 1/2 soon im just worried if I have enough room to do it. I've blown my ears out I just let them heal its just extra skin youll have in the back, just pull it off no biggy. take them out for a few hours a day to let them breathe. and when gauging make sure your lobes are moist use soap or other lubrication, it just makes it easier to get in, yes ky will work, I've gone from a 0 to 7/16 I dont really recommend this because it hurt pretty bad it bled a lot, it depends on your level of pain you can take. cleaning your gauges I've heard a lot of ways to clean sea salt and water, alcohol ect. I just use plane old alcohol and it works fine for me. I've had my gauges in for about 5 years now and im def not looking back and taking them out I've worked too hard to get here.

my ears at 1/2 and I've done this twice they tend to heal to a 10-14 range. but evrey ones ears are different and react different to guageing but if you have attached ear lobs I would advise not going past 3/4

Your ears can always* go back to a normal size, I'm at a 00g and took mine out for a few days and they shrunk back to an 8g. It pretty much depends on how big you stretch them to.

Theres a couple variables that come into place when opening and closing your earlobes, being the elasticity and how well you care for them.
I have my ears stretched to 1/2 and I've downsized them and re-upped them several times. I've been stretching them for about 5 years. I DO NOT suggest that ANYONE uses rubbing alcohol or peroxide on their ears, honestly, the best thing you can do for them is mix salt into warm water and soak them. I wouldn't even use anti-bacterial soap.
When closing them I wouldn't advise anyone to put smaller size jewelry in them if they really want them to close, the weight of the jewelry will more than likely just keep it open and weigh it downward... and depending on how heavy it is even stretch it out more.
If you're closing them after they've been blown out I would say just to salt soak them everyday and once the irritation from blowing them out has gone away, just massage them often, it stimulate skin growth.
Hell, even if they haven't been blown out and you want to close them massage them.
Some oils I hear can be helpful to this too... like olive oil and bio-oil.
Good luck!
I hope this was useful!

I've gone from a 16 to a 00 is less then a week, my ear blew out but, they're healing just fine. My friend's are at 1 1/4 inch and her's are said to never close but, who knows. Don't waste your money or time if you're just going to take them out.

If you have a 0 or lower they close. I triple guaged my ears 0 2 and 4. And they all closed up just fine (:

my cuzin had his gauges to a 7/16 of an inch and his ears are back to eighteens