The size of your holes. How long and gradually you stretched. How elastic your skin is.
If you switch to drastically smaller sizes too quickly, they may fall out of your ear. For example, if your normal gauge is a 000g (10. 4 mm), put a 00g (9. 26 mm) in your ear.
The smallest gauge is 20g (0. 812 mm) which fits a standard wire earring.
Avoid cleaning your ears with antiseptic. This will sting badly and dry out your ear lobes.
You can also use ear butter, which is a mixture of both jojoba and vitamin E oil.
Hemorrhoid cream also contains a local anesthetic that will relieve any pain that you might have as your ears close.
If you stretched your ears considerably or wore the jewelry for years, remember that your ears may not close completely.
Discuss possible complications of the surgery. For example, you might develop an infection, pain, redness or irritation, bleeding, and skin sensitivity.
Keep in mind that most insurance companies won’t cover this procedure because it’s considered to be cosmetic.
Most surgeons will make lots of very fine stitches so the scars aren’t very noticeable.
Your ears will probably feel painful or look bruised for a few days. Take over-the-counter pain medications to manage the pain. Ask your surgeon if the stitches will dissolve on their own or if they need to be removed after 1 week.
