Hi Lynn! I have a request for you. I’ve seen some people on r/stretched who have dark skin worried they have a blowout just because their stretched ears are more scrunchy or have a slightly different color around the fistula. Just like medical textbooks don’t show skin conditions on dark skin tones, there aren’t a lot of photos of healthy (and unhealthy) darker skin tone lobes. Would you be able to create a video or some sort of comprehensive guide so that people are better able to see if their ears are healthy?

My ear just teared at 00 and i’m so sad 😭😭 thank you for this

I’ve just torn my ear and this is the most helpful video I have seen thank you so much! Such helpful and clear information, very much appreciated ❤️

I have no interest in stretching, but I love learning and your content! Glad you're here on KZfaq!

I got up to 6mm and jumped to 8mm because my kit didn’t come with 7mm. I woke up with a tear and I’m gutted. Had to take everything out and I’ll have to start from scratch again. Lesson learned won’t do it again 💖

I'm still recovering from a bad stretch I did about a month ago (4g to 2g). I had torn my right ear and I had only downsized regrettably. The wound is healed but after watching this and the last video I want to wait a few more months and keep doing daily massages to get both of my ears to not be so red on the inside and to be as healthy as possible before I go to 1g.

Those nail color are gorgeous love the chrome metallic look🥰😍🫂 your dermal are BA too!💯💖💪🏾

i jumped from an 8g to a 6g after 5 months so i thought i was ready (but i did have a little tear in the past and it probably triggered it this time), left it in all day. later on when i’m taking them out to clean them there’s a little bit of blood and they are hella sore. i’ve been putting saline and coconut oil on it, but im hearing from you to only use saline, so thank you sm. i really hope i can heal this tear so i can continue my journey, i need to learn patience with this i guess. i thought 5 months was enough but i don’t think i healed the last tear right and that was the issue.

i was sitting at 2g for 6 months and stretched down to 1g. the jewlery wasnt taking to the back of my ear and i tore it. im going to take your advice and not put in a size down. im going to clean it- no jewlery and go to see a piercer tomorrow to have them look at my ear. im heart broken, but its the best thing for right now- thank you for this video. im subscribing♡

Sort of bummed my blowout is permanent but thank you so much for your videos and look forward to the next!

this is really helpful. i wish it was easier to find sizes between 0 and 00 i looked in the internet and in local shops for weeks and found nothing. one of my ears went to 00 easily with no pain or resistance. the other i waited three extra weeks and had slight resistance but no pain til the next day, fast forward another day and i’m dealing with a blowout. i’m very sad that there’s probably nothing to be done but get surgery because i definitely can’t afford that 😢

Thank you so much for this explanation. I had a hard time finding the difference/info on these 2. Most places just threw blow out and tears into one category.

I've been binging your stretching content while I was for my single flair glass plugs in the post. Gotta love living in africa where it takes weeks to months if it doesn't get lost or stolen on the way 🤦‍♀️. I stretched like a moron 15 years back and then let them close up, time to do it right.

Not related to the video but your other video about jestrums finally made me decide. I just got one an hour ago and I love it so much!!

I have to come watch your channel every time I'm tempted to stretch up before my ears are ready🫠🧘‍♀️🌬

I've been dead-stretching sensibly for 1.5 years. My last stretch 5mm was 3 weeks ago and it was smooth and perfect. Then yesterday I took the plugs out for cleaning and a tear happened! I had to remove the plug completely. I'm so mad but knowing this is the right thing to do

i just got to my goal size and my ear started bleeding bad i’m so upset i’m hoping once it heals i can get back to a 5/8th as soon as i can

Hey Lynn, I'm at 1in and 5/8 and I tore my ear SUPER bad, now it's super super thin.in about almost all of my bottom part of my lobe. And I'm scared I ruined my ears. What can I do? I follow you on tik tok and I've watched your videos. I seen you said to keep it out for 3 months and retry. Is that an option? You're amazing. And I love watching all your videos.

I wish I took care of mine all those years ago. blowouts make it super sketch to go bigger (if you’re stubborn like me) and limit you to certain types of jewelry. Go slow and don’t be upset if you have to downsize

Man I wish I had this information 20 years ago, my left ear is blown out from my young stupidity in the mid 00s

Hey, anyway you can talk about what to do for thinning? My one ear isn’t super thin but deff more thinner than my other lobe.

thank you this video was very very helpful for me, when you sleep should you bandage a blown out ear?

Hi girl , im in 32mm but i dont know if i have a blowout because my left ear its a littler bit more fat than my right ear , in the beggining of the process i haved some accidents but i take care of my ear but always i have the idea of that , my left ear is more fat than my left ear. The hole my mom made me when i was littler is the same hole of always. ( always was more up than the left)

it sucks how kits you buy skips a gauge size

I’ve been at the same size forever now, just got a random freaking blowout from sleeping in my plugs. Don’t even understand how this happened I’ve been fully healed forever now. 😊(22mm)

If u have started at like a very small size like 2 mm how do u know if it’s blown out I’m really struggling to tell . It never bleed or anything

I’m so upset, last year I had a blow out due to wearing externally threaded plugs. My ears looked really good until I wore those plugs so I downsized, now my ear doesn’t want to go back to the size I was at.

What if we just have a cut in the lobe? Like it's not a tear or a blow out, just a cut on the skin that may have been caused by the jewelry. Would it be safe to just downsize, or best to just leave the jewelry out?

Just got a random tear after having the same size for over a year. No idea why it happened but it's the second time it happens in the same lobe. Last time it happened was when I was stretching to this size. I was just about to size up .5mm 😢

Totally off subject but I love your glasses!

Recovered from a tear now. I was at 1/2in but now down to 0g :(

Man, ive been at 9/16ths for over a year and a half and idk if its because ive just worn the same steel tunnels the whole time or just the cold dry weather but my ears this week just got pissed at me! Theyre cracked, bleeding, red and swollen but they were perfectly healthy before and i havent stretched. So idk whats going on but i got some glass plugs and have been doing sea salt soaks

So i have a quick question. But before that i need to explain lmaooo, so im 2 inches. And i sleep with my silicone jewelry in, and it comes out every now and then when i sleep (i sleep crazy i cant help it) and out of nowhere i developed a habit of putting them back in (but im half asleep doing it. Its weird, ill just feel for it, find it and put it back in) usually when it happeneds. My ear shrinks overnight!!! Anyway. One night half asleep i put it back in, the next morning my ear is swollen and super red!! And now i have a blowout that i didnt have before and its really bad, i havent stretched in a year. So i just dont know what to do... i had perfectly HEALTHY lobes before this and now im freaking out that this blowout is forever, the skin is all ripped up in the back and its scabbing up, i even downsized 2 sizes (left ear, usual suspect) i been doing a saline rince but its taking forever. Am i fucking up by constantly taking out the jewelry to clean? Do i keep the jewelry in when i clean? I been stretching for MORE than 10 years and this has never happened to meee😩 (well. When i was like 00 but baby sizes are an easy fix, im 2 inches and freaking tf outttt i dont wanna tear or ruin my ear, helppp😩😩😭😭

Just went to 1/2” but I tore my ears and probably blew them out too, just a lot of bleeding and swelling and discharge

Mine were healing so well until i wore these metal plugs constantly i got so many tears and i let it relax for awhile qnd it looked good so i started stretching 0 to a 00 and it seemed fine until i woke up and my ear was red on one side and i took them out and they started bleeding and i left them alone and my one side just has tears and is fine the other side is swollen and tiny its barely there and seems to be closing. Its not infected but its so bad and im so sad idk what to do other than start over kind of :(

with a tear how would you stop it from getting infected? is useing salt water a good idea?

How long would you leave jewelry out for if you had a tear? I downsized after a tear and just took them out 2 weeks later but there is still light bleeding like barely any.

Question Are thick lobes normal and healthy? I just stretched to 7/16 and my lobes underneath look a bit “chubby” if that makes sense. Not necessarily swollen and red just really chubby. Does that just mean I have healthy and stretchable lobes? Love the content btw! Much love! 🙏🏼

I was at a 22mm and tore my ears trying to go bigger and now they’re small since I’m letting them heal😭😭😭😭😭I’m gonna have to start from the beginning again😢😢😢💔💔💔

I blowout my ear and torn it too. U can see blowout in the back, and the tear in the front. I had a 14mm goin to 16. I now put in an smaller (8mm). I’m afraid it’s healing with lomb(blowout) in the back, so should I keep out jewelry?

Should I also take out my jewlery after an allergic reaction due to the material or just switch jewlery?

Tapers after 00 are a menace learned that the hard way years ago..... I honestly cant tell whether I have a blow out or a build up of scar tissue. When i take my plugs off it doesnt hang out the back it puffs up toward the cent of the stretched hole. Rubs have helped a bit, and its relatively small, I still have 7mm to go so im curious to see how it sits when I decide to go up. Depending how much my ears stretch with my glass plugs I might do a 2mm stretch when i feel that im ready.

Hi!! So I’ve been at 1/2 for a while now, I’ve always worn surgical steel and decided to give silicone another try (last time made my ears tender) welll this time I fought through the tenderness and woke up to my ears super tender. Not a fun time so I tried to take the silicone out but I had some plasma buildup causing it to suction to my ear. Terrible time but finally got them out and seen that the back of my lobes were super red and pushed out. I think it’s a blow out.. not sure if it’s an allergic reaction or if all the tension pushing all parts of my ear was just too much for my ear? Super bummed out with this being my first blow out I think at 12mm

I got a blowout around 2 months ago it went down a lot when I took the earrings out all together it just hasn't went down all the way any tips

I use iodine solution on the tear, is that alright?

Hey Lynn 🖤 I don’t have any reputable piercers near me (I live in the middle of nowhere in Missouri) but I tore my lobe a little going from a 5mm to 6mm a couple of days ago. I just realized it today when I took my jewelry out to clean it. How long should I leave my jewelry out/what should I wait for to put jewelry back in?

I think i might of teared my ear, im only at 4mm

does this advice carry over to stretched septums or labrets ?

What about ripped skin. I was dumb and used double flairs to go from 5/8 to 20mm and I just took it out to change it and a chunk of my skin came with it...

I just have a question, so literally Wednesday my left ear literally BLEW out, like as of now it’s done until I can simply re-pierce it, and yes for everyone wondering, I tried downsizing, washed it, kept up with it, etc my left ear has always been the sensitive ear. My right ear currently is at 13mm, and BOTH ears would’ve been at that size if my left hadn’t blown out 🥺☹️ I have everything out of my lobe now and I’m trying to let it heal for a few months. My question also is to you or anyone on here, will going back up to 13-14mm be as slow as it was prior or even SLOWER? Any comments would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Man.. I am frustrated because I am stuck in a 6g. I got a double snug so I am just not wanting to keep it from healing. 😭

I have a question! I am recovering from a really bad tear on both ears, downsized twice and they were looking really good. I'm now almost 6 weeks out and they're turning a little purpley and dark on the inside. Should I be concerned or is this part of the healing? Also will I even be able to stretch up again after this injury? I would appreciate the help if you have time to give some advice!

Please help!! I sized back to a 6mm after stretching to a 7mm. I'm trying to slowly get to a 8mm by doing the half sizes because I believe I've already had a tear before without realizing it ( this was before I even knew such things could actually happen ). I knew about blowouts and have sized back once before because I was afraid that's what was happening. Treated it for about a week twice a day in non-iodized salt water and massaged it with vitamin E after. Now that I know about tears, it makes a bit more sense. When I stretched it, my right ear didn't feel right. Then I noticed it started bleeding a bit when I took it out the following day. That was a clear indicator that I tore my earlobe. So, my question is: Did I do the right thing by going back to a 6mm or should I have gone back to a smaller size?! I've been at this now probably going on a year in a half so downsizing is a bit of a disappointment for me, but, I'm willing to do what I have to in order to keep my earlobes healthy. My ear is a little sore ( feels bruised ), however, its not as uncomfortable as it was when I had the 7mm in. I also want to mention that on my right ear, underneath the tunnel, there is a faint line from the tunnel to the bottom of my earlobe. I think the tear is on the upper portion of the gauge because that's where the blood was coming from, but, it could have just pushed out in that area instead of where it is As if it is bruised or something. I want to get around to finding a reputable piercer, but, have had no such luck.

I knew that I did this when I was 14, I stretched way too fast and I had bleeding and crusty ears and I kept the tapers in. For the first time at 21 I looked at the back of my earlobe and it looks so bad, the front just look like a long slit like I wore heavy af earrings but the back.. 😬😮‍💨 it’s deformed 😂 I’ve been closing them for years and they won’t go smaller than 6g but I had them up to 1/2” (I remember forcing the 1/2” and taking it out because it hurt so bad so technically i went up to 7/16” all in all)

Why no jobaba oil during blowout/ tear ? it promotes new cell growth in wounds and it’s a natural antiseptic when used with a carrier oil such as olive oil (do not use jobaba oil at full strength)

i was so worried about this and it finally happened lmao 😞

So is it a blowout or a tear when your ears look like buttholes? Cause my ears look like buttholes from stretching to quickly, with acrylic.

i was at a 8g and i tried to stretch to a 6 and i ended up blowing out both ears ): can i just leave the plugs out? and will they close back up?

I did the tape method after being stuck at 16mm for 2 years, took me 2 months to get to 18mm and after a week of wearing my new jewellery (stainless steel, have always used stainless steel) and all of a sudden started bleeding and seen there’s a little cut…. Back to 16mm I go :’( dunno if the fact I have wrinkly lobes (inside the lobe) could have caused it or what 😔

Should we size down

I have a 9 yearblow out is my damage permanent 😬😬😬😬😬😬 is it too late to heal them ?

Can I heal a blow out without downsizing

So I’ve been at 5/8 for about 5 years, i knew I was ready to stretch when o noticed a gap so I bought some 3/4 plugs and did not fit so I got some 11/16 plugs and decided to put them on 4 days ago (8-29) my right ears was giving me problems but decided to just “force it” the left ear went in smoothly . the pain went away after a day but did notice some blood on my right ear. Should I be concern. My wife says it still looks swollen but like I said the pain isn’t there unless I really mess with it and it’s very minimal.

I’m so upset, last year I had a blow out due to wearing externally threaded plugs. My ears looked really good until I wore those plugs so I downsized, now my ear doesn’t want to go back to the size I was at.