GOODBYE STRETCHED EARS
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- I'm getting rid of my stretched ears!! This is why....
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Just so you know, regular piercings smell too. Its just a matter of dirt and shampoo and stuff getting in the holes and on the earrings and sitting there. The only way to prevent it is to clean the ear and jewelry everyday, which is annoying and can dry the skin out. I have 11 piercings and they all smell like chicken broth.
I've had my ears pieces for 11 years and they've never smelt apart from when they were healing! Most be just for some people and not others
actually piercings smell because they secrete a certain fluid that smells. this is hardly noticeable on most piercings but with stretched ears it obviously becomes more noticeable. you can keep them very clean but your body will naturally secrete a substance from your piercings
i have six ear piercings and they don't really smell for - even the new ones. i did notice they did when they were like FRESH piercings but it went away pretty quick. probably subjective
Regular holes smell too, it's true, but no way they smell like a stretched lobe. I've got few piercing, just the labret smells, and it's not even 1% close to the awful, disgusting smell of corpse my stretched lobe used to smell back in the days (and I was washing it all the time).
my streched ones smell the same as my normal lobe piercings.
I don't like the new comment section.....
why?
Same! 😭
What's new about it
It is different on the iOS UA-cam app. It's so bulky and weird.
Also on android!
Personal opinion from working in the piercing industry: go to a mod artist, cosmetic surgeons don't know about piercings anywhere near as much as a mod artist. A mod artist will sew them up in a way that you can pierce them again, a surgeon will probably not.
Thank you! My guy who has helped with my ears is absolutely brilliant, and people just don't realise the difference it can make with regards of where/who you go to x
I went to a cosmetic surgeon to get mine sewn up and he mad it so the scar tissue is by where my ear and face connect and he said that's what most are trained to do so either way she should be fine.
So glad someone else said this too 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
where can you find a good mod artist?
indirawr23 how much does that cost??
You could size down by leaving them out as long as possible. they'll probably go down to 4-6mm. Then put a taper in 4mm too large so it becomes an open wound. Leave that for about a day then take it out and get a shower, get the scab all moist. It'll heal pretty cleanly. I've done this several times and I've had stretched ears for like a decade. The biggest I did it from was 16mm. Your body will do the work and heal it for you, no need to spend lots of money. Just don't be daft, make sure its kept clean, moisturised and give it plenty of air.
Goff Ze Goff no need to get it sewed up I was 12 and went all the way back to a piercing
Beautiful before, beautiful after. It's cool that you're the type of person who can quit things immediately lol.
That's how i gave up smoking just quit without any problems or cravings.
GothicaBeauty. That's awesome as heck!
+GothicaBeauty. My dad was the same way. Hasn't had one in 10 years. Just one day, quit cold turkey
lilipurr Dope! :)
I had 35mm stretched ears and I had both of my ears sewn just over a year ago now, it was a pretty crap experience and I regretted it for months but I'm happy with my decision now that my ears have healed & the scar tissue has settled. Do what makes you happy Helen, I hope everything goes well for you ☺️💜
For me personally I was put under because I had a keloid removed and my ears sewn at the same time. It's really not all that painful, for me the stitches were the worst part but my earlobes were at 35mm so you won't need anywhere near as much work as I did. About a month post op the thought of having my ears repierced made me cringe but over a year later I'm actually really excited to go and have them done now that the scarring has settled so don't worry, you'll be able to have your ears pierced again once you feel ready to do so Helen. 😌
Here's to a new Helen! It makes me feel a tiny bit sad for some reason haha. Maybe be because you introduced me to a world of pretty, decorative plugs that I didn't know existed!
its ok i still love them!!!
Same here I found her channel because I was looking for decorative plugs
Can you do a makeup tutorial for this makeup look?
Can you do a tutorial on the eyeshadow you're wearing 😻
ooh yes I'd love to!! xxxx
I second this! Gorrrrgeous colours!! 💕🤗
No way, one of the reasons i streched my ears was your VIDEO about your earplugs.
oh noo!! haha. Its ok though still!! i still think theyre cool! xxxx
That moment you realize you've been watching 4+ years haha
yaaaay xxxxx
I took my plugs out a few years ago! I was up to 14mm as well and they're as close to normal as I could ever ask for now. They're like little lines instead of little dots hole-wise but I wear earrings all the time (relatively light ones) and don't even think about it :^)
In case you forgot: "Normal" pierced ears smell, too! Especially cause you cannot wear wood in them. With stretched ears you can wear a lot of lovely wood jewelry and in my experience that doesn't smell at all. :) ...Oh, now you said your ears can't stand wood so well... Well, okay... that's truly annoying!
lifelikeatob yep wood is the best completely eliminated any smelly issues.
@@hyssean12 I disagree, Stone's the best. I can wear em' for five days straight (I actually have) and they still didn't smell after I took em' out and that's just cus I went camping. But I still think it depends on genetics. I think this youtuber just had really bad and weak ears. And when I say weak, it's cus she claimed that her plugs kept falling out. Mine never have, and I've had plugs for over 12 years, my skin just holds a good grip.
@@walkingcorpse1224 how can you disagree about my experience? Lol
THIS IS ME. YOU ARE ME. I've had mine since 16 also, and I'm not completely at the point where I'm ready to be rid of them, but I've been at 8mm now for a long while, having never gone larger. I do worry when I finally take them out if they will close down to a normal standard size, however a small part of me wants to be the kick-ass granny with stretched ears.
I don't have streched ears but I found this video really intresting! xx
Me too!!!
Everyone says plugs smell but I swear on my life I've never had one of my plugs smell. Ever.
Lucky you!! For real not being sarcastic that's super lucky. I dated a guy with them and they did smell!
Nicole Moore Haha I think I'd be grossed out if they did. I'm a little sensitive to yucky smells. 😷
Not everyone has the same body.
Nicole Moore 1 year later... he didnt take em off when he showered or cleaned his ears and the plugs daily
Maybe it depends on your skin type
I took my plugs out probably about 2 years ago now, they were at 12mm and have shrunk quite nicely. Don't get your hopes up about wearing tiny studs though, anything small will still slip through my ears! But one tip is look for earrings that have those round see through plastic/rubber backs or just buy some but I can't use the small butterfly style backs because they slip through the front for me! Good luck with the shrinking! :D
Those earring backs that come with the plastic are a godsend lmao! My jeweler friend told me you're actually meant to take them off when you have the normal size of gauge pierced but obviously I use them because otherwise my earrings wouldn't stay in
You somehow remind me of Helen Bonham Carter!
I feel you! I think it's her nose/mouth area that is kind of similar to Helena's :)
same jaw too!
omg yes !!
you should do it more gradual, if you put one size smaller and leave it and keep doing that gradually you have more chance of them shrinking almost completely than leaving them out altogether. it's something to do with the elasticity but you should definitely research it and maybe have a go at that
massage them with jojoba oil too :)
I second this! Had mine for 5/6 years and they were 10mm! It doesn't take long at all and I'm happily wearing earrings again! :)
i had mines at 22 mm and now they are at 10 i think :)
Shannon McCluskey 10mm is tiny
I know you've decided, but some tips for the issues (in case anyone else has similar woes).
There's lots of beautiful high quality jewellery on bodyartforms. Acrylic should never be worn as it breaks down causing irritation, silicone should only be Kaos brand as they're the only implant grade silicone maker and others can cause horrible reactions and Wood has to be a certain type and finish to be safe, which is possibly why you had issues with it.
Smell. Do you keep them in in the shower? Or put them back in when your ears are still wet? If so, they will start to stink. It's always best to take out your plugs and clean them (which I assume you already do!) have a shower and then wait for them and your plugs to dry before reinserting. All piercing's create a smell because our body naturally secretes sebum and dead cells but if they're wet it creates an unpleasant smell.
Losing plugs in sleep etc. A good tip is to train your ears (once you're at your goal size) to not shrink when asleep. So go for 1 hour, then 2, then 3 without your plugs and eventually you can increase it to 8 or so hours. The plugs will then feel nice and fitted in your ears. If they're falling out it means they have naturally loosened to the next size so doing this helps to keep them in if you don't plan on sizing up any time soon. This does not prevent your ears from shrinking if you decided to take them out permanently, as they will shrink to whatever size your body will shrink them to (there's no law on what size you'll shrink to beyond the size your stretched up to as everyone is different, someone could go to an inch and shrink to a normal earring size whereas someone could go to 0g and only shrink back to 6g).
Hope this helps anyone reading who is undecided or wants to keep them but these issues are making your reconsider.
girl please do a tutorial, ur eyemakeup is so dreamy and gorgeous
I second that!!! Tutorial please!!!!!!! Your makeup was gorgeous!!
i love the eyeshadow! matches your hair so well
AAAAAAHHH that eye makeup is absolutely gorgeous do you have a video on it or can you make one? It's stunning!
I found your channel when looking for stretching videos about 4 years ago, so this all feels very full circle! I also realized how long i have been following your life on social media for, so crazy!!
If you had a plug store you could use your UA-cam channel to plug your plugs
HA - HAAAAAAAA XXX I like you
I lost one and it was back when I had long stiletto nails so getting them back in was a biiiiitch! ( I use the rubber silicone ones that just make your ears look hollow ) so I didn't bother to put it back in, so I only have one! But I only ever wear one dangle warping at a time so it doesn't bother me much. I can't have normal pierced ears because I'm allergic to nickel. So that's the whole reason I stretched them. WOAH WHAT A NOVEL OF A COMMENT SHADDDUP CORI!
Earring* not warping.
SAME my parents allowed me to stretch mine up just so i would have ear piercings and actually wear jewelry. Now i have three other normal ear piercings and did have my helix and i can only wear retainers because my ears turn green and gross no matter what kind of metal it is
I also stretched mine because I can't wear nickle. I don't think I'll ever take mine out lol.
The smell differs from person to person, btw. I know some people who have that issue, but I personally dont. I think it is like b.o. in general. Some people get really smelly and some dont. ( I do sleep without them and i rub my lobes with coconut oil, every day, before I put in the plugs, which might help)
Exactly. Mine don't smell because I oil mine every night and I don't sleep in my plugs.
Hey there! I just stumbled across your channel :)
So I had 30mm plugs for 7 years and just got them sewn up last month.
I went so a boy modification guy/piercer and he did an awesome job. Of course he used an anasthetic (little shots) so I felt nothing at all. I swear my earlobes not look way cuter that they did before I had plugs^^ I really recommend you to got to the piercer rather than the surgeon, because the piercer actually cares about aesthetic while the surgeon usually just cares about closing the hole in your lobe somehow... A lot of ppl have to get their sewn up lobes ''fixed'' at a piercing place. just think about it :)
Btw the only thing that was rly uncomfortable about the whole procedure was hearing the noise of the skin tissue being cut. But this took only like 5 minutes per ear so you should be fine :)
Have a nice day! xx
I can't wait to see how you incorporate earrings into your style! I've always loved the rings and necklaces you wear so add earrings into the mix and I can't wait!! xx
The first video I ever saw of yours was 'Pretty Plug Collection'. I really wanted plugs but was scared they'd look masculine. However, you opened my eyes to the pretty, feminine ones. Thank you! Xx.
Your eyeshadow looks beautiful in this video. Also, go you for being so confident in a decision you have made for yourself. Sometimes the decision to get rid of a body mod can be just as hard or even harder than the decision to get them done in the first place! I had to get rid of my nose piercing last year which made me rather sad, but ultimately I am happier without it!
I feel there’s more freedom with stretched ears. I’m at a 00g and I don’t miss regular earrings at all. I love all my stone plugs and tunnels and wood plugs.
This is exactly how I felt when I decided to take out my nose piercing! I haven't looked back! Loved this video, really refreshing! xx
I did the exact same thing as you, had one stretched ear then stretched the other like a few years later. Went to 8mm, woke up one morning and decided I'd had enough, mostly for your reasons although I did get my ears pierced higher up to wear earrings it just wasn't the same. It's been a good few months now and they've shrunk a fair bit, but not as much as I'd hoped.
I was always told the, they go back if you stay below 8mm so I always did, but I currently have 3mm stone plugs in because it was driving me up the wall having earrings falling out all the time.
I'm glad I did it, just a little sad they didn't shrink as much as I'd hoped :(
Maybe they will in time, I hope. Because I don't plan on getting them sewn for the sake of a 3mm hole...
Good luck with yours! :)
PS love your videos, so glad I found your channel 💕
id probably watch a video of you talking about paint drying i find you so fun and interesting to watch
Hey! So a UA-camr called QCKND Just posted a one year one thing about her plug reconstruction! She got it done by a piercer, they give you local anaesthetic so you feel nothing then sow them up! You won't be able to wear earrings for at least a year when it heals and her ears were super red for a few months. A year on and you can still see her scar, even though it's white. Hope this helps :) I'm also considering it and am also 24mm.
*14!
Helen I was super drunk one night and fell over, but as I fell my earring got caught on the table and ripped the whole way through my earlobe and fell out. The alcohol meant I didn't feel it, but the manager of the club made me go to hospital. I went to the hospital to get it sewn up and the anaesthetic meant that whilst I could feel the doctor pulling the 2 halves of my earlobe around, it gave me absolutely no pain and I actually fell asleep during the procedure. I would try not to worry about the pain, the numbing is excellent
It's pretty cool that you're changing it up, hopefully they'll close enough by themselves so that you don't need surgery :)
I've been thinking about this recently too, my ears were stretched to 40mm and 25mm and then one day i decided to take them out for a few months and let them rest. two years later and my ears are still pretty naked, thye have shrunk to 14mm and 24mm. I occasionally put plugs in but not very often as they stretch back up really quickly and i am continuously having to buy new plugs. I'm coming to a point in my life where i'm training to be a nurse and they just don't seem like a priority anymore. i would love you to keep making updates on your ears and how the surgery has gone! xxx
it doesnt matter how small or large your lobes are, if you clean them and wear QUALITY JEWELRY they will not have an odor.
this goes with all body jewelry. any piercing will smell if you wear cheap non-implant grade metal.
its especially important with stretched lobes because so many people are misinformed. Not everything that says organic stone, organic wood, organic bone etc. are actually organic or safe to wear. good quality jewelry for stretched lobes is hella expensive. if your ears are cheesy or smelly you need to switch your jewelry. and thats something that no amount of soap or washings will be able to help, because the problem isnt in your upkeep its the jewelry itself.
omg your eyeshadow looks amazing!!!
Your make up is so pretty! A tutorial of how you got the look would be greatly appreciated! The pink/purple combo looks so nice on your colored eyes :)
Your eyeshadow looks so great!
I've been thinking of taking mind out too. I just kind of feel over it. I've had mine since I was about 17 also. Sometimes you just don't want them anymore. Yannnnno?
Dear Helen, I love your background as much as I love you! May I ask where it's from? :)
Yeh I'd love to know
Too :)
its a tinsel curtain my darl xxxx
So glad you made this video! I've been thinking about taking mine out for ages and seeing someone else have the same reasons has put my mind at rest for sure 💕👌🏼
omg! i remember your old plug hauls and diy plug videos and i wanted to stretch my ears so badly when i saw your pretty plugs and my mum always said no, haha. your make up is gorgeous in this video, please do a tutorial!
I love how you share the little things with us 💖🍉 Not only are you changing for yourself but you're documenting it to look at years from now! You help me feel better about the little things I feel sentimental about 😘 I love any version of Helen !
I remember when you made plugs! I've been a melon head forever now! Good for you for not caring what others think, I want to be like that more. I think you look gorgeous with or without plugs, just be you and be happy doll. Love you Helen ❤️
I had my ears up to a 12/14mm and it did shrink!! then got them re pierced! through scar tissue and it was fine! I also now wear earrings now and I have had no problems, I do miss my plugs but I am glad I took them out! love you Helen!
makeup is cute in this, tutorial pls
Your makeup looks beautiful!
I'm EXACTLY the same, I took mine out earlier this year, I made a video on it actually! Mine are now down to about a 6mm and I can wear quite a lot of earrings now :) I work in Claires and we sell supportive earring backs which have been a life saver! They hold your earrings in place while they're still a bit bigger
Little tip I did with mine and they eventually went back to normal mine wasn't as big though. You can get paper stitches from tesco or boots anywhere with a first aid section, you use abojt two cut in half and just pull your bottom lobe up but it will help to tighten up and not sag xx
I stretched mine out to about 5/8th (American sizing) for about 3 years and then I took them out and had them out for about 2 years and then I stretched them back out! I missed them so much and I'll probably have them for the rest of my life! You'll love wearing normal earrings again girl :D It's like a whole new world all over again. xx
Omg you're the reason I stretched my ears years ago! I also took mine out though, same reason I missed regular earrings. Mine closed up almost completely, so happy about that. I made it up to a 0 gage and was always told it was the point of no return but they're normal holes now and I wear regular earrings all the time! 💚💚
You look soooo pretty and I love your eyeshadow! Can you do a make up tutorial on this please 😍
love ya personality so much girl, so inspiring for a fairly new UA-camr like myself!!!!! and your hair in this video is to die for D: haha the smell is so relatable, I legit clean mine everyday to avoid it!
Your body your decision girl! I took out 3 of my piercings recently and people were so shocked - same as you really, woke up one day and just decided I was tired of them and they had to go! It's no big deal and as long as you're happy then that's all that matters 🤘🏻 love you girl 💖
I think it depends on your body too, not only the size you go to like everyone says. I have 16mms and if I leave the plugs out for a whole 24 hours they pinch when I put them back in because of shrinkage. Hope yours shrink up some more, you could always just wear hoops if they don't shrink all the way and wear normal earrings in second lobe piercings instead? Sounds nicer than cutting and stitching, ouch!
did you ever use that gauge gear balm to get rid of the smell? once you go bigger i imagine it does get worse. as i go larger i realize i have to put the lub on more often, like once a week or so. im at 2g. but i understand ppl w big gauges they do fall out. i dont plan on going that big at all. i hope i can control myself.
I remember when I first stretched my ears, I looked up videos of "pretty plug collections" and found yours and that's how I discovered your channel!!! So glad I did! I miss earrings but I think I'm gonna keep my plugs for as long as I can lol
Your plug video was the reason I found your channel!!xx
oh my God I remember when you used to make plugs, such a long time ago ! it reminded me I've been watching you since you started on here & just wanted to say I'm really proud of you & love you loads
Awesome can't wait to see the end result, mostly how much they close on their own so I hope you document that :) I was thinking of shrinking mine in about 10 years.
I would recommend a guy called Paddy. He is by far one of the best people I've found. He has so much experience, is EXTREMELY hygienic, and all his instruments are sanitised. He works at Equilibrium in Worksop. I've gone to him for keloid removal, and they have healed perfectly. He has plenty of references, a brilliant portfolio, and is such a lovely guy. It's a bit of a drive, but is worth every penny. I hope you really consider for Paddy to stitch your ears up x
For anyone having problems with their plugs I strongly recommend silicone tunnels. They don't smell at all and you can't even feel them. I used to have trouble sleeping with anything else cause it would push against the side of my head. I can't even imagine wearing anything else now, they're rad
I had a friend who went up to an 18 and then took them out and they healed back to normal so you might not need the sewing. I currently have 10s so would be very interested to see how yours heal, keep us updated melon lady xx
Helen, please please please will you do an updated hair video. I need your knowledge massively, which products work best for your silver hair, the shampoos that maintain it, the toners that really help to make your hair purple. Which conditioning treatments work. Bleach London is supposed to be great, their silver shampoo and condition but I need your advice!! Thank you x
I love your makeup *-*
I'm really lucky and my ears have never smelt but originally that was the big thing that worried me about stretching.
I hope they heal back naturally, I can't see why they wouldn't but like you said it's a mysterious thing ^-^
Hi! im considering taking my plugs out as well and have some questions. Do you still massage them with oil or lotion??
Hi Helen! I am going through the exact same thing! Its christmas day and I just decided to take them out! I have 10mm holes and I was just wondering if you can do an update on how your ears are going after a couple of months! :D
Keep us updated on this :P I had mine stretched to 20mm and took them out about a year ago. They have shrunk to about between 5-10mm now (Haven't measured). They have been this size the last few months, and i dont think mine will shrink back up more than this.
I had my ears stretched to about 19mm. I took them out 3 years ago and they are down to about 5mm. I can wear most earrings as long as they have a larger flat front. The best way to assure they shrink as small as possible is to massage with lots of vitamin E oil. Also if you can stretch up to the next size and as soon as you can get the jewelry in take it out so it creates a fresh wound, this makes it easier for your body to heal itself.
Please keep us updated. I got mine 11 years now and I miss earrings too! And yesss, it smells hahah
It doesnt matter if the stitches go through the middle of your lobe. you can pierce through scar tissue its absoloutly fine unless you have a keloid which lol im sure you dont :)
I feel you. I used to have stretched ears for years, and I also preferred stone plugs, but I will always lose them as well. And it dit bring out some anxiety, I remember one time I lost one plug in class, and my ear just smelled so bad, then somebody found the plug, and of course that smelled as well, and the boy who found it almost puked. And everybody knew it was mine, because no one else had stretched ears, so everybody just thought I was this disgusting person with smelly ears, lol. I decided to take mine out when I inherited some really beautiful and expensive earrings from my great grandmother. I had 16mm stretched ears, but they shrinked back to almost normal within a few months. I didn't need to get them sewn, thank god! :)
Just found your channel so happy I love your style and your so funny! 😍 new subbie. I'm totally where you are right now love having gauges but I miss earings so bad!
your eye makeup is gorgeous in this wow
Please could you do a tutorial on this look, you look beautiful, love it!!
I'm loving your eye makeup in this video!
I was at 14mm and 16mm two years ago and they got to the size of a regular piercing around August last year (a year after I took them out) so I don't think you'll need stitching up much!
I had my ears stretched up to a size 14mm for a few years, let them shrink down, stretched them out a second time to 14mm, and a year ago I took them out for good. They shrunk down now to where I can easily wear cute studs and not worry about them slipping out, but earring supports are necessary for heavy dangly earrings or hoops to correct the hole.
Hey Helen, just wanted to let you know, I've never had plugs or surgery for plugs but I had gotten my ears pierced when I was little by a gun (horrible mistake) and both times they closed up and I have a good amount of scar tissue. I was able to get them pierced through the scar tissue (with a needle) and they're totally fine, so if you're worried about scar tissue, I don't know if yours will be different then mine, but i was still able to get mine done. :)
That is EXACTLY why I took mine out and how I feel. They have shrunk back to the point where I can wear most normal earrings again. But I still worry when I wear earrings, that they might get looser again. I have been contemplating having them sewn up. But other people tell me they look fine. But I just want earring holes that are tight again, like before I ever stretched them. When I could wear heavy earrings and they'd hurt afterwards, instead of not daring to wear any dangling earrings because I'm afraid they'd droop and stretch the holes. I feel vain for considering this just because I want them absolutely perfect, when I have been this lucky with the shrinkage I've had..
They say they keep shrinking until about a year, so Helen, I'd recommend waiting one year, see how small they get, and then get the surgery. (I'm also horribly afraid of having surgery and hearing them cutting and cauterizing, haha).
I had mine sewn up at a cosmetic surgeon! They were just as big as yours and they stopped shrinking at about 4mm or so. They dont put you under for the surgery, they numb you with syringes and the creepy part is that you can hear the *snip*snip* but its over really quick and for me there wasnt any scarring.
Mine were 12mm and I just put in smaller and smaller stretchers that I used to wear and then took them out altogether and now they're pretty much back to normal. They will stretch a bit if I have heavy earrings in, so I just put them in the hole above the one that is stretched, which kinda covers up the stretched hole, or just let them be saggy. The second option can get sore after a while
Your eye makeup is absolutely stunning! Love from Singapore xx
Hey! My ears were 18MM and now they're around 3-4MM. When I first took my plugs out they never shrunk that much so instead I started downsizing them by dropping a MM each month or so and using bio oil to massage my ears. If you're not getting much luck in them shrinking on their own it may be worth downsizing! xxx
Helen your makeup in this vid is GORGEOUS.
You were actually the reason why I wanted to start stretching my ears. But I understand your reasons, I've debating taking mine out so many times, but I think they just complete me.
I'm very interested in seeing how shrinking goes for you. I've had mine for 11 years and I love them now more than when I started the process. Plus my plug collection is far too large to go back now. Hahaha! I can't imagine a time I will not want mine, but I completely understand your reasons. I hope you keep us posted on how things are going! Much love!
love your makeup 😍 what lipstick are you wearing?
I had mine done at the beginning of February this year. Mine were 26mm and they shrank down to about 20mm. It took 3 hours for them to be sewn up and the anesthetic kept wearing off and I could feel it. There was one point were they couldn't put in any more anesthetic because it would be dangerous and I just had to deal with it but even them it wasn't that bad. But the place I went to were amazing. It was a piercers not a cosmetic surgeon. Cost me £500 for both ears. I wanted to go to a piercer as I felt they just understood the whole thing more. I know people that went the cosmetics surgeon route and their ears didn't look as good. I would say just do your research and do what feels comfortable to you.
I know what you mean about having your ears empty too. That was the main reason I got mine done, I couldn't wear them at work or college (I do beauty therapy) and they looked gross. Plus wanting to go into beauty, big dangley empty ears aren't exactly a good image!
The piercer that did mine said that she can work around the scarring when it comes to getting them pierced so you could maybe ask piercers about that first because that would such a shame if you couldn't get them pierced after getting it done!
Good luck :)
Sorry for essay haha!
Helen please wait a few months before getting surgery on them! My boyfriend had 20mm stretched ears for about 3 years. He took them out 3 months ago and they are now all back to normal. Leave it a few months. Love you xx
I recently put my plugs out of my ears as well because of the exact same reasons! I'm also really happy with the difference it makes to the face! x
I can already feel an earring haul coming on😍 God I love her so much, she says what she thinks and I admire that💘
I recently booked an appointment for getting my earlobes fixed. I am so excited, I miss having "normal" ears
Your makeup is sooo on fleek! So is your hair
Helen I just f*cking love you!!!!! Thank you for sharing all these absolutely great and inspiring ways to start UA-cam! I was really struggling myself, and thought it would be boring to follow the crowd. You have just been who YOU are and I LOOOOVVE that! Never be someone else always be WHO YOU ARE! xx love ya xx