Lots of blood from increasing gauge...

So I had 16 or 14 in, told the lady at the store that i eventually want to be at 8, so she gave me some, what i assume are 12, to put in. She looked at my existing, and told me to put in these news ones. So it was tough, my first gauging, but i got them both in, but now the one is bleeding and gooey kind of. Should I take it out? Im scared if I take it out I will have to start over or something. Currently Im just soaking it in a saltwater/tea tree/bicarbonato mix. Whats up with this.

 

Well, you stretched too fast. You should only stretch to the point of slight tightness. If it hurts or burns, you are tearing tissue and just making it harder to stretch in the end. You are asking for blowouts and the famous cats asshole look.

If you are starting out with just plain old earings or studs, you likely had a 18 or 20 gauge post, so a 12 guage was skipping 3-4 sizes, hence the bleeding. I would remove the 12's to limit scarring and drop back down to the original size you had in. Then, you basically need to let it heal like a brand new piercing (2 months minimum of sea salts and not touching it) before you can start trying to stretch again.

Next time, go to a professional piercing shop that won't give you bad advice and have them do the stretch with a taper. If you want to save money, you can stretch one ear at a time, so you only have to buy one piece of jewelery of each size at a time. Don't save money by skipping sizes.

Stretching was a sign of wisdom and patience in many cultures because it takes so long. Honor the culture of this modification and protect your ears by going slowly.

Cheers and good luck

 

did she say they were 12's?because i dont think your ear would bleeding and pussing at such a small jump..I can understand it being real sore...but not bleeding...if they are double flared..that could be a problem..those are no-nos for newly stretched ears...if you were at a 16 and went to a 10, I can see bleeding..I could see bleeding, but if you have 16's and went to a 12, i dont tihnk there would be blood...unless..they were double flared..you have to care after you ears and know what you are putting in there..what sizes and what material..if they are acrylic..some say thats a no-no, I personally believe you should stick with titanium, surgical steel, or glass for fresh stretches...how long were your stretches in between? and if all was right on both parts...could be an infection...who knows..only you do..we need more info brah

 

It is possible but not probable that the ear is infected. The gooey factor is probably just lymph. Most "infected" ears are just pissed off ears from being messed with too much. If the ear is exceptionally hot, hhas red streaks radiating from the hole, or you get a fever, then its time to think infection. However, a healthy body if pretty good at dealing with germs, so unless you see the above signs, decided to go swimming in Jersey, or exposed it to other nasties, its most likely irritation, not infection.

As far as it bleeding, a jump from a 16 to a 12 can definetly tear the fistula. Also, externally threaded jewelery could have done it. But, like said above, I need a pic or something to give my less than expert(but more than novice) opinion. Or, the better plan is to go to a reputable shop with yourr tail between your legs, tell them that you were getting impatient, and do what they tell you.

Cheers

 

okay thanks very much for all of the advices. i actually took them out shortly after posting this cause i did some reading on google about the issue, and now they are going to close up and i am going to forget the whole idea.

and i was not in any rush, i just did what the lady at the shop told me i should do. spaniards.

but thank you for the advices, maybe one day my ears will heal and i can start again from scratch.

 

you dont need to take them out and let them heal, just go back to your previous gauge size and do some sea salt soaks, they help clear impurities from your ear and soothe it with warmth..trust me, I speak from personal experience, have gone through the same thing that you have gone through, and I learned my lesson, if you have chamomile or lavender, it helps also with the healing process, make sure you rinse it all out though, dont get discouraged by google, depending on where you read, its generalization, not personalization...so if you decide to just let them heal, thats cool, but if you want to continue, just put the old jewelry back in, do s.s.s., and put some oils on them...it works wonders..trust me.

 

Yea that happened to me when I went from 8 to 6...It wasn't a big jump but I didn't do it the right way in the first place and then I really didn't take care of it...But I have since learned better and I haven't had any problems...Anyway like WWKCD said I don't think you have to take them out just downsize one gauge and you can always stretch back up...Like someone before me said, the gooey stuff is probably just lymph, but they should never really bleed...And for the sea salt mix i'm pretty sure it should just be the sea salt and water, although I heard tea tree oil is good to massage in your ears to keep them healthy...Happy stretching!

Peace