Will a Size 4 Gauge Close Up to a Size 10 Gauge?

Okay, so I want to stretch my ears to a size 4 gauge. I have had my ears at a 10 gauge before, at which size I could easily wear normal size earrings in it. I know that a size 4 gauge would not fully size down to a size 18 gauge, but I'm wondering if I were to properly, carefully, and slowly stretch my ears up to a size 4 gauge, would it shrink down to a 10 gauge if I took out the stretchers? I understand it wouldn't look like a normal piercing.

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by KylieHoedel87 in Montana

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Gauge issue and earlobes

I have treated some enormous ear gauge holes on patients that wanted to have a "normal" earlobe again. While the ear can be restored to a more "normal" appearance, it is not a good idea to stretch them out.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Ear Lobe Gauge Concerns

Thank you for the question, but it is not possible to accurately predict exactly how the skin/tissues will “shrink down”. My words of caution, having “closed" many earlobe piercings that were too large for patients, would be not to overdo the stretching… Best wishes.