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Is it possible to restretch your ears after you get it surgically closed?

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mikey777May 21, 2018

I’m at a 5/8 gauge and I’ve been at this size for like about 2 or 3 months now and I went down 2 or 3 sizes and noticed a blow out on the back of my right ear and 1 part of the ear was to thin and only my right ear. And I was wondering if I surgically close my ears will I be able to stretch again?

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