Ear stretching is the process of expanding an earlobe piercing hole over several months. This is a type of aesthetic body modification. Many people stretch their ears so they can wear gauges — ...

MINNEAPOLIS -Nathan Janke, 28, said he believes he got his first ear piercing at about age 10. The then Fairmont youngster began ear "stretching" shortly thereafter. Now, his lobes hold decorative ...

When Daniel Bocchino was 16, he started stretching his ear lobes, expanding them until he had an inch-wide hole in each lobe. But by the time he was 19, he was so over the piercing trend known as ear ...

EL PASO, Texas - Erika Castillo has been talking about piercings all week. But what can be done when the piercings are no longer wanted? Some of the reasons people want to get their ear gear removed ...

Nicolae says that the studio’s demand for ear work is off the charts right now. But to answer your first question, yes, he says, plastic surgeons can repair stretched or ripped (ouch!) ear piercings, ...

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Model and body-art enthusiast Nero Daikokudo has set an official world record for the largest conch flesh tunnel, stretching the cartilage piercing in the middle of each ear to 3.8 cm (1.5 in). Unlike ...

Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen and the Buddha are among VIPs who sported stretched earlobes without shame. Kings and deities live without regret — but these luminaries never had to quit the band, put on ...