stretcher and expander piercings

Stretching ear piercings is a very old tradition that can be found among the Egyptians, Native Americans, Africans, Indians and many other peoples.

The modern expander piercing was initially a matter for the piercing scene and other scenes, but stretched ear holes have become so popular in recent years that you can now see them practically everywhere and across all age groups. Other parts of the body can also be stretched, but stretching the earlobes or the auricle is the most common. The expander piercing is widened to the desired size using stretching rods. This can take some time depending on the size you are aiming for, but in the end the result is definitely worth the time and effort, because the expander piercing is one of the most beautiful and interesting piercings there is.

There are different variants of expander piercing, which differ mainly in the strength of the stretch.

Depending on your taste, you can use a stretching rod or taper to initially choose a smaller and then a larger stretching strength. You can get the stretching rods or stretching snails individually or as a set. You will need to be patient, as you should definitely proceed with caution. If you make too large jumps in the stretching strength, you risk tearing and injury. It is best to wait a few weeks until the part of your body has got used to the stretching, and then carry on. This way you do not place unnecessary strain on your piercing. With expander piercings, the journey is the destination. You can wear the stretching rod like normal jewelry. It comes in a wide variety of shapes, such as bars, tribals, sickles or snails, which offer increasing stretching strengths. You wear it like any other piercing jewelry and simply push it a little further to increase the stretch. The materials used for the stretching rod for the expander piercing are as varied as the shapes. There are stretching rods made of plastic, even with glitter if you like, and stretching rods made of stainless steel and titanium. A stretching rod made of plastic has the advantage that it is available in many bright colors and is very light. Stretching rods made of titanium and stainless steel are very durable, and it is not without reason that both metals are used in medicine.

An expander piercing is just fun, and if you have the right expander rod or a set of the right expanders, the whole thing looks pretty cool too.