Stretched ear lobes are becoming an increasingly common sight in the street. But why has creating a large hole in the ear lobe started to appeal to more and more people? Ear stretching goes back a ...

Getting your ears gauged can be a tricky business. Over time, you’re basically stretching the pierced hole in your lobe to a desired size. Thus, there are certain things to know if you get your ears ...

The Magazine's recent article on ear stretching prompted many emails. Here are 10 of your stories. Stretched ear lobes are becoming an increasingly common sight. From pop stars to people in the street ...

A few years ago, stretching your earlobes was all the rage for fashionistas looking for an alternative look. But now repairing stretched earlobes (or flesh tunnels, as they're often called) is one of ...

When thinking about gauged ear piercings, you might conjure up images of alternative folks who are members of a musical subculture, like pop punk fans. Unless you're interested in getting your ear ...

Dr. Julie Khanna inspects Kurt Barnett's earlobes. Both have big holes surrounded by droopy, thinned flesh. "We're going to cut a piece here, cut a piece here, close the opening here," the plastic ...

Marafioti started stretching his ears when he was 13. The process began with a simple ear piercing, which Marafioti allowed to heal before stretching. Then with a slender taper - a cone-shaped point ...

Ear stretching goes back a long way. But you don't have to visit a museum or travel to a remote-ish part of the world to see it because the practice has been adopted in many Western countries. However ...