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 — ...

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 ...

The 28-year-old has stretched earlobes from past earring gauges, a style choice he says he's "regretting" now This patient is consulting doctors to recreate George Clooney's handsome ear lobes. In a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are two things known to be true about body modifications: pain and permanence. They're part of what makes piercings and tattoos so exciting — and yet, the more you look into it, the less painful ...

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 ...

Like the tattoo, stretched ears are an unfading mark of youth: once the hole is 13mm in diameter, the ear will never return to its original size (Alamy) From reproductive rights to climate change to ...

Ear piercing in men is often seen as a modern fashion trend, but its roots trace back to ancient traditions deeply connected with astrology and spiritual well-being. In Vedic astrology and Ayurveda, ...