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 ...

The case against stretching earlobesJames Clark of Minneapolis, who has been piercing ears for 15 years, and stretched his own lobes out to over 2 inches, is now considering having plastic surgery ...

In some cases, if you stretch too fast or by too much, the lobe can split. "Most people don't go above 10mm. They are thinking about the future.

For 16-year-old Daniel Bocchino, ear gauging was a three-year project that ended with an inch-wide hole in each lobe, according to Msnbc.com.

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 ...

Rochat-Boeser's parents advised him against stretching his lobes, "but you're at that point in your life when everything your parents tell you is wrong," he said.

4. I have both of my ear lobes stretched to 10mm. It took me four years overall. I wear plugs made from natural stones like jade, gold stone, blue jasper, quartz and all sorts.

In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper—aka, dermatologist and TLC host Dr. Sandra Lee, MD—repairs a patient’s stretched earlobe and removes a keloid.

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 ...

Stretched ear lobes are becoming an increasingly common sight on the street. But why has making a large hole in your ear started to appeal to more and more people?