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I'm gauging my ears lately, and I was a bit skeptical at first but I'm liking it a lot! Right now I have 10ga blue plugs in (plus the silver 14ga barbells I always keep in the second holes), and am planning to go up to 0's and stop. Every time I increase, my ears stretch and they hurt for at least 12 hours - it's fantastic. I try to put it off until I'm feeling manic and need to feel the pain.

Couple questions for anyone who already has their ears gauged...
1 - Have you noticed any difference in elasticity of your skin since you started gauging? Do you think the holes would shrink if you took out your plugs, or do you not care?
2 - Is there someplace you buy plugs cheaply, since you can essentially only use each set once?
TY!