Question: My 15-year-old daughter has started stretching her earlobes. Are there any risks to doing this? Will they go back to normal? Does this have a meaning in the teenage world that I should know ...

While tattooing may seem like the only permanent transformation a person can make to his or her body, some choose to adorn their bodies with ear gauges, which can stretch the pierced holes in a person ...

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 — ...