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Can Painful Stretching Of The Ear Lobe Suggest Necrosis?

I started gauging 4 months ago , and I am going very slow . My ear lobe is stretched and it currently has 5 mm , recently i tried to stretch it but it did hurt , not like usual so i remained at my size , without continuing the stretch. Now , i feel a little discomfort in my ear lobe and it seemed to turn gray . Is it necrosis or maybe Some metal paint from the thing i was stretching my ear remained in the lobe because on that object I can see a slightly discoloration
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Discoloration could mean two things, One is a allergic reaction to the material u used( metal or plastic), secondly, as you said necrosis. Necrosis is not very common in the love, but you cannot be sure unless you are examined in person.
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Can Painful Stretching Of The Ear Lobe Suggest Necrosis?

Hi, Discoloration could mean two things, One is a allergic reaction to the material u used( metal or plastic), secondly, as you said necrosis. Necrosis is not very common in the love, but you cannot be sure unless you are examined in person.