3. I stretched my ears at the age of 15 (10 years ago). I was on a school trip to New Zealand for two weeks and I had been planning all year to do it then. My parents did not approve, actually I don't think I ever asked, so the trip was the perfect time. My friend and I bought a long spike from a vendor in Auckland and that night, in just 20 minutes, I had centimetre-wide holes in my ears. I did it the wrong way, really fast. It was incredibly painful and there was a lot of blood. Ten years on and three sizes bigger, I love my ears. Having stretched ears has not affected any aspect of my life. My suggestion for people planning on this body modification is to do it for beauty, not for shock. It's the people who do it for shock that end up with huge misshapen ear lobes. Oh, and don't do it in 20 minutes either. Katrina Smart, Melbourne, Florida, USA.
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