Holes for popular plug ear jewelry usually stretched open, not cut

Handled the piercing and stretching of holes in his ear lobes himself so he could wear plug jewelry. He then inserted tapered rods to stretch the holes until they were large enough to hold plug jewelry. Before creating large holes, Gupta said people should consider they will not completely close on their own if they cease wearing plugs in their lobes. Now, one or two plug wearers visit his office weekly to ask questions about eliminating the holes. He said the typical patient is someone who had ear holes stretched for plug jewelry at a tattoo parlor as a teen and realized a couple of years later that the look hurt chances of employment. He simply would let the holes contract and wear smaller ear jewelry if he did away with plugs.