Earring
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Earrings are jewelry that are worn on one's ears. Earrings are often worn through earlobe piercings or another external part of the ear, or by some other means, such as stickers or clip-ons. Earrings
Earring locations on image: 1: helix; 2: industrial; 3: rook; 4: daith; 5: tragus; 6: snug; 7: conch; 8: anti-tragus; 9: earlobe
Ancient Egyptian earrings, reign of Thutmose III, 15th century BCE
Greco-Bactrian sphinx earring, 2nd century BCE
Golden Indian earrings (Satavahana, 1st century BCE)
Stretching (body piercing)
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Stretching, in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of body piercing jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly str
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…of the earlobe to hold the earring without tearing. However, heavy earrings worn over extended periods of time can lead to stretching of the piercing; ear stretching can also be done intentionally. All the different types of ear piercings are in no particular order is lobes, middle helix, helix, forward helix…
A Garo woman with stretched ears
Flesh tunnel (metal)
Stretched nipple piercing with larger gauge ball closure ring
A septum piercing stretched to 0 ga by a combination of dead stretching and tapering