Flesh Tunnel

Flesh tunnels can vary in size from small (6mm) to large depending on your preference. A flesh tunnel is a tube that is placed through large, stretched piercing. Most commonly they are used in the ear but can be placed almost anywhere on the body within reason. Nipples, frenum, clitoris hood and tongue are some good examples.

Stretching

Stretching can be a lot more extreme than you think. Once it stretches past a certain point, the tissue is permanently different from it's original form. The piercing should be fully healed before the stretching procedure can begin, you can get a good head start by starting the piercing with a large gauge needle for the initial piercing. Contrary to popular belief, a needle does not remove any tissue, it cuts a curved slit through the flesh. Assuming that the body part is large enough, there is no real limit as to the size you can go. A 6mm tunnel will heal as quickly as a 1.6mm lobe piercing. As far as how the stretching is done, it's simple, you just keep putting bigger and bigger things in your piercing. Generally, weights are not the best way to stretch a piercing, they can migrate the piercing and cause thin tissue on the bottom of the piercing, this will usually lead to scar tissue. The biggest problem with this, it makes any further stretching a lot more difficult. Over stretching can also result in the damage of the nerves, this can lead to a loss of feeling in the tissue. However, the feeling usually returns within 6 to 12 months. Damage can also be done to blood vessels, this will result in the loss of circulation, in this case the tissue may die of become significantly weak. If the skin around the piercing gets very thin, the first thing you must do is stop stretching. The easiest way to thicken the tissue back up is to downsize and then wait for a few weeks before attempting again. By repeating this process, you can usually drastically increase the size of the tissue.

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