e/Stretching (piercing)

Information
has gloss	eng: Stretching (often incorrectly referred to as "gauging"), in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed fistula (hole in the skin) for the purpose of wearing body piercing jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly stretched piercings, with nasal septum piercings, tongue piercings and lip piercings/lip plates following close behind. While all piercings can be stretched to some degree, cartilage piercings are usually more difficult to stretch and more likely to form hypertrophic scars if stretched quickly. Healing is very important in between stages of stretching.
has gloss	eng: Stretching is a word used to describe a kind of body modification. It is when a person widens a pierced hole in their body.
lexicalization	eng: stretching
instance of	e/Body piercing

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Das Dehnen von Piercings (auch Stretching) bezeichnet die beabsichtigte Vergrößerung des Stichkanals eines Piercings, um Piercingschmuck mit größerem Durchmesser tragen zu können.
lexicalization	deu: Dehnen von Piercings

Media
media:img	0 guage Septum Piercing.jpg
media:img	Body Piercing Taper Set in mm.jpg
media:img	Lirongfrau mit lang ausgedehntenOgrläppchen.jpg
media:img	Mursi woman.jpg
media:img	Scalpellingbeforeandafter.jpg
media:img	Stretched.jpg
media:img	Stretching Project.jpg
media:img	Thea Bee.jpg
media:img	Tribes woman with ear piercing.jpg
media:img	Tutankhamun Mask.JPG
media:img	Young woman with stretched ear piercing.jpg