Stretching (body piercing)

Stretching is when you take a body piercing that you have already done, and make the hole bigger. This is done slowly over time, by slowly putting jewelry that is bigger than the current one into the piercing. This might be done to make room for larger jewelry that you want to wear, or just to make the piercing look bigger. It can be a painful process, so people need to go slowly and take their time.