Earrings

[Blue Senpai]

So I have these holes in my ears and I'm very aware they won't close after having earrings in them for 20 years. Gotta play with the cards you're given so I need to do something about buying men earrings because I'm not going to stretch them out and wear gauges. Any suggestions on what appropriate earrings to wear?

[OreSama]

Just simple small hoops or studs.  Golden hoops look best in my opinion but that's just a personal preference.

[zero.cool.crash.override]

I like earrings on guys.  Keep it small, simple, and understated.  As OreSama said, small hoops or studs are good.

[Brandon]

I wear the small gold and silver earings.

[Melizza]

Hi,

There are treatments to close an ear hole, you need to search for a dermatologist in your area that performs this procedure.

The link below will give you an idea what to look for:

http://acderm.com/ACD-WP/cosmetic/ear-piercing-and-repair/

[KamTheMan]

silver or fake diamond studs are a good way to go. I have my ears gauged but I got a second hole in my left ear that i wear a small diamond stud in.

[Sir Real]

I have small gold hoops for both my ears. Works great. It was either that or diamond like studs. Those are what I'd suggest. I like the hoops because they're a little more subtle.

[Monkeymel]

It is quite common for Swiss guys to have small studs, especially from some of the mountain regions. Normally a small gold stud is used.

[Sebryn]

Small and minimalist studs. I have some tiny skulls that I wear when I am able. (Going out and such.) Just be aware that many employers are less tolerant of men wearing earrings. Just a friendly heads up. 

[LatrellHK]

Like the above comments, small hoops and earrings. I've seen many guys wear them at my school and it looks pretty good.
In my family, if a male gets his ears pierced it's usually one and he wears one earring. Why? I don't know, but it looks thugish in a way lol. Could try that.

[Blue Senpai]

Thanks guys! I know employers would probably not like this but it's not like I chose to have these.
Had them pierced as a baby with or without my approval so I'm more or less stuck with them. XD

[BrotherBen]

I think your body might surprise you- give them a chance to try and close. I know a lot of the guys here love their earrings, but to my eye they are still a feminine cue. I'm not saying that you can't still look masculine wearing earrings, but it sounds like you don't even really want to wear them.

[Bimmer Guy]

I think your body might surprise you- give them a chance to try and close. I know a lot of the guys here love their earrings, but to my eye they are still a feminine cue. I'm not saying that you can't still look masculine wearing earrings, but it sounds like you don't even really want to wear them.

I agree on both counts (you assuming they will never close, and that if one's gender is questionable, people will lean towards female if they see you have earrings).

[Blue Senpai]

I think your body might surprise you- give them a chance to try and close. I know a lot of the guys here love their earrings, but to my eye they are still a feminine cue. I'm not saying that you can't still look masculine wearing earrings, but it sounds like you don't even really want to wear them.

It depends, I need to see how I look with them down the road.

[Melizza]

Thanks guys! I know employers would probably not like this but it's not like I chose to have these.
Had them pierced as a baby with or without my approval so I'm more or less stuck with them. XD

Hi Marcellow,

Not sure if you saw my comment above, but a dermatologist can actually close the holes.

Have a good day!

[Sebryn]

Actually you can just take the earrings out too. That's an option. No one seems to notice mine one bit. Plus my generation seemed to pierce anything they could get away with, so it's hardly unusual to see a guy my age with empty piercing holes in their lobes and such.  So I don't think they notice/care that there isn't jewelry in the holes. I have left the earrings out of most of my holes since 2011 and can still put jewelry in the ones I want.

Another option would be to consult with a piercing artist about potential options for encouraging the holes to heal.

LatrellHK - I also only wear one earring. Growing up (teen years) it was fashionable for a guy to wear a single earring. To certain crowds it meant something hah. Not sure if it still does but I tend to only like a single earring in my right ear when I'm not working.

Oh and btw the employers won't care if it was a choice or not. If it's in their handbook that men can't have earrings in while working that's just how it is. Same thing for long hair. Double standards much eh?

[Nicole]

One thing you'll notice these days is its normal for guys to have pierced ears.

I've said to a few transgirls that with ears, it'll go un-noticed whether the guy has his ears pierced, but you'll get comments if you're female.

[LatrellHK]

Actually you can just take the earrings out too. That's an option. No one seems to notice mine one bit. Plus my generation seemed to pierce anything they could get away with, so it's hardly unusual to see a guy my age with empty piercing holes in their lobes and such.  So I don't think they notice/care that there isn't jewelry in the holes. I have left the earrings out of most of my holes since 2011 and can still put jewelry in the ones I want.

Another option would be to consult with a piercing artist about potential options for encouraging the holes to heal.

LatrellHK - I also only wear one earring. Growing up (teen years) it was fashionable for a guy to wear a single earring. To certain crowds it meant something hah. Not sure if it still does but I tend to only like a single earring in my right ear when I'm not working.

Oh and btw the employers won't care if it was a choice or not. If it's in their handbook that men can't have earrings in while working that's just how it is. Same thing for long hair. Double standards much eh?

Same with my household, grew up with an older generation like great aunts and uncles lol. I guess it depends on where you live, work, and are around. Where I lived, in Chicago, it was normal and unnoticed if a guy had one earring in one ear and he got one ear pierced, usually his right, as a baby. However I live in a slightly conservative, in terms of clothing and styles, town. So wearing one earring and having one ear pierced is weirder especially if you're male. Then it's gay and I've gotten on so many people about calling it gay it's ridiculous and just sad. Otherwise, I guess it really depends on where you're from, going for a job, or live at.

[ReubenIsTheName]

I've taken to wearing more masculine/unisex earrings on the rare occasion that I do wear them.  Like my earrings that look like screws through my ear holes, or some of my black, spiky ones.  Then again, I haven't worn earrings at all in a while, as I have to wear once made of either surgical-grade steel, gold, silver, etc., or my ears get infected.  I plan on having an industrial piercing in the cartilage of my ear within the next year or so, but that's also unisex.  It's more your choice.  Certain ones look less masculine than others, and almost all earrings, in my opinion, are more feminine in their reputation.

[NathanielM]

I was pierced pretty young too and I don't think they'll really go away for me either. But I haven't had any earrings in them for a year or two and they're not that visible. I notice them but most other people don't really pay attention to them, I've never had any comments so...