Tapers are a great way to begin your ear stretching journey. A taper is a straight piece either steel or acrylic that is small on one side and larger on the other. When you insert a taper it will increase the size of your piercing.
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This is primarily used in the Middle East. Iraq is from the ancient city of Uruk [there is some dispute whether Iraq might have been derived from the Arab term for fertility]. Tunisia comes from the city Tunis, Morocco from the city of Marrakesh. Djibouti, Kuwait and Mexico are named after the eponymous cities.