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A flesh tunnel, also known as a spacer, is a type of body piercing jewellery. It is also sometimes referred to as a gauge, spool, fleshy, earlet, expander or eyelet.[1] Wearers generally use them to show off the process of stretching that they have gone through.
Flesh tunnels are hollow tunnels, usually used in stretched or scalpelled piercings. Flesh tunnels are made in smaller gauges however the smaller the gauge the smaller the effect to see through the plug becomes. Some people may choose to wear flesh tunnels instead of flesh plugs because they weigh less, especially at larger sizes. Flesh tunnels may be worn with a ball closure ring or other object passed through them.
Flesh tunnels can be made from many materials. Surgical steel, titanium, Pyrex glass, silicone, acrylic plastic and a variety of natural materials, including bone, horn, amber, bamboo, stone, and wood all are common materials for flesh tunnels. Flesh tunnels, like flesh plugs, may contain a variety of decorative inlays or semi-precious stones. Some flesh tunnels have flares to keep the jewelry from falling out. If there are no flares, grooves may be cut near the edges to allow rubber or silicone o-rings to hold the jewelry in place. The back of the flesh tunnel may also screw off. Some flesh tunnels have internally threaded backings, as externally threaded pieces can rip freshly stretched ears.
Stretching should be thought of as permanent. There is never any guarantee that the stretched hole will ever return to normal. However, most people class 2G/6.5mm as the "point of no return".
The actual creation of having flesh tunnels, plug piercings, and body plates derived from the many tribal groups of the world. Examples would be (but not specifically) the people of Myanmar, Africa, and some Native groups. The flesh tunnels symbolized different things for different groups, however, in this current time, they are more often a fashion statement.
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