ear plugs, how do i start? Options

[83RN15]

hello im bernis..
well ive had my ears pierced with a standard size bout a year ago so i could wear earings. And now im planing of getting one of those things called plugs tapers ahah cause they look cool. but i dont know how to start. im lost. do i need to get my ears pierced again? cause they are already standard pierced and healed up. i want to go to a size arround 10 or 12. And my ears were pierced with a standard size (20 or 18). so what do i do first? how do i start? help

like these:

[xprobablecausex]

Lobe Stretching FAQ

That's the site I learned from when I first started to stretch.

My lobes were a standard 18g, and my first stretch I used 8g tapers. >.>;
I also stretched my cartilage, which I also started at an 8g stretch.

Nothing ripped, no blowouts. Took me a whole year to stretch my lobes and cartilage.

My lobes are currently at 12mm, and my cartilage is at a 0g.
:)