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@Richboy50@woof.group My piercer told me the septum fully heals within 3 months... meaning the initial piercing. Gauging up will heal faster than that, but it meant I set a calendar reminder for every 3 months and gauged up each time until I reached my goal.
If 6 months is more comfy for you, stick with that, but you can definitely be more aggressive if you want to be.