To shorten or not to shorten...? That's the question. The mysterious term "downsize" is popping up more and more often in piercing studios . But what the hell does it mean, and why do some people say you'll die without it? What is downsize? DOWNSIZE is the English term for replacing the piercing jewelry with a shorter one in a healing piercing. During the procedure, we use jewelry that's large enough to comfortably accommodate the expected swelling. After a while, however,