Resizing would seem like the right thing to do in such a case, but go beyond a limit and it could actually harm the center
stone.
Basically, your
gemstone has been adjusted to take the exact pressure from the circular shape of the
metal band. While jewelry
diamonds can take a lot of punishment, other
gems could simply split apart from the wrong kind of tension.
Sizing Inlay Rings
The potential problems with this are obvious: you could crack inlay
gems, or
knock them loose. Gem breakage from resizing inlay
rings is alarmingly common, especially in cases where the procedure fails to account for pressure from the new
shape that the
band takes, and the need to protect not just the main
stone, but also its neighboring
gems. However, there are jewelers who are accomplished at rendering even the most challenging tasks in this area. You just have to make sure you go to the right one.