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Can I Close Normal Ear Piercings?
I got my ears pierced when I was younger. I have recently noticed that they are extremely uneven. I have tried to ignore it, but it bothers me a lot. Would it be possible to close the holes and get them re-pierced? If so, how much would it cost?
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Ear piercing
Closing expanded holes from ear piercings is a simple procedure that can easily be performed in the office under local anesthesia. please call a board certified plastic surgeon
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Closing Ear Piercings
Yes, it is absolutely possible to have the holes from ear piercings closed and then re-pierced after several weeks to months. The technique in large part depends in part on how large the holes are and where the holes are positioned. It could be as simple as cutting an ellipse of skin around the hole or more complex where more manipulation may be required. The cost will vary depending on where you are located, how much manipulation is necessary, and if it is one sided or two...
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How Simple Is It To Close Pierced Earlobe Holes
Earlobes have a limited amount of skin and they have a shape that requires all the skin present for one earlobe to look like the other. To remove an ear piercing hole, one often takes enough skin to distort the earlobe.
I often take symmetrical wedges out of each earlobe and that way, keep the size exactly the same by incorporating the piercing within the wedge on each side. Whenever you take a wedge out of an earlobe, to prevent denting at the edge of the...
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Cost of closing ear piercings
Thank you for the question. The average cost is $600-$1200. It depends whether its one side or both. The procedure is performed in the office under local anesthesia. The results are usually very good. Patient satisfaction is very high
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Options for repair of stretched earlobes, split earlobes, and earlobe holes
Earlobe piercing holes can be easily repaired as an outpatient procedure in my plastic surgery practice. I have developed a safe surgical technique that facilitates the closure of the ear piercing holes and helps obtain a cosmetic scar.
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Repairing earlobes
Most earlobe repairs can be done under local anesthesia in an office setting. It is simply a matter of cutting out the old hole and allowing the tissue to heal for a few weeks. After that, the new piercing can be performed.
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Repairing ear piercing hole
The desire to redo an ear piercing hole is not uncommon. Many times I will just remove the anterior or front hole and repair with a few sutures. Other times, if the hole is excessively wide the entire hole is excised and repaired in front and back
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Closing ear lobe piercings
Ear lobe piercings are commonly closed with a miner procedure done in the office with local anesthetic. The procedure takes appoximately 15 minutes. If the hole is near the edge of the ear lobe a small wedge is removed and repaired. If the hole is centrally placed a "donut shaped exision and repair "can be performed preserving the edge of the lobe and avoiding a step off deformity.
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Repairing ear piercing
Yes this is a commonly done procedure. We use a small amount of xylocaine injection to numb the area make a small incision up to the old whole area and then close the area of incision with a suture. The sutures remain in for approximately a week and the area heals quite quickly as far as redness or visualization of the incision. However you do need to wait a few months for them to be completely healed inside and out before properly repiercing them. Best regards
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Ear piercings
You certianly can close the hole,b ut you will need to wait a few months before repiercing them so that they are healed.
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