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Help with Sagging Earlobes

I hate my saggy earlobes so when I saw an ad for Ear Lift invisible earlobe-support tape I was intrigued. Does it work? What will work to lift them up?

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Cost of ear lobe reduction surgery

The tape for invisible non-surgical ear lobe may work temporarily but it often "kinks" the ear lobe and is not a good long term solution. Surgery is generally a limited procedure that can be easily performed in the office under local anesthesia and will typically run under $2500.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Surgical earlobe reduction

I usually utilize a surgical reduction of the earlobe under local anesthesia.  It's the same type of procedure we use to repair a torn earlobe.  I've found that the scars are generally very minimal and the results more consistent than with other techniques.
Mario Loomis, MD
Middletown Plastic Surgeon
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Earlobe lift to improve ear lobe sagging

An earlobe lift is a very effective strategy that provides longterm uplifting of a sagging earlobe.  Surgery takes one hour to perform and works much better than the ear tape.
Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Surgical techniques can lift sagging ear lobes

Many patients have a displeasing appearance of ear lobes after ear ring use over many years or traumatic ear lobe rupture (typically a child pulling out an ear ring).  There are a wide variety of options to permanently correct sagging ear lobes.  The incisions used are placed so the  scars are very difficult to see when healed.
Robert Mounsey, MD
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Earlobe lift

Earlobe size can be reduced and sagging earlobes can be lifted. For a slight reduction in size and lift CO2 laser resurfacing is a good option as it shrinks the earlobes without the need for incisions. Surgical options such as wedge or star excision are also options.
Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Surgical correction is usually better (and cheaper in the long run)

In-office surgical correction of "slot ear" deformities works well, and in the long run a permanent solution to the problem is usually better than temporary tapes. It seems that this type of earring deformity is what Ear Lift is targeting. The reviews on Amazon.com aren't so great for it, though. It doesn't seem that the product is designed merely for droopy or pendulous lobes. For droopy lobes, there are several minor surgical procedures that can be designed to fix them. These... more
David C. Pearson, MD
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Sagging earlobes are treatable

A common problem for many women are stretched, torn, or damaged earlobes. Since large earrings are so fashionable, plastic surgeons see many patients requesting aesthetic ear lobe improvement. Earlobe injuries occur from various types of trauma — most commonly from wearing pierced earrings. In some cases, it's a very elongated hole from the prolonged weight of heavy earrings. In other cases, there is a complete tear through the earlobe. Cosmetic and reconstructive ear lobe problems... more
Houtan Chaboki, MD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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