12 Days After Suture Removal for Earlobe Surgery...is This Healing Normally/well? (photo)

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Had the stitches in for almost 3 weeks and got them out August 27th. The redness is more apparent than in the photos.

Joshua Cooper, MD, FACS · Answer

- The photos you have provided show incisions that appear to healing up just fine. 
- Some redness around the incision is normal, and with time this will resolve. 
- Do not hesitate to follow up with your plastic surgeon, as he/she will be able to examine you and reassure you that everything is healing up just fine.

Rodney A. Green, MD · Answer

It looks like your earlobe surgery is healing nicely. I am not sure why the sutures were left in for three weeks. I would expect more like 7 to 10 days. In any case it seems to be healing nicely and I expect that there will be minimal scarring.
	Repairing earlobes that have been "gauged" is always difficult because the tissue has been stretched so much. Often one needs to save as much of that tissue as possible to re-create a normal looking earlobe.This needs skill to rearrange the tissue and put the jigsaw puzzle together in a way that looks normal.

Mark Anton, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello MT214-

	Your earlobe scar appears to be healing normally. All incisions will become pink/red for awhile and then gradually fade to white over 3-12 months. Wait to re-pierce it until your surgeon says that it is ok.

	Best of luck.

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