Is there any ointment that will close a piercing without surgery?

Earlobe repair is a common procedure in our plastic surgery office. I employ a technique that involves removing the excess scar tissue and reapproximating the tissue planes in multiple layers to recontour the earlobe after gauges, torn earlobes, or stretched out earlobes. Sometimes, the same...

There are two possible mechanisms.1. Some blood got into the ear canal during surgery and dried up and is now blocking the hearing. 2. The posterior (back) wall of the ear canal was pushed forward during surgery (a known complication) and is blocking some of the hearing. The ear doctor...

Earlobe surgery is composed of several techniques that can either repair torn earlobes (split earlobes) or correct overly redundant earlobe tissue from piercings or genetics or stretching. Our HIDEF earlobe repair includes a recontouring of the earlobe contour using multilayered sutures to...

Thank you for your question, and the photos.  We typically do this procedure in our office under local anesthesia.  We usually close the incision in layers to take the tension off of the incision.  This usually leads to a nicer incision line.  Please call the office for more details and the cur...

Extra cartilage in the earlobe is quite common and in our office, we usually employ outpatient procedures to remove the cartilage and mass with surgery.Best, Dr. Karamanoukian 

Our office specializes in earlobe gauge repair in Los Angeles. Most earlobe gauges will require repair to close the piercing hole, whether or not they have retracted. This will allow you to wear normal earrings later. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACSLos Angeles