I fell off my bike onto thorns and punctured my cheek and torn a small part of my earlobe off. I have a few small dissolvable stitches in my earlobe. The nerves in my cheek are traumatised though not too badly and they should return to normal sensitivity over time. The punctures on my cheek are healing and did not need stitches. This happened roughly 8 days ago. I would like to return to the gym at least (running and weights) but I'm wondering if it's safe yet.
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Thank you for your question, and the photo. 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 curre...
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...
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...
