Can my torn earlobe heal by itself without surgery? Is there anything I can apply for a faster healing process? (photos)

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 procedure is used to restore contour to a pixie ear after facelift surgery or facial surgery. Gauge correction is a popular treatment. Insurance typically does not cover the procedure in California, but it all depends on your insurance policy. Costs are typically between six hundred dollars and one thousand dollars depending on the complexity of the repair. Pixie ear repair involves correction of the facelift flap and is a more complex procedure that requires anesthesia. Aftercare for earlobe repair involves proper wound care, Plato’s Scar Serum at least twice daily, with repiercing of the earlobe if requested, in 6 weeks. It is best to have a plastic surgeon perform the procedure and help with scars in the post-procedure period. Plato’s Scar Serum, wound care, and Neosporin are used.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
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Luckily your stretched earlobe scar has not torn all the way through to the bottom of your earlobe. However the skin from the front of you earlobe is now connected to the skin behind your earlobe along the whole length of the stretched scar, so there is now no way of it healing in by itself. However you should have a very good result from surgery.

Your earlobes will not "heal" by themselves.  The "tracts" or "holes" are vertically or longitudinally stretched as is very common with time, age, and wearing heavy earrings over time.  The best solution in my opinion is to repair this and allow it to fully heal.  This is a simple office procedure I do commonly.  We typically re-pierce the earlobes 6 weeks after healing.  I hope this helps!

Your large piercings may need to have the skin along the inside of the holes removed, and have sutures placed to bring the skin together. Sutures are removed around one week postoperative, and ears may be re-pierced in an area close to, but not on the scars. There is no non-surgical method for repair that we are aware of. Thank you.Dr Joseph

Thank you for the question. Nonsurgical methods will not be effective.
The repair of the stretched or torn ear lobe is a great procedure that can restore the ear lobe to a “normal” appearance". Care must be taken during this procedure to avoid reducing the size of the air and/or creating a notched or depressed appearance in the area of the rim of the ear lobe. It is usually done under local anesthesia with very high patient satisfaction rates. Re piercing can be done, preferably in a spot away from the scar line, a few months down the line. 
I hope this helps.

Thank you for your question and photos but i am sad to say there is nothing non-surgical to fix this.  Your best option is an earlobe repair.  This procedure is usually performed in the office with numbing.  

Your earlobes appear stretched.  If they had a tear as well, the potentially something could have been addressed at that time.  From the pictures I would guess that the holes are fully lined with skin and will not heal themselves (as in close on their own).  The repair is simple and can be done under local anesthesia alone in an office setting.  Best wishes.Garrett A. Wirth, MD, MS, FACSWirth Plastic Surgery

Your photos show earlobe piercings which appear stretched and lined with skin.  I do not believe these will heal by themselves, as skin-lined edges are not meant to "heal" to each other.  Your likely best next step is to schedule a consult and earlobe repair--a procedure where the skin lining the stretched piercing is removed, the piercing is closed with sutures, and the earlobe re-pierced in a more favorable position.  These procedures are generally performed by Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists under local anesthesia.  Good luck!

The slit has formed by the earrings partly tearing through, sometimes over a period of time. The gap left behind has new skin on the edges.  This is removed under a local anaesthetic to freshen the edges that can then be sutured together with fine sutures that are removed at about 5 to 7 days. The ears can then be re pierced about 2 to 3 months later.

Thank you for your question! If you have the opportunity to see your facial plastic surgeon within hours after the tear injury, a more simple suture repair may be performed. Unfortunately, earlobe tears require surgical management whether immediate or delayed. A delayed evaluation would require removal of the epithelial tract prior to suture repair. We typically leave sutures in place for 6-7 days, and will repierce the patients ears approximately I would suggest visiting a board certified facial plastic surgeon with your concerns.