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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. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianRealself100 surgeon
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.
