Cost of repairing earlobes that were previously stretched
When earlobes have been stretched over time with ring jewelry, sometimes referred to as ‘gauged’ ears, this produces a permanent hole with floppy skin around it when the gauge ring is removed. When that person tires of this we recommend surgical repair. Usually performed in the office under local anesthesia costs in our Indiana office average $990 for both earlobes. Healing is a gradual process as the new earlobe gradually softens and looks normal again.
Thank you for the question. The repair of the stretched 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 notch/ 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. Costs vary from practice to practice (500-$1000 in our practice).I hope this, and the attached link, helps.
