basically I've just turned 16 and can't afford surgery, I was just wondering if there was anyway to make the hole gradually smaller over time, surely there must be a way?
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This is most likely irregular, hypertrophic scarring, known as a keloid. It isn’t a health risk, but it can be uncomfortable to deal with since it may be itchy, as you know, or sometimes painful. There are a number of treatments that can help you get rid of this, including 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...
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...