How Much Does It Cost to Have Gauged Ears Fixed? (photo)

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Im real curious to find out about how much it is to close my ears. There currently the smaller than the size of a pencil. I was told by my recruiter that i cannot have any light show through my ears. That i cannot leave to basic training till then. Im trying to get them close asap but money is tight & i cant waste anymore time.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

I repair earlobe gauges all the time and my fee is $600 for both ears.  I have kept my fees low because I know the majority of people interested in the procedure are doing it so they can enlist in the military and they don't have a lot of money.  I have had many patients from Los Angeles come to me for this.  In cases like yours where you live a long distance away, I use absorbable stitches to enable patients to get the repair done in only one visit.  Really pretty simple procedure taking less than an hour and painless.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Our office repairs earlobes after a traumatic tear of earrings, gauge piercings, or after a facelift in which the earlobes are stretched. 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 multi-layered sutures to reapproximate the curvature of the earlobe; while simultaneously restoring contour to the ear. In patients with pixie ears after facelift surgery, an alternate technique is used to reduce the dependance of the earlobe on the facelift flap. Facelift surgery can reshape the earlobe and this requires restoration. Sutures are usually taken out within 10 days and the wound is repierced in 4-6 weeks thereafter. Keloid scars must be addressed in patients with known history for scarring.

Keloids are another major reason to undergo earlobe repair if there is a keloid scar nodule that has developed in the earlobe or ear cartilage rim. We use a combination of lasers, injections, and keloid surgery.

Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Joshua Cooper, MD, FACS · Answer

-In Seattle, we are seeing more and more patients who desire to have their gauged earlobe piercings closed.

	-The cost is usually based on how long the procedure will take, and the larger the gauged piercings, and the more stretched out the earlobe skin is, the longer the procedure will take.

	-In your case, looking at your photos, cost for closure would likely be around $400 per ear.  And the procedure to close these piercings would take less than one hour and can be performed in the office setting using a local anesthetic.  Pain after the procedure is minimal, and sutures are removed 1 week after.   

	-Thanks for sharing your photos!

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

The cost varies but if is a simple closure of one lobe it is $750.it should not be more

Kimberly Lee, MD · Answer

Cost depends on multiple factors including how big the gauges are and how thin the skin is in the center of the gauging.  By only sewing together the skin, the thickness of the earlobe in that area may not be the same as the adjacent areas.  An in-person consultation is recommended for further evaluation.  Please consult with a board certified specialist who can assist you in achieving the results you seek.

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Answer: Simple earlobe closure.

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