I have multiple earring holes in one ear with a couple of small tears at the top of my ear (simple tears, no cartilage missing), and three earring holes in the other. I'm planning on having a procedure to remove the holes. Question: what is a ballpark price range for this type of procedure? Will any of the holes close by themselves if they're five years old? Thank you!
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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...
Thank you for your question, and the photo. We do these procedures frequently. We typically do this procedure in our office under local anesthesia. We usually close the incision in layers to take the tension off of the incision. This usually leads to a nicer incision line. Please call the...
More or less you would be talking about taking three smaller holes and making them one larger hole. This would likely leave a larger scar than you currently have. However, it is possible to re-pierce the ears after this repair. The cost is unlikely to be excessive and should be less than...