My daughter had freshly pierced ears at the age of 6. While sleeping, the covers got caught on one of her earrings. When she pulled the cover back, the earrring back went inside the lobe, became infected and had to be removed by Dr. She is now 22 and wants to pierce her ears again. On the ear that was infected, there is a small knot, where the piercing was. I am told this may be scar tissue. Can she have the ears pierced again?
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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...
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I typically recommend that patients undergoing this type of procedure avoid activities that could expose their recently operated ears to any trauma for at least 6 to 8 weeks. Also, a head band for the first two weeks following surgery is recommended....
Swelling can be variable and is not an indicator of the end result. Other than applying ice during the first 72 hours, they were nothing you can do. Swelling will resolve with time so please try to be patient. You should, of course, followup with your plastic surgeon to rule out hematoma or...
