My ears are stretched to 7/8" diameter. The left one is fine and has thickened up due to daily emu oil massages. The right one was originally pierced very low when I was young. When I decided to start stretching I had to have tiny pieces of my ear cut away to make the hole bigger. Now I am left with a very thin lobe on the bottom. I do daily massages and while I notice some improvement I do think I need surgery of some sort to thicken up the area. What can I do?
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April 24, 2014
Answer: My ears are stretched and very thin. Is there any way to thicken up the skin so I can continue wearing large-gauge earrings?
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 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...
The hole will close as long as you didn't make it too big. You can safely pierce it again, but you may want to wait at least 6 weeks so the new hole doesn't connect with the old hole if it hasn't healed enough.