My ears are stretched and very thin. Is there any way to thicken up the skin so I can continue wearing large-gauge earrings?

April 20, 2014
Asked By:arzenika

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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