I just ordered a kit to stretch my ears. I got them pierced when I was very young at a Walmart, and i think one is uneven and may result in a thin spot on my lobe upon stretching. I've left earrings out for months throughout my life, but they have never closed up. What can i do to prevent this thinning? is there anything i can do before starting to prevent this? <3 thanks.
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In our Orange County, CA office, repairing a small tear in an earlobe or removing a small hole costs $300-350 for 1 side, $450 for 2 sides. If the hole extends completely through the bottom if the earlobe or is otherwise very large, we charge $450 and up per side.
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...
Unfortunately there is no great solution. Dermal fillers are temporary. You could consider injection of fat into the thin part of the earlobe. What will most likely happen with time is the continued gradual thinning of the skin. Consider not wearing the earrings for some time to allow the skin...