My piercing got caught on a car door in September. I had seven stitches for a week or two. I know it's still too soon to try to put an earring in it yet, it still hurts when I squeeze the scar. How much longer should I wait? Before I had it torn out, my ears were stretched for years. I don't plan on stretching it again for a long time but I want to put a regular sized earring in it so the hole doesn't close shut.
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The volumes of earlobes can be reduced and the shapes can be altered as well. You may be a candidate and I recommend you see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for you consultation and procedure. Best wishesGarrett A. Wirth, MD, MS, FACS
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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...
You are not alone. I have seen many patients who, for the same reasons you describe, wish to have gauged ear lobes repaired. It is a great procedure that can restore the ear lobe to a “normal” appearance". Care must be taken during this procedure to avoid reducing the size of the ear and/or ...