Hello, It is very common for the piercing in earlobes to stretch over time and eventually tear completely through. In addition, accidental tears stemming from earrings getting caught on clothing or other sudden tearing forces are a common occurrence. Furthermore, the practice of earlobe stretching (gauging) has increased in popularity in recent years which ultimately creates a very distorted earlobe remnant. Because of these anatomical changes, people are seeking earlobe repair procedures frequently. Some of these repair procedures are straightforward and take approximately 30 minutes to repair both earlobe defects. Other more complex reconstruction procedures of the earlobes require more time to appropriately repair the earlobe to an aesthetically pleasing form. The cost to repair torn or stretched earlobes varies widely between both geographic location as well as surgeon. I personally keep my prices for simple earlobe repair at $250 per earlobe. I charge up to $1000 per earlobe if significant reconstruction is necessary. I would gander that other surgeons charge more than $250 per earlobe but the cost for simple earlobe tear repair will be between $250-$500 per earlobe. This repair is easily performed in an office-based setting using local anesthesia alone. It is necessary however to close the piercing completely and not repair the earlobe leaving room for an earring. You will then have the option to repierce your ear(s) approximately 6 weeks later. It is also important when repiercing to place the new piercing just off of the previous hole. In other words, the new piercing should be located off of the scar, just medial (towards the face) or lateral (away form the face) to the old and now closed defect.