Earlobe Repair

 Earlobe Repair is the surgical process of repairing ear lobes that are stretched out, drooping, ripped or torn. Earlobe repair should not be mixed up with Otoplasty or ear surgery as the latter is done to repair deformed or protruding ears. Many people seek earlobe repair especially when their ear lobes have been marred by earrings and to restore overstretched earlobes due to body piercing.
The length of earlobe surgery typically takes an hour, however, there are cases that it goes more than an hour and this is dependent on the amount of reconstruction your earlobes need. The surgery is likewise performed with the use of a local anesthesia.
For stretched or droopy earlobes, the cosmetic doctor would need to excise the excess skin so that your earlobe size can be reduced.
There are also earlobes that are split fully due to damage and the doctor would need to attach both sides of the lobes with a suture. It would require removal of the injured ear piercing tract. After that the inner, outer and fatty tissues in between will need to be sutured together. This type of surgery can only be performed once the earlobe wound has healed.
After the surgical process of Earlobe Repair, you may feel a bit of discomfort and this can easily be treated with over-the-counter pain pills. You will be advised the applicable pain medications that you can use along with instructions on how to take care of your earlobe for speedy healing. Dressings are not applied to your earlobes, however, you need to diligently apply topical antibiotic medication on your suture sites to avoid infection. The sutures are usually removed within a week particularly when the swelling has diminished.
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