Tyler Plastic Surgery

When earlobes become stretched or torn, earlobe repair or reconstruction surgery is the only way to effectively fix earlobe tears, remove excess earlobe skin and cartilage and restore a natural appearance to the earlobes.

About Earlobe Repair

• The Best Candidates For Earlobe Repair
• Preventing Earlobe Trauma
• Earlobe Reconstruction Surgery
• Earlobe Repair Recovery

The Best Candidates for Earlobe Repair

Earlobe repair for stretched or torn earlobes

Your earlobes are susceptible to stretching and tearing over time if you frequently wear heavy earrings or ear gauges and plugs. Incidences of trauma that cause the earlobes to tear or stretch may also occur, causing instantaneous earlobe disfigurement. Naturally elongated or misshapen earlobes may also be reduced with earlobe surgery.

Adult men and women, and in some cases even children, may choose to undergo earlobe reconstruction surgery.

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Preventing Earlobe Trauma

Avoiding the need for earlobe repair

To prevent earlobe trauma and avoid the need for primary or revisional earlobe repair surgery, avoid the following activities:

• Wearing heavy earrings for long periods
• Wearing earrings while talking on the phone
• Wearing earrings at the hair salon
• Leaving earrings on while pulling clothing over your head
• Allowing people or small children to pull on your earrings
• Allowing children to hear dangling or hoop earrings

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Earlobe Reconstruction Sugery

What to expect during earlobe reconstruction

The procedure to surgically repair or reconstruct the earlobes is very simple and may be performed in Dr. Motlagh's office with only local anesthesia. It may be necessary to also sedate children who require earlobe repair surgery, to ensure that they do not move too much during surgery.

The entire earlobe repair procedure takes about 20 minutes per ear to perform.

Earlobe reconstruction surgery usually involves cutting away small areas of skin between torn or stretch earlobes and then sewing the two raw earlobe sections together in a straight line on the front and back of the earlobe. This allows the earlobes to heal and naturally close the previous wound.

Ear pinning surgery, or otoplasty, may also be performed in conjunction with the earlobe reconstruction procedure.

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Earlobe Repair Recovery

Downtime and recovery after earlobe repair surgery

There is very little discomfort and downtime experienced after earlobe reconstruction surgery. You can shower the day after your procedure and should apply antibiotic ointment to your incision sites as directed. You should expect to see your final earlobe repair results within 6-8 weeks.

It is very important to return to Tyler Plastic Surgery for all follow-up appointments with Dr. Motlagh, as he will need to monitor your healing and recovery progress, as well as perform essential follow-up tasks, including suture removal about 1-2 weeks after your earlobe repair surgery.

Tyler Plastic Surgery is conveniently located in Eastern Texas and serves not only Tyler earlobe repair patients but also male earlobe reduction patients from Dallas-Fort Worth to Shreveport, Louisiana and all the cities in between.

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