Restore Natural Elegance
Traditionally, the downward pull of heavy earrings can stretch and elongate the earlobe. As the skin and soft tissues weaken over time, the pierced hole becomes larger and may eventually tear through the weakened tissue.
This tends to happen in older patients after years of heavy earring use. A similar tear can also occur more abruptly from trauma.
Children may pull on earrings, or clothing may snag on them, leading to an abrupt laceration in the earlobe. In each of these cases, the person may choose to wear clip-on jewelry. However, the earlobe is left with a forked shape, so it can no longer accommodate a traditional piercing.
There are also growing social and cultural trends in which people choose to serially dilate their earlobes, progressively thinning and elongating them with larger gauges. As this dilation increases, the tissue may weaken and rupture. Individuals with earlobe tears, or who simply wish to restore their lobes to a more natural appearance, are ideal candidates for earlobe repair. Persons seeking military enlistment may also need repair of this kind of piercing prior to joining any of the United States Armed Forces.
Finally, dissatisfaction with enlarged earlobes causes some patients to seek a reduction in their size. These patients may not have any tears or piercings. They’ve simply developed earlobes too large for their liking. This may be an inherited familial trait or may arise over time. These patients are ideal candidates for a minimally invasive earlobe reduction procedure.
At Texas Plastic Surgery in San Antonio, TX, Dr. Christian Stallworth can help these clients restore the appearance of their torn, stretched, or enlarged earlobes with personalized earlobe repair techniques to create natural-looking results and allow many patients to enjoy wearing earrings again.
Earlobe repair is a simple surgery that fixes torn, stretched, or large earlobes. No matter if the damage is from heavy earrings, injury, gauges, or aging, Dr. Stallworth can reshape the earlobe to look natural again.
Earlobe repair is a good choice for people who are not satisfied with how their earlobes look or work. Good candidates include:
Earlobe repair can improve the appearance of your ears and help you feel more confident. Other benefits include:
Since earlobe repair uses local anesthesia and has a quick recovery, many clients choose to have it done along with other facial procedures by Dr. Stallworth.
A facelift helps with sagging skin and signs of aging, while earlobe repair fixes stretched or damaged earlobes. Together, they create a more well-balanced look.
People getting a neck lift often add earlobe repair to match their refreshed jawline and neck with ears that look more youthful and balanced.
Facial fat grafting adds youthful volume to areas like the cheeks and temples. It works well with earlobe repair for a complete facial refresh.
Your first step is a consultation at Texas Plastic Surgery in San Antonio. Dr. Stallworth will examine your earlobes and discuss the best way to address your concerns.
At your consultation, you can expect to:
Earlobe tear repairs and earlobe size reduction can all be performed on an outpatient basis. Dr. Stallworth performs the procedure in the clinic, and patients experience little to no downtime. The earlobe skin is anesthetized and sterilely cleansed. Dr. Stallworth then repairs the torn lobe or excess skin and contours it, typically using dissolving sutures.
Your Guide to Post-Earlobe Repair Care
You may notice some swelling, tenderness, and redness for a few days, but these should go away quickly. Most earlobe repair patients can go back to work and daily routines right away or within a day.
Dr. Stallworth will also give you clear aftercare instructions to help you heal well and reduce scarring. After about two to three months, many patients can have their ears re-pierced.
The price of earlobe repair in San Antonio depends on the complexity of the repair, whether you need treatment on one or both earlobes, and whether you also want earlobe reduction.
At your consultation, Dr. Stallworth will listen to your concerns, review your options, and provide a quote based on your treatment plan.
Dr. Christian Stallworth focuses exclusively on facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, so he has specialized expertise in the face and ears. He pays close attention to detail to restore natural shape, balance, and function while keeping scars to a minimum.
Dr. Stallworth is dual Board-certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS) and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABO). He is also an active member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), and the Texas Medical Association (TMA).
At Texas Plastic Surgery in San Antonio, he combines his advanced surgical training with personal care to create treatment plans customized to each patient’s unique goals and anatomy, helping his patients achieve natural-looking, long-lasting results.
Contact Us Today
If your earlobes have been stretched, torn, or changed by gauges, earlobe repair can help them look natural again and let you wear earrings comfortably.
Call Texas Plastic Surgery in San Antonio at (210) 997-3223 to book a consultation with Dr. Christian Stallworth and find out more about your options.
