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Women love to wear earrings as it highlights their face, making it look more beautiful and charming. A simple ornament that helps compliment your natural beauty. A torn lobe or widened ear piercing hole can prevent you from wearing earrings and also look unsightly. Many women tape the widened ear hole to allow them to wear earrings but are also always worried about the earrings falling off from the loosened hole. Earlobe repair is a small daycare procedure that allows you to wear your favorite earrings snugly again.
The weight of the earrings over the years can enlarge the ear-piercing hole, making it look unsightly sometimes even torn. Ear lobule piercing can also tear or widen due to infection, pressure necrosis, low placement or trauma as a result of accidental entanglement of earrings. Repair of the torn earlobe is a minor procedure performed under local anaesthesia. The edges of the torn earlobes are trimmed and sutured together to give symmetric, natural-looking ear lobules. The ear can be re-pierced at a different point, 1 month post-procedure.
These Earlobe repair before and after pictures represent actual patients from Dr. Sudhanva. They will help to assist you in understanding your various options and enable you to set realistic goals for your own surgical outcome. Each individual and his / her goals are different and so is the personalised treatment plan, hence individual results may vary.
He is an experienced cosmetic surgeon with exceptional finesse and honed eye for the appreciation of natural harmony and beauty in facial aesthetics.
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r. Sudhanva is an active member of the Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (IAAPS), an active member of the Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (AAPS), a life member of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI), with Fellowship from International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), and a member of the Association of Medical Consultants (AMC).
A board-certified plastic surgeon & expert with extraordinary expertise and skill to not only visualise the changes required to create pleasing & natural contours but also deliver that look to his patients.
Dr. Sudhanva understands the aesthetics of the face and customises the treatment plan based on the presenting complaints, desires and existing anatomy to offer you a natural, symmetric and pleasing result.
He also performs the Pardue repair for torn earlobe where the ear-piercing hole can be reconstructed in the same sitting as the ear lobe surgery. There is no need to pierce the ear again.
He is a facial cosmetic surgery expert uniquely trained with world renowned plastic surgeons surgeons across the globe. His interactions with specialist plastic surgeons at various national and international conferences have allowed him to achieve great results with uncompromised safety.
The wide range of techniques and approaches learnt from each of these master surgeons has equipped Dr. Sudhanva with unparalleled experience to achieve your desired result with exceptional finesse.
An earlobe repair closes or narrows the widened ear piercing hole and allows you to wear your favourite earrings again.
An earlobe repair closes the widened hole and allows you to wear your favourite earrings again.
You will experience the warmth, care and attention to detail that Dr. Sudhanva and his team shall offer to you from the time of your first consultation, through the ear lobe repair perioperative process and throughout the entirety of your recovery and follow-up. Irrespective of the change you desire, from subtle to more dramatic improvement in your face, they strive to offer the most natural results. The best cosmetic surgery is the one that doesn’t appear to be “done”. The passion, training, expertise, experience combined with meticulous attention to detail allows him to deliver one of the best earlobe repair results in Mumbai, India.
The cost of earlobe surgery at our center in Mumbai, India, falls within the range of INR 10,000 to INR 15,000, which is approximately USD 150 to USD 200. The Procedure charges are an approximate cost toward Surgeon’s Fees, Operation Theatre, and anesthesia charges. The range of charges covers day care centers to NABH-accredited top corporate hospital setups in Mumbai. For more details about our pricing click here.
Frequently asked questions about Earlobe repair
Dr. Sudhanva will encourage you to list your concerns and discuss the changes you want to see. After a brief medical history and a detailed examination to rule out infection and assess the defect in the ear lobule, he will create a personalised plan keeping in mind your goals and desires. He will discuss the Earlobe repair procedures in detail, including its advantages, disadvantages, risks and complications.
Dr. Sudhanva will review your personalised surgical plan, anaesthesia, pre- and post-operative instructions, and follow up in detail and respond promptly to all your questions and concerns during these consultations.
Photographic documentation for surgery will be done. You will undergo appropriate tests to assess your fitness for surgery. A list of instructions to be followed before & after the procedure will be provided.
The procedure is performed as a daycare procedure under local anaesthesia, and depending on the surgery chosen, it can take 20-30 mins per side. The torn edges are trimmed and re-sutured with fine sutures. A small dressing is applied, and the patient discharged.
You can resume work immediately after the ear lobe repair surgery. Avoid any injury, pressure, or pull over the ear. Also, clean the surgical area regularly to avoid infection. The after-surgery pain is natural and it will be resolved within some days. You should go for routine checkups to avoid any future risks.
The suture removal is performed 5-7 days after earlobe repair. You will be reviewed in 4 weeks for re-piercing.
Details of Ear Lobe Repair in a Capsule
Can you repair my earlobe without surgery?
No. As the ear-piercing hole widens, the skin grows into the gap of the widened hole. Any repair performed without surgically removing the ingrown skin and suturing it back is just as good as taping or applying glue. There are no glues or fillers that can hold this skin together against the pressure of earrings. There are many untrained people or parlours who offer these alternatives and often leave you with unhappy results or even complications like burns and poor scars.
What is earlobe repair with glue?
Earlobe repair with glue is performed by certain untrained practitioners and non-medicos. It is made popular and even offered to be performed in the comfort of your homes. They apply acid to freshen the edges and hope to stick the ear lobule without surgery. We have treated many cases where the ear lobes have got burnt, even necrosed/destroyed or dead after the acid has burnt it completely. Since there is no repair of tissues the glue technique results often breaks down within 3-6 months, requiring surgical ear lobe repair which is technically more difficult as the tissues are burnt.
Will the scars be visible?
A fine line is expected post-surgery, which usually becomes less and less conspicuous over time.
What are the potential risks and complications of a torn earlobe repair?
The specific risks and complications associated with your earlobe repair surgery will be discussed in detail during your consultation with Dr. Sudhanva.
Will my insurance cover torn earlobe repair?
No, Earlobe repair is a purely cosmetic procedure not covered under any insurance.
When can I re-pierce my ear?
Re-piercing is advised after 4 weeks post-surgery at an alternative site other than the suture line.
Can ear keloids be treated?
Yes, ear keloids can be treated depending on the stage of presentation. Because of high propensity of recurrence in keloids, a multi-modality approach of triamcinolone injections, surgery, pressure clips etc. is commonly used. For recurrent keloids, various novel approaches are used for treatment.
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