Today the practice of gauging earlobes in quite
popular. What this involves is placing
spheres in the holes of the pierced ears to gradually stretch out the
earlobe. The purpose of gauging is to
have the ability to wear larger gauged jewelry.
Most people can stretch their earlobes to about 6 mm, but usually beyond
6 mm the earlobe has a difficult time returning to normal size. Once the elastic limit of the skin has been
passed, or a large amount of tissue has been built up, the hole will not
necessarily close; plastic surgery, however, can reconstruct the earlobe.
Many people find that after their ears have been stretched
it is difficult finding employment. It
is for this reason that patients seek out earlobe repair or earlobe reconstruction. The reconstruction process involves making
some incisions in the stretched out earlobe and tightening up and recreating
the earlobe so as to create a very esthetically pleasing earlobe. The technique varies from patient to patient
because the amount of earlobe stretching is different for each patient. Some of the skin gets thinned out, and
usually the thinner areas are excised or removed.
Earlobe reconstruction is done as an outpatient procedure. A local anesthetic is injected into the ears. The earlobes are reconstructed and stitches
are placed. The patient then returns to
the office in approximately 7-10 days for suture removal. Most procedures have an excellent result, and
patients are very pleased with their earlobe restored to normal.
See Dr. Breister Ghosh's before and after earlobe reconstruction photos.
See Dr. Breister Ghosh's before and after earlobe reconstruction photos.
For more information or a free consultation about earlobe repair, please call our office at (619) 822-1667
Diana Breister Ghosh, M.D.
2275 Rio Bonito Way, Suite 220
San Diego, CA 92108
San Diego, CA 92108
