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Repair of a torn earlobe is a procedure that patients often request. Piercing an earlobe puts it at risk to tear. The size, style and weight of an earring can contribute to the stretching of the earlobe opening. Large earrings that dangle are caught on clothing or grasped by a baby. The result may be a partially or completely torn earlobe. We repairs these torn earlobes in the office of Dr. Johnson located in Washington, DC using a local anesthetic. Patients can return to work immediately after the surgery which takes less than a half hour.
In most pierced ears, the pierced hole gradually enlarges over time. If it tears, the final tear is usually just through a tiny piece of tissue at the bottom of the lobe. In this case, immediate repair will not take care of the skin covered slot, so reconstruction is delayed until after the wound has healed and inflammation has diminished. However, if the tear starts from a tiny pierced hole, immediate repair is sometimes an option.
Depending on the deformity, reconstruction can take different forms. In all methods, the skin lining the slot is removed creating a raw edge to rebuild. When tissue has been lost, however, the procedure is more complicated, and reconstruction involves creating normal proportions around a somewhat small ear.
Contact our office in Washington, DC to schedule an appointment with Dr. Johnson for Split Earlobe Repair.
