Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 59 years old
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 59-year-old woman was bothered by her stretched earlobes, and has felt they are too long for several years. She had a previous earlobe repair to change the position of her ear piercings, and worried that wearing overly heavy earrings may have contributed to her earlobes becoming stretched.
Our facial plastic surgeon Dr. Inessa Fishman treated this patient with an earlobe reduction procedure, removing excess length from the earlobes via a minor surgical procedure in our office. Dr. Fishman also moved the patient’s piercings to a higher, more aesthetically pleasing position, and stitched up her previous piercing holes. The patient is shown just 1 week after surgery, and immediately after having her stitches removed; she has excellent healing progress and a beautiful outcome.
Earlobe size can be reduced, and earlobe that are too “stuck out” or prominent can be brought closer to the head with earlobe surgery. It is common to change piercing position at the same time as earlobe surgery. Earlobe surgery is usually performed with injected numbing medicine in the comfort of our office.