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Split earlobes to repaired & natural earlobe
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Here at the Harley Street Skin Clinic London, we offer only the best and high-quality treatments for our patients and that includes Earlobe repair procedure. All our therapists and skin experts are well-trained and knowledgeable in addressing your skin concerns. Together with our experts, we make sure that all equipment and machines used in our clinic are up to date when you visit us.
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You came to the right place as we have the best medical team that you need here in London when it comes to earlobe repair. Our well-trained skin experts are equipped with intensive training over the past years in dealing with various skin concerns like split earlobe repair surgery. You can also be sure that here in our clinic, we only use the latest treatment machine that could give high-quality results depending on your needs.
Our Results
Achieve a natural-looking
earlobe shape and size
There are a lot of factors that may affect you in having stress or anxiety, and one of those is having problems with earlobe. Here at Harley Street Skin Clinic, we've undertaken millions of procedures so you can be sure that you are in safe hands for your split earlobe surgery. A lot of people deal with ear problems due to genetic issues like cleft earlobes, keloid from piercing, and others from wearing heavy earrings. We can handle any of those and we'll help you bring back the confidence within you.
Let’s understand how the process works.
Restore the earlobe’s natural look
How does it work?
Earlobe repair is a minimally invasive aesthetic procedure to fix stretched or torn earlobes. Like with any other treatment a proper initial assessment of the skin condition is necessary. The aim is to make it look more normal and perform as before. It is generally performed under a local anaesthetic and takes approximately 30 to 45 minutes for both ears.
During surgery to repair the earlobe, the expert surgeon will make precise cuts and remove any skin that is damaged. The surgeon will close the edges of the earlobes with dissolvable sutures. It is essential to the proper healing of the skin and maintenance of the ears natural shape. In addition, donning earrings like heft made earrings can greatly delay the same.
We have performed millions of treatments at Harley Street Skin Clinic and this means that you can rest assured knowing that your skin is in safe hands with us. Types of Earlobe repair, On the basis of assessment it is best to consult one of our skin specialists at Harley Street Skin Clinic.
The Benefits of doing an Earlobe repair:
Simple Closure
Restores the natural shape
This is an earlobe repair surgery that is able to recreate the natural shape of a patient's earlobe. These are held for tubes that are punched for smaller holes and elongated piercings. This is done under local anaesthetic, it also has dissolvable stitches applied to the pins of your ears which brings the back of your ear together and heals well. This is mostly common with people who wear small stud earrings and with stretched earlobe.
Classification: Minor surgery
Downtime: Patients may experience little to minimal downtime and usually they can return to normal activities 1 to 2 days post-procedure.
Best for: Small tears, Elongated Piercing
Z-plasty or W-plasty
Improves appearance and functionality
This is the earlobe surgery used in repositioning scar tissue or wounds on the earlobe, while improving both its aesthetic and functionality. It involves creating zigzag or W-shaped incisions that aims to rearrange the scar tissue and reduce scar visibility. By doing this technique, it could help in blending it more to the skin to make it more natural looking.
Classification: Minor surgery
Downtime: 5 days to 3 weeks
Best for: People with heavy earrings, Elongated Earlobes
Reconstruction with Flaps
Restores damage or missing tissue
A type of earlobe repair surgery which aims to fix damaged or missing parts of the patient’s earlobe. It takes skin flaps from a nearby area to repair the earlobe resulting to a natural look. Using skin from a close area helps make the earlobe look natural and normal again.
Classification: Minor surgery
Downtime: 1 to 4 weeks
Best for: Large defects, Complete Loss of tissue in the earlobe
Tissue Grafting
Brings back natural appearance and function
This earlobe surgery involves transplanting skin to another body part that aims to repair large defects in the earlobe. It is also an effective solution resulting in a more natural appearance and bringing back the normal function of the earlobe. The procedure uses a piece of skin graft in covering and reconstructing damaged areas of the earlobe to ensure a seamless result and stability overtime. Once the area has been sufficiently numbed, the damaged, scar tissue will be carefully removed and the new ends will be stitched using dissolvable stitches.
Classification: Minor surgery
Downtime: 2 to 6 weeks
Best for: Significant loss of tissue requiring skin graft
Reduction Surgery
Smaller earlobe appearance
This earlobe surgery aims to reduce overly stretched earlobes to enhance facial symmetry and aesthetic balance. Earlobe reduction removing excess tissue and reshaping the earlobe to achieve a smaller, more proportionate appearance.
Classification: Minor surgery
Downtime: 1 to 4 weeks
Best for: Patients who want to decrease the size of their earlobe due to heavy earrings
Understanding the earlobe repair surgery
How does an Earlobe repair surgery work?
An Earlobe surgery is a procedure designed to correct any torn, stretched, or damaged earlobes. Just like any other treatment, a consultation is a must for this procedure to further assess the skin condition and the extent of the damage. The goal is to restore its natural look and functionality. It is commonly performed under local anaesthetic in outpatients and will take approximately 30 – 45 minutes for both ears.
During the earlobe surgery, the surgeon will make precise cuts in removing any damaged skin. Once it's carefully cut, the surgeon will then suture the edges of the earlobe with fine stitches. This is important in helping the skin heal correctly and maintain its normal shape. Additionally, wearing earrings — especially heavy earrings — can lengthen the piercing hole and eventually pull through over time.
Here at Harley Street Skin Clinic, we've done millions of procedures, and you can be sure that you are in safe hands as we provide high quality services to address your skin concerns. There are different types of Earlobe repair so it is best to have an appointment with one of our skin experts here at Harley Street Skin Clinic.
Addressing earlobe repair concerns
Why is earlobe repair necessary?
If you have stretched, expanded earlobe, or torn earlobes, then earlobe repair may be a good option for you. It might not be a procedure that everyone needs but it can help anyone in restoring their normal and functional earlobe once it’s done carefully. It’s best to have this procedure only at a reputable clinic that has skin experts that know exactly what they’re doing. It's one of the surgical procedures that require only a skilled surgeon to perform.
Following Post Procedure Instructions
What is the usual downtime of an earlobe repair?
The downtime varies depending on the earlobe damage that needs repair. Most of the time, it has a minimal downtime. However, there are different types of earlobe repair so it’s best to consult your doctor to further assess the skin condition of your earlobe and check the extent of the damage. Your doctor may ask you questions like how you ended up in that situation, the cause of the damage, and other things that might be helpful in assessing what technique he’ll be using to repair your earlobe.
Make sure to provide accurate answers so your doctor can address your skin concerns thoroughly.
Factors that might affect the result of an Earlobe Repair
You should be aware of these things
This may vary for several reasons, but it is important to note the following factors that we’ll be sharing with you. If the patient has a severe damaged earlobe, it might be a bit challenging for surgeons to repair what was torn or stretched. It is why you should only trust skin expert surgeons in doing complex operations in severe damages. When it comes to the patient’s role after the procedure, it’s essential to follow proper aftercare procedure in order to avoid any infection that may lead to a more serious skin condition.
The success of this procedure depends not only on the clinic and surgeon but also with the willingness to follow the patient with the aftercare procedures.
Long Term Maintenance
How to optimize earlobe repair results?
To achieve your desired results with earlobe repair, it is really important to research about a trusted and skilled clinic to perform the procedure. This is the first step in achieving your desired results. Don't worry if you have a low pain tolerance because this split earlobe repair surgery is usually performed under a local anaesthetic, so you won't feel any pain at all. You just need to follow all the pre-procedure instructions given by the expert surgeons as well as the post care procedures that are essential in maintaining the repaired earlobe. Aside from these, you should also take in consideration changing your lifestyle that may affect your recent operation.
Factors Affecting Pricing
Clinic Reputation and Expertise
How much does earlobe repair cost?
Surgical procedures like earlobe repair or split earlobe repair in London typically cost between £300 to £600 per ear, depending on how severe the damage and the complexity of the procedure. The clinic’s reputation, expert surgeons, nursing team, and location can also be factors with the earlobe repair cost.
Although these are only some rough estimates of the costs, it will still be up to the reputation of that clinic and its practitioners. To get an actual cost for a non-surgical cosmetic procedure like split earlobe surgery at Harley Street Skin Clinic, you can book an initial consultation with one of our doctors to further assess which split earlobe repair surgery matches your skin needs. Book an appointment here.
The remarkable difference a Harley Street Skin Clinic treatment can provide
Effectively, Earlobe Repair is the name given to the surgical correction of the lower ear (a.k.a. the lobe). Depending on the needs of the patient, this may involve anything from cutting away excess tissue in order to make the lobes appear smaller or more proportioned, stitching acutely split/stretched earlobes, or simply subscising visible or painful scar tissue.
If you are instead interested in learning more about the correction of the upper ear - such as ear pinning - please feel free to explore our page on Otoplasty to learn more about this procedure.
HEAVY EARRINGS: A common offender for this kind of earlobe damage is repetitive wear of heavy earrings. This is because of sustained stress on a very small area of skin, i.e. the original piercing. This can leave the lobe distorted over time - even when the offending earring has been removed. This, in turn, makes catching or even tearing the remaining skin far more likely.
MODIFICATION JEWELLERY: Similarly, ears that have been damaged from years of using ear stretchers, plugs and gauges can also benefit from Earlobe Repair. Whilst removing the stretchers may help to shrink the enlarged hole left behind, most simply will not return to normal size without intervention. Here, Earlobe Repair is a powerful form of damage reversal.
SPORTS INJURY: It may even be the case that your particular earlobe damage is a result of impact trauma - perhaps from contact sport such as rugby or boxing. This kind of injury can leave behind severe/tender scar tissue that results in insightly bumps or lesions. In these instances, this damaged tissue can be corrected using minor subcision.
Pre-procedure Essentials
What do you need to do before a split earlobe repair surgery?
You need to choose a reputable clinic and doctor who will perform the procedure. They will assess your earlobe and check what type of repair is necessary for it. You should also prepare any medical history that might be helpful in the assessment. This split earlobe repair surgery is performed under a local anaesthetic, so you need not worry about possible pain.
During the Procedure
What can you expect during a split earlobe repair surgery?
You'll be receiving local anaesthetic to numb the treated area. The low-risk procedure usually takes around 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on the complexity, especially if you have severely damaged large earlobes.
Post-procedure Care
What do you need to do after the split earlobe repair surgery?
After the procedure, you might experience some swelling or slight discomfort which is normal and manageable. Your doctor will give you aftercare instructions to avoid any infections over time.
It is for you if you have torn, stretched, and damaged earlobe and want to restore its natural appearance and functionality. The earlobe repair is normally performed under local anesthetic and with very little downtime so I was able to resume with my routine on that day.
From Split Earlobes to Restored Ears
There are a lot of factors that can damage your earlobe but the good thing is, you can still bring back its natural appearance and functionality through an earlobe repair performed by a skilled surgeon from a skilled clinic.
First 24 hours
Once the local anaesthetic has worn off there may be some minor discomfort for a few days. You need to apply a cold compress for 15 to 20 minutes every few hours to reduce the swelling.
One to three days Post Procedure
Avoid sleeping on the repaired side.
One week Post Procedure
Avoid doing heavy activities that might affect the repaired ear. Carefully clean the treated area with saline solution.
One week to four weeks Post Procedure
Continue cleaning the repaired area with saline solution and avoid any activity that may bump your earlobe.
3 to 6 months Post Procedure
You can now go back to your normal activities but still avoid any excessive pressure like piercing to the ears for full recovery.
Advantages of Earlobe Repair
Natural Look & Functional
Improves Self-Confidence
Is it good for my skin?
While getting an ear lobe repair procedure depends on the severity of the damaged area, it is still best to have an initial consultation with a skin expert just to check if there are any possible reactions toward autoimmune diseases. Each ear lobe repair type is designed to restore different kinds of tear or stretch, so it is best to know the differences of one another, to have a better assessment which among those aligns with your desired outcome.
You can learn about the different Ear lobe Repair procedure types here on our website.
Can a risk be prevented?
Potential risks of ear lobe repair include:
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