Before and after bilateral earlobe repair and repiercing in a 66 year old woman. She had worn heavy and dangling earrings for years, and her ear piercings had paid the price, becoming stretched out and elongated vertically. She was unable to wear her favorite stud earrings for fear they would fall out of the holes.
An earlobe (“lobule”) repair and repiercing was performed as a simple office procedure under local anesthetic. She brought small hoop earrings with her to her surgery that she would be happy wearing for at least 6 weeks afterward while the new piercings were healing.
Her old piercing was excised and repaired, and a new piercing was made immediately beside it in a more youthful and aesthetic location. Follow up photos are shown two months postoperatively. She is still wearing her hoops most of the time, but feels comfortable wearing fancier ones for special occasions.
*All photos are actual patient photographs and are for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may vary.
