PROCEDURES · Face & Neck

Earlobe Repair

Discuss the earlobe change or piercing concern you want assessed, scar placement, and future piercing plans.

UNDERSTAND THE PROCEDURE

What this procedure may address

Earlobe repair reshapes and closes selected tears or stretched openings. The amount of remaining tissue, scar history, and desired shape determine the repair. A scar remains even when the contour improves.

Consultation topics for this procedure. Your clinician will explain the approach, risks, and alternatives for you.

YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Is this suitable for me?

Assessment considers the cause of the change, previous repairs, infection, and a tendency toward raised scars or keloids. Both the repair and any future piercing should be planned individually.

What should I expect during recovery?

You will receive wound-care and follow-up instructions, including whether stitches need removal. Protect the area from pulling and pressure, and avoid earrings until your clinician clears them.

What risks should I understand?

Risks include infection, bleeding, altered contour, asymmetry, raised scars, and reopening or stretching of the repair.

How much will it cost?

Veloré has not published pricing. Before committing, request an itemised estimate covering the procedure, any facility and anaesthesia fees, and follow-up care. Financing and memberships are not confirmed.

What matters in your assessment

An elongated piercing, a complete split and a stretched gauge opening need different repairs. Your clinician should assess the remaining skin, the shape of the lobe and any infection or thick scar. Tell them how the injury occurred and whether you have formed raised scars before. Decide whether your priority is closing a hole, restoring the outline or both.

How the procedure is planned

Repair generally involves reshaping the edges of the damaged area and bringing the tissue together with stitches. The amount removed and the closure pattern depend on the defect. Local anesthesia may be suitable for a limited repair, but your clinician must confirm the plan. Ask how the lower edge will be shaped and where the scar will run.

Getting ready for surgery

Bring information about past repairs and reactions to earrings or dressings. An inflamed or infected site may need care before elective repair. Ask whether earrings should be removed from one or both sides, how to protect the lobe and when stitches will be reviewed. Arrange your schedule so headphones, helmets or work equipment do not repeatedly rub the area.

Recovery in everyday life

Early care focuses on protecting the closure from pulling, friction and contamination. Follow the instructions for washing and dressings rather than applying unapproved products. Ask whether stitches dissolve or need removal. Even when daily activities feel comfortable quickly, the repaired lobe is still healing and should not be tested by wearing an earring early.

Early healing: Protect the wound, follow the prescribed care and know how to contact the team. Any activity restriction depends on the location and size of your repair.
As activity increases: Use follow-up to review the incision and agree on work and exercise. Driving requires safe movement and freedom from the effects of sedating medicines.
Over the following months: Scars and remaining swelling may continue to change. Keep scheduled checks and ask about a result that is not progressing as expected.

Scars and longer-term results

A repair leaves a scar and may change the size or fullness of the lobe. Some unevenness, notching or recurrence can occur, especially if the tissue is thin or stretched again. Healing continues after stitches are removed. Discuss whether your scar history changes the plan and what follow-up is available if the shape or scar concerns you.

Other options to discuss

If the problem is prominence or cartilage shape higher in the ear, otoplasty is a different procedure. A small stable piercing opening may not need treatment if it does not bother you. If you hope to pierce the ear again, discuss that goal before repair so the clinician can advise on timing and a location away from the healing scar.

Otoplasty & Ear Surgery Scar Revision

Costs and your estimate

Your estimate should reflect one or both lobes, a simple split versus a stretched opening and any previous repair. Ask for the surgeon, anesthesia and facility charges to be listed, along with garments, tests, follow-up and any costs for a complication or revision. Confirm what happens if the plan changes or surgery is postponed. This website does not provide a confirmed price, insurance decision or financing offer.

Procedure FAQs

Can I have my ear pierced again?

Often this can be discussed after healing, but it is not immediate and may not suit every repair. The clinician should confirm the timing and position. Avoid piercing through the fresh repair or assuming that the old hole can be reopened safely.

Can a stretched gauge opening be repaired?

Selected stretched openings can be reconstructed, but larger defects may need a more involved plan and may leave a smaller lobe. Ask what tissue can be preserved and whether the result would differ from repairing a simple split.

Does a small repair leave a scar?

Yes. A shorter incision still heals with a scar, and the scar can sometimes become raised or noticeable. If you have a history of keloids or thick scars, discuss it before treatment rather than assuming that a minor procedure has no scar risk.

When to seek help

Before discharge, get written instructions explaining expected symptoms, warning signs, an after-hours contact and where to go if help is needed. Report worsening pain, fever, spreading redness, unexpected drainage or a wound that opens. Uncontrolled bleeding, chest pain, trouble breathing or fainting needs emergency care; call 911 in the United States. A website guide cannot assess a postoperative symptom or replace your team’s instructions.

First, let’s understand you.

Explain how the damage occurred and whether you hope to wear earrings again. Ask about the proposed repair, scar position and when re-piercing may be considered after healing; timing must be individualized.

PLAN YOUR CONSULTATION ↗

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

It begins with
a conversation.

Your questions. Your pace. A space to feel heard.