With the escalation in the practice of getting ears pierced, the demand for earlobe repair surgery has experienced a hike. Many people encounter the issues of flesh tunnels or split earlobes caused due to tribal ear piercing and ripping off by normal earrings, respectively.People tend to overstretch their ears while wearing their heavy and bulky earrings and if they are unlucky enough, they might end up with a split earlobe. It is in such situations where ear repair surgery comes in handy. When people find it hard to cover their misshaped ears, they switch to ear repair surgery.

The surgery is performed using the local anaesthetic technique and involves removal of redundant tissues while giving sheer internal as well as external sutures. This procedure aids in providing the subject natural looking earlobes. Generally, the surgery can be done with within 20-30 minutes per earlobe but if the involvement of rotation flap is considered the surgery might take up to 30-40 minutes per earlobe. Following the surgery, one might come acrosstrivial marks on the ears due to the stiches used. After a while, these scars might alter their colour from red to pale silvery shade. It is after 4-6 months of the surgery that the ears start to look utterly normal. Moreover, after 6 months of the surgery the person can even consider getting the ears re-pierced.

While the normal surgery allows you to wear earrings six months after the surgery, split earlobe repair using the technique of rotation flap gives the benefit of being able to wear earrings of one’s own choice. Post the surgery the patient is provided with a specific course pertaining to consumption of antibiotics for at least a period of 5 days. It may also include intake of painkillers depending on the patient’s condition. Thus, a thorough research is mandatory before you take the considerable decision of getting your earlobes reconstructed.