Lobuloplasty

The holes for earlobe earrings can become larger over time or even tear completely in cases of trauma. The use of large and heavy earrings and the lack of consistency or hardness of the tissues of the earlobe promote the dilation of the holes.

To solve this problem, it is necessary to completely close the hole and reconstruct the thickness of the earlobe so that when the new holes are made, there is support for internal tissues and the result is more durable.

Dr. Suñol’s advice

The use of large and heavy earrings and the lack of consistency or hardness of the tissues of the earlobe favour the dilation of the holes for the earrings of the earlobes, which become larger over time or can even tear completely in cases of trauma.

Plastic surgery of the ear allows the reconstruction of the lobes, making a “reset”, that is: completely closing the existing dilated hole, reconstructing the thickness of the lobe so that when the new holes are made there is support from internal tissues and the result is more durable and suturing the skin in front of and behind the lobe with cosmetic surgery techniques to minimise as much as possible the small scars, which are inconspicuous.

It is necessary to wait a while (about 45/60 days) before making new holes for earrings, which can be placed wherever desired.

• Do not take medications that alter coagulation (aspirin, minoxidil, etc).
• It is not necessary to come on an empty stomach.

• Local anesthesia in a calm environment.
• Personally carried out by Dr. Joaquim Suñol.
• Completely painless.

• Lobuloplasty: 20 to 45 minutes.

• Preventive antibiotic: 3 days (Azithromycin 1 tablet of 500 mg/day).
• Analgesia: Paracetamol 1 g/6 h if there is pain.
• Do not wet wounds: 2 days.
• No smoking: 7 days.
• Apply 96º alcohol to wounds after showering.
• Absorbable sutures fall off on their own after 15-20 days (it is not necessary to return to the clinic to remove them).

Although it depends on each case, in general:

• In the first two days, a very slight swelling appears.
• From the third day onwards the lobes begin to deflate very quickly.
• Avoid baths and swimming pools for 2-3 weeks.
• Avoid contact physical activity for 1 month.
• Avoid contact sports for 3 months.
• Apply sun protection to scars during the first summer.

The procedure to correct dilated or torn earring holes may vary depending on the degree of dilation or the amount of torn tissue. Depending on the diagnosis made at the first visit, one surgical technique or another may be used and the procedure will be more or less complex. Once the level of difficulty and the patient’s expectations of results have been analysed, we provide a total estimate with the fees of the cosmetic surgeon and assistants, as well as the clinic expenses (outpatient operating room, materials and anaesthetics). The price of a unilateral lobuloplasty usually ranges from €450 for a basic lobuloplasty to around €900 for a complex lobuloplasty.

With extensive experience in auriculoplasty or aesthetic ear plastic surgery, Dr. Joaquim Suñol has become a world reference in otoplasty and offers his patients permanent results of the highest quality.

If you are looking for the best surgeon for a Lobuloplasty in Spain, make an appointment at Dr. Suñol’s office at the BEAETERNAL Medical Center for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery in Barcelona.