Prominent or protruding ears are a common congenital anomaly. Torn or stretched earlobes are caused by wearing heavy earrings or trauma caused More commonly, the earlobe openings have descended towards the bottom curve of the earlobe. These findings are surgically correctable with an excellent outcome and a very short recovery through ear surgery performed by Dr. Gordon Sasaki at the Sasaki Advanced Aesthetic Medical Center in Pasadena.
Cosmetic Ear Surgery
Large or misshaped ears are a common problem that can be addressed with ear surgery. Surgery is performed on children or adults. In children it is recommended to delay surgery until ear growth is near complete and before school starts to avoid bullying. Depending on the person, surgical repair usually involves an incision behind the ear, suturing the cartilage closer to the skull and molding or removing excess cartilage.
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Cleft or Stretched Earlobes
A cleft earlobe is caused either by use of heavy earrings over time or by a rapid tear of tissue from snagging the earring on clothes or inadvertent pulling of the earring. The cleft can be reconstructed by re-opposing the surgical edges with a plastic closure.
Dr. Gordon H. Sasaki
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Gauge earrings have become increasingly popular in Western culture. When a person with prolonged use of gauge earring decides not to use them (new job, joining the military or personal preference), they are left with a large defect and an unpleasing stretched out ear lobe. Ear surgery at our Pasadena plastic surgery practice can correct this deformation.
Malpositioned earlobe openings can easily be corrected by surgery. First, the elongated opening is closed under local anesthesia. After adequate wound healing occurs, a new opening may be made adjacent to the line of closure about 6 weeks later for insertion of the new earring.
Thinned out ear lobes are frequently observed during the aging process because of the loss of volume. Plumping of the wasted lobe can be temporarily accomplished with the use of filler or enhanced fat grafts in our practice.
Elongated ear lobes are often present because of family traits, loss of volume and skin laxity, and heavy earrings. Dr. Sasaki will discuss in detail surgical shortening of the lobe with a simple wedge excision of skin high on the lobe thereby preserving its normal curvature with a hidden scar. If necessary, a different location of the earring opening is easily performed to achieve symmetry and balance.
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