Ear Lobe repair

[Flushedwithsomething]

Has anyone had surgery to repair at streched ear piercing? I only ever wear studs but one of my holes has stretched so much I can now see the back of my earring from the front! Yuck! Btw this is a standard piercing not a tunnel type thing. If tou have had it done would you recommend it and how much did it cost? Thank you

[Elizabethreallyismissing]

Watching with interest! Mine are quite stretched too!

[PixieMiss]

Have you tried massaging the lobe with emu oil?

Usually stitching is only performed when the lobe has been stretched beyond repair. (Usually 20mm+)

[Dancergirl]

Funny, I was going to post something very similar!

I have just had one side re-pierced, the piercer had to go quite high or there is a risk the two holes would meet

Wondering if it can be glued back together? Don't they use glue instead of stitches now on children with wounds?

[Flushedwithsomething]

Thank you - I ve never heard of emu oil? Will investigate. I'd say the hole is 4mm across - defo impossible to wear earrings now - shame as they are my favourite type of adornment!

[Flushedwithsomething]

Dancergirl - glue idea interesting! Going to ask my doctor.

[Flushedwithsomething]

Teensy bump

[MrsLettuce]

They can certainly be repaired, yes. It's more commonly done when people have stretched their lobes on purpose ( thus ) and then had enough of it. It's a surgical procedure though, not just a case of gluing intact skin together. Once fully healed the ears can be re-pierced.

[BieneBiene]

At 4mm (and not having gone up to 10 previously) they should shrink down down regular oil massages and no earring in for a long time.

Or you could just buy some plugs and go with it