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Earlobe Surgery
Earlobe surgery may entail repairing split or stretched earlobes, or reducing the size of large earlobes.
The Procedure
Around 45 minutes
Local anaesthetic
Hospital Stay
Day case
Drains
No
Recovery
Usually involves local wound care and short-term swelling/tenderness.
Time Off Work
Usually none
Driving
Usually immediately if comfortable and no sedating medication has been used
Procedure Details
Earlobe surgery may entail repairing split or stretched earlobes, or reducing the size of large earlobes.
Scarred or stretched edges are refreshed and carefully repaired using a technique selected for the defect.
Follow up
Wound/suture review at around 1 week
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