The patient is a young woman who had two partial tears to her ear lobe. The pie shaped hanging tissue was excised and the edges sutured in 3 layers. The repair is performed in the office under a local anesthetic and is well tolerated. Patients are counseled not to re-pierce their ears below the repair and to only use gold or stainless steel posts as tears may be due to trauma, but also to metal allergy.
Mark D. Wigod, MD, FACS, providing Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery to Boise, Meridian, Treasure Valley and Southeastern Idaho.
