It might or might no surprise you to know that Mr Brown sees quite a few patients who are unhappy about their earlobes. As such, this week he thought he would talk a bit about what he’s sees and what can be done. Mr Brown performs ear pinning surgery.
Most commonly are problems due to piercings. In younger people that can be very thick nodules of scar (keloids) that often form as a result of an infected piercing that took a long time to resolve. These can be treated by injecting steroid into the scar or in some cases cutting them out.
Babies are responsible for torn earlobes from when they grab a mother’s ear ring and pull hard! These tears can be partial or complete, leaving a hole that cannot hold a piercing without it falling out. Again, the problem can be treated under local anaesthetic in the rooms with some sutures that remain for a week.
More frequently now we see patients who have used large ring spacers to enlarge a piercing hole, but now want to return to the normal appearance. Again, these can be treated under local anaesthetic, usually with very good results.
Lastly, we see people who feel that their earlobes are just too big and floppy. Mr Brown can reduce the size of the lobe and also how much droop it has in it, once more under a short general anaesthetic procedure.
Don’t feel embarrassed to ask any questions by contacting us privately, our friendly staff are here to advise.
Hi,
I’d like to make an appt to have some keloid cuts out of my ears. I have had them injected with steroids, 3 times but no luck. Please can I book a consultation? Thanks, lucy
Hi Lucy
My apologies, but we seem to have missed your enquiry, as it’s unusual for someone to respond to a blog and we don’t tend to monitor them – our mistake! I have forwarded your enquiry onto Tracey Murphy, our clinical nurse practitioner at Tim Brown Plastic Surgery and Tracey will be in contact with you as soon as possible. Obviously given the time since you enquired, you may have already had the procedure done, in which case, you can just ignore Tracey’s email. If this isn’t the case and you’d still like to discuss this procedure, you can of course call Tracey at the rooms (9am – 5pm Mon to Fri) on 03 8768 500 and you can have a chat with her about the cost and what’s involved.
Kind regards
Gabrielle
Tim Brown Plastic Surgery
Hello,
I have a stretched piercing hole from a poor piercing and heaving earrings.
I was wondering how much this costs to get repaired.
Thank you,
Hi Marni
My apologies, but we seem to have missed your enquiry, as it’s unusual for someone to respond to a blog and we don’t tend to monitor them – our mistake! I have forwarded your enquiry onto Tracey Murphy, our clinical nurse practitioner in the rooms and Tracey will be in contact with you as soon as possible to advise you of the cost of this procedure. Obviously given the time since you enquired, you may have already had the procedure done, in which case, you can just ignore Tracey’s email. In the meantime, you can of course call Tracey at the rooms (9am – 5pm Mon to Fri) on 03 8768 500 and you can have a chat with her about the cost and she can answer any other queries you may have.
Kind regards
Gabrielle
Tim Brown Plastic Surgery