Cleft Earlobe/Earlobe Lift Gallery

A woman in her later 60s with a bilateral partial split of her ears as well as drooping of her earlobes.  She is shown before and again, 4 months after bilateral earlobe lift and split repair in the office.  The ear lobes now have a more youthful and beautiful shape.

A woman who had a split earlobe from long wear of earrings over the years.

A woman in her mid 50’s with a partial split of her right earlobe, which she attributes to wearing large hoop earrings.  She also sleeps with her earrings in place.  She is shown before and again, 6 months after earlobe lift/repair in the office under local.

A woman in her early 20s with a complete split of her left earlobe.  By history, she did sleep with her earrings in.  She is shown before and again, 5 months.

A woman in her early 50s with a partial split of her left ear which may be due to sleeping with earrings in place.  She is shown before and again, 3 months after repair in the office. Scars typically are at their reddest and thickest 6 weeks after the repair, and then soften and fade over the next 2 years.  At three months the earlobe is typically ready to be re-pierced.  I recommend that my patients start topical silicone at 6 weeks to help with scar maturation.

A woman in her later 20s who has bilateral partial splitting of her earlobes.  After discussion, she has had a history of redness and irritation which is typical for a nickel allergy.  She is getting married and wants to be able to wear earrings for her wedding.  She is shown before and again, 4 months after repair.  Scars are typically reddest and thickest at 6 weeks and then soften and fade over the next 2 years.  I have patients use topical silicone after the first 6 weeks to speed the scar maturation.  I also recommend in cases such as this that patients obtain titanium earrings for the re-piercing.

A retired nursing instructor in her mid 80’s with a split of her right ear and drooping of both ears.  She is shown before and again, 3 months after a bilateral ear lobe lift/repair. She is thrilled to have more youthful appearing ears as well as a correction of her split.  We will recommend that she remove her earrings at night while sleeping to prevent the recurrence of the split.

A nurse in her early 20s feels that her earlobes are too large for her ears and would like to have them reduced.  She is shown before and again, 3 months after a bilateral earlobe lift/reduction.

A woman in her early 60s with a nickel allergy and a history of splitting and drooping of her ears. She also sleeps with her earrings in. She is shown before and again, 4 months after a bilateral earlobe lift.  We had her bring in titanium earrings to re-pierce her ears because they are less likely to cause an allergic reaction.

A woman in her mid 50’s with a partial split of her right ear and drooping of both earlobes.  She is shown before and again, 3 months after bilateral earlobe lift combined with correction of the split.  Scars are typically redder and thicker for 6 weeks and then soften and fade over the next 2 years or more.  At 3 months they are ready to re-pierce but will continue to fade.