Cleft Earlobe/Earlobe Lift Gallery

A woman in her early 30’s who is bothered by a partial split of her right ear, most likely from sleeping with her earrings in. She is shown before and again, 5 months after repair in the office.

A woman in her late 30/s with a partial split of both earlobes from a nickel allergy, as well as drooping of the earlobes. She is shown before and again, 3 months after bilateral earlobe lift. She was able to use the old second piercings, which were brought forward by the repair.

A woman in her late 40’s with a partial split of her left earlobe from sleeping with her earrings in. She is shown before and again, 3 months after repair in the office under local anesthesia. A modest list was performed at the same time to shorten the free caudal border of the earlobe and give it a more youthful appearance

A Hispanic woman in her early 30s who is bothered by drooping of her earlobes and stretching of her earlobe piercings which she attributes to wearing heavy earrings. She is shown before and again, 16 months after a bilateral earlobe lift and repair. Her ears have a more youthful look and the elongated holes have been removed and the earlobes are now ready to be re-pierced.

A woman in her late 20’s with partial splits of both ears, most likely from sleeping with her earrings in. She is shown before and again, 3 months after repair. Scars typically are redder and thicker for 6 weeks and then fade and improve over the next 2 years or longer. At 3 months most are ready to be re-pierced

A woman in her late 30’s with a complete split of her right earlobe for more than 12 years. She would like to be able to wear earrings again. She is shown before and again, 3 months after repair in the office and again, just after re-piercing. Scars typically get redder and thicker for 6 weeks and then soften and fade over the next 2 years.

A woman in her early 30’s with a bilateral partial split of her ear from nickel allergy and also from sleeping with her earrings in. she is shown before and again, 3 months after repair in the office. Scars typically get redder and thicker for 6 weeks and then soften and fade over the next 2 years.

A woman in her early 20’s with a stretched earlobe on her left side. She did sleep with her earrings in place. She is shown before and again, 3 months after earlobe repair

A woman of color in her early 60’s who is bothered by a total split of her left earlobe and a partial split of her right earlobe. She is shown before and again, 2 months after repair in the office. Scars tend to fade faster in our 60’s than they do in our 20’s and her scars already are ahead of schedule and fading nicely- more than we might see for a younger patient at this time.

A woman in her early 50’s who has had a split of her left ear. She is shown before and again, 3 months after repair