An RN in her late 60’s who has had a torn right earlobe repaired several years ago in Boston. . She was not removing her earrings at night and it split again, within a year. She decided to have it repaired again, and came to see us 3 months ago. The right earlobe had already had some lobe excised and did not need a wedge/lift at the time of our repair, but the left earlobe had a wedge/earlobe lift to better match. She is back today for re-piercing and loves her new earlobes. After re-piercing she will cleanse the ears with hydrogen peroxide daily for 3-4 weeks and then get in the habit of removing her earrings when sleeping. I believe that the earring post pushes back and forth against the pillow when sleeping and cuts through the earlobe, like a wire cutting through cheese. So repair is good, prevention is better!
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