{"id":1098,"date":"2019-08-19T17:13:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T21:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entofathens.fm1.dev\/earlobe-repair\/"},"modified":"2020-08-05T18:48:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T22:48:17","slug":"earlobe-repair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/facial-plastics\/earlobe-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlobe Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Body piercing has been popular for decades and continues to attract both men and women. Normally when skin is punctured, the hole closes on its own and heals without a sign. When the earlobes are pierced, an earring is put in immediately to prevent the hole from closing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Have Your Earlobe Repaired? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/iStock_000014229754Small-1-e1566258726411.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1194\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, skin will\ngrow into the hole and line the internal surface of the puncture. Once this\nhappens, the hole may shrink, but is unable to completely close, even with the\npiercing removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular ear piercings\ncan become cosmetically unappealing to some people. Worse still is the\nincreasingly common practice called gauged earlobe stretching. This involves\nthe use of expanders, known as gauges, to stretch the earlobe wide enough to\ninsert increasingly larger decorative plugs. This can cause thinning and\ndistortion of the earlobe tissues and lead to permanent damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surgery to close earlobe holes is possible, but tricky; gauge earring defects require new tissue in order to close the hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Is Earlobe Repair Performed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Suturing it shut would result in an earlobe with an abnormal contour, so tissue is recruited from other areas of the earlobe in what is known as a local flap reconstruction. The procedure is generally performed in an outpatient setting using local anesthesia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sutures to close the skin should remain in place for several days afterward before being removed. The facial plastics team will discuss all potential side effects and considerations with you during consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Call <span class=\"company-name \">ENT of Athens<\/span> at <a href=\"tel:+17065467908\" class=\"phone \"> <span class=\"phNum\">(706) 546-7908<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Body piercing has been popular for decades and continues to attract both men and women. Normally when skin is punctured, the hole closes on its own and heals without a sign. When the earlobes are pierced, an earring is put in immediately to prevent the hole from closing. Why Have Your Earlobe Repaired? Over time,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1114,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":""},"service_tags":[24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1098\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=1098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}