Repair of Dilated Earlobe Due to Plug Piercing

Sotta, Pilar de la; Paredes, Natalia; Lasalle, Miguel Angel

doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01695.x

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“…In small defects, Vujevich et al (6) defined the repair of the wound edges with single continuous suture as in purse string after the defect wall was deepithelialized. In wide partial lobular defects, de la Sotta et al (22) described the surgical technique in which the defects were closed after joining the wound orifices with wedge resection at three corners of the defect. A lot of different techniques have been described in the literature and the technique that is appropriate for the patient should be selected.…”

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Auricular Lobuloplasty- An Aesthetic Day Care Surgical Procedure

Mallineni¹,

Bharathi²,

Rao³

et al. 2019

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BACKGROUND Auricular lobuloplasty is one of the commonly done day care surgical procedure. Though surgery seems simple and lobule is small, its impact on the individual is very high because ear is one of the aesthetic parts of face. Both males and females wear attractive ornaments on their ears, for which they undergo different kinds of ear-piercing techniques. In this process, due to various reasons, ear lobule gets distorted in shape and form for which most of them seek medical advice and undergo surgical procedures to regain near normal structure of lobule. Auricular lobuloplasty is done by general surgeons, ENT surgeons and general practitioners apart from plastic surgeons. But good aesthetic results are obtained by surgeries done by plastic surgeons for the reasons of meticulous tissue handling, use of finer suture materials and post-operative follow up and care. METHODS 50 patients who underwent auricular lobuloplasty were included in this study. Demographic characteristics, cause of surgery, presence of complications, patient satisfaction were evaluated. Surgeries were performed under local anaesthesia in 49 cases and one under general anaesthesia. Lobuloplasty was performed in 49 female patients and one male patient. Of the 50 cases of lobuloplasty, 37 were with enlarged holes, 5 tear ear, one lobule tissue loss, and 4 cases with keloid of ear lobule. There were no post-operative complications and in no case revision surgery was done. RESULTS Mean age was 47 years; smallest is a girl of 6 years, and oldest was 89 years old. The commonest cause for auricular lobuloplasty was enlarged ear holes, followed by ear keloids. Commonest procedure done was simple bilayer closure. It gave good aesthetic results. Patient satisfaction was evaluated by visual analogue scale. CONCLUSIONS Multiple surgical techniques exist for repairing ear lobule deformities. Auricular lobuloplasty is a surgical procedure that has several advantages including safety, it being a day care procedure, effectiveness and good patient satisfaction, and very minimal complications. It has great impact on feelings and beauty of a woman.

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Auricular Lobuloplasty- An Aesthetic Day Care Surgical Procedure

Mallineni¹,

Bharathi²,

Rao³

et al. 2019

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“…2,3 However, there are only a few techniques that can be used in case of tunnel or plug ear piercings. 1,4,5 Henderson and Malata have described a technique of conservative excision of the enlarged tissue, building a random pattern flap and wound closing in an L-shaped fashion. 4 The main advantage of this method is that also wide tissue defects can be treated.…”

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“…Thereafter, De La Sotta et al have presented their technique based on the use of wedge excisions. 5 The main disadvantage of this method is that wide tissue defects cannot be restored.…”

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Reconstruction of the earlobe while preserving its volume following tunnel and plug piercing

Ehrl¹,

Erne²,

Erwin³

2015

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

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“…Expansion is then started by gradually increasing the size of the ear plug. 2 Rates of 0.2-0.6 mm every 3 weeks are recommended to avoid complications of tissue tears, necrosis, and pain. Ear gauging is a slow process, and with enough time, it can result in holes up to 4 cm in diameter or larger.…”

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