Lobulosplasty 2023: What Is It And What Is It For?

Lobulosplasty is a minimally invasive and outpatient surgery that seeks to reconstruct the ear lobe after possible damage it may have suffered. The main cause is the abuse of heavy earrings that cause excessively large tears and holes.

There are several interventions to correct the ear. Otoplasty (surgery to reposition prominent or “puffed” ears) is the most common, but it is not the only one. As the years go by, more and more people go through the operating room to reshape another area of the ear: the lobe. Lobuloplasty is an outpatient operation, often necessary due to our own mistreatment of this part of the body.

Why is a lobuloplasty done and what is it for?

Earrings are an everyday accessory used by most women and some men. However, we must not forget that it is a foreign body in our body and that if we abuse them, especially the very heavy ones, they can end up causing damage. The lobe can be torn, and even completely torn if we wear oversized earrings too often.

In addition, there are times when trauma to the ear holes during sports or accidents, a pull, poor posture when sleeping or simply the passage of time, can cause our lobes to lengthen more than normal and the hole is tearing little by little.

Lobuloplasty seeks to reconstruct the lobe to its original state through surgery and achieve a more proportionate ear without tears.

What is the cause of a tear in the lobe?

Tears in the lobe can occur for different causes, although the most common is the aforementioned, the weight of the earrings , as well as the aging of the skin of the ears and more specifically the lobe, as well as sleeping with the earrings on. although it may seem that this usual act has nothing to do with it.

It is very common to see in older people that the size of the lobes increases, being very disproportionate in terms of size with respect to the ear or even totally off the hook.

The procedure

Lobuloplasty is a minor operation that does not require hospitalization and is performed under local anesthesia. Although it is a very simple surgery, it requires a certain meticulousness in its execution to achieve good results. Its duration is 30 minutes.

The surgeon sutures the area with stitches and removes part of the skin if it is sagging or too loose. The hole is sewn on both sides and protected with surgical tapes, thus preventing the area from being damaged or infected.

Experts recommend not taking aspirin or ibuprofen in the days before the intervention to promote clotting.

Indications after the operation

To increase the effectiveness of the results, aesthetic professionals who perform this type of intervention recommend a series of indications:

• Keep the wound covered with the sterile tape that has been placed in the intervention, being essential to avoid wetting it for at least two days . In case they get wet, it will be necessary to dry it well with a sterile gauze.
• If bleeding appears , it will be necessary to squeeze hard for 5 clock minutes using gauze to stop it .
• By the time the first two days have passed, the adhesive tape can be removed to leave the lobes completely exposed , followed by a gentle cleaning with chlorhexidine to keep the area completely dry and thus avoid infections and subsequent problems derived from the themselves.

After that, it is totally normal for the stitches to fall on their own. In any case, the professional usually schedules an appointment after 15 days to carry out a complete review of the result .

Recommendations after the operation

The first two or three days after the intervention, it is necessary to avoid physical exercise as well as wetting the area so as not to interfere with proper healing . After 10/15 days it is necessary to return to the surgeon’s office to remove the stitches in case they have not fallen before. It is practically impossible for any complications to arise, so after a month, the lobe can be re-pierced if desired. Discomfort and pain are minimal in this type of operation .

If you want to use earrings again, you can re-pierce the ear, as long as you use small earrings, made of a noble metal. In addition, they cannot be removed for a while to prevent the hole from reclosing. Although the scar is almost imperceptible, when placing new earrings it will be hidden behind them.

Sometimes this intervention is complemented by other treatments that seek rejuvenation of the lobe such as filling, usually with hyaluronic acid , to regain the volume of the area or modify the shape of the lobe to achieve a more proportionate ear.

Once the brief recovery is over, it is recommended not to make more than one hole per lobe, not to abuse the heavy earrings and, if one of them hurts us, not to use it again.

What benefits can lobuloplasty bring us?

The main reason why a patient decides to undergo this type of intervention is aesthetic, since we will be able to regain the original state and morphology of our lobes , providing greater self-esteem and confidence in ourselves.

Being such a simple treatment, people who undergo this type of intervention can return to their daily routine and look much younger on the same day of the intervention . In addition, the post-operative is very simple, easy and without any hassle.

Although it is such a simple and straightforward procedure, we cannot ignore that it is a surgical intervention of aesthetic medicine and, therefore, we have to recommend going to an expert specialist in this type of operation to make a personalized previous diagnosis of your needs and check in your medical history the suitability of this type of treatment.