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Laser earlobe revision
Parisa Ravanfar1, Tina S Alster
1Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
Background:
Earlobe tears and disfigurement often result from prolonged pierced earring use and trauma. They are a common cosmetic complaint for which surgical reconstruction has often been advocated.
Materials And Methods:
A series of 10 patients with earlobe tears or disfigurement treated using straight-line closure, carbon dioxide (CO2 ) laser ablation, or both are described. A succinct literature review of torn earlobe repair is provided.
Results:
Successful repair with excellent cosmesis of torn and disfigured earlobes was obtained after straight-line surgical closure, CO2 laser ablation, or both.
Conclusion:
A minimally invasive earlobe repair technique that involves concomitant surgical closure and CO2 laser skin vaporization produces excellent cosmetic results for torn or disfigured earlobes.
