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Aesthetic medicine

Earlobe Correction
Careful Handwork for Harmoniously Shaped Earlobes

Earlobes often come into focus through jewellery or upswept hairstyles. If they are torn, stretched by heavy earrings, or severely widened by so-called flesh tunnels, many perceive this as unaesthetic. At the MEDICAL ART clinic in Munich Bogenhausen, we reconstruct your earlobes through precise plastic surgery.

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Local anaesthesia
Fine suture technique
Outpatient procedure
Short healing time
The Problem

When the Earlobe Loses Its Shape

The earlobe consists of soft fat and connective tissue without supporting cartilage. This makes it particularly susceptible to mechanical stress and age-related changes.

  • Torn Ear Holes: A careless snag with an earring or a heavy piece of jewellery over years can split the ear hole.
  • Former Tunnel Piercings: Severely stretched earlobes (flesh tunnels) often do not return to their original shape on their own.
  • Age-Related Sagging: With increasing age, the connective tissue loses its firmness; the earlobes become longer and appear less full.

A surgical correction is often the only way to bring the tissue back into a natural, closed shape, so that jewellery can later be worn again.

The Medical Solution

Precise Reconstruction of the Tissue

In the surgical earlobe correction, we precisely remove excess, stretched, or scarred tissue. The fresh wound edges are then rejoined in the finest layered technique.

We pay particular attention to a harmonious rounding of the lower ear contour. Through special plastic suture techniques (such as Z-plasties), we prevent the scar from later contracting or unsightly indentations forming.

Your Advantages

Why an Earlobe Correction at MEDICAL ART?

Straightforward Procedure

The operation is gentle and performed in just a few minutes under local anaesthesia on an outpatient basis.

Barely Visible Scars

We suture the tissue with extremely fine threads, so the later scar is usually recognisable only as a fine line.

Jewellery Possible Again

After a sufficient healing time of several months, new ear holes can be pierced at a slightly offset location.

Immediately Socially Presentable

You can leave our clinic directly after the procedure and continue your normal daily life.

Patient Voices

Experiences of Our Patients

Super Team. Ich war bei Dr.Eckardt Sie ist sehr nett und Profi.Danke.

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Transparency in Billing

Earlobe corrections – regardless of whether torn ear holes or tunnel corrections – are elective aesthetic procedures. They are billed privately according to the GOÄ and are generally not covered by health insurers.

Before the procedure, we transparently clarify the surgical effort, which can vary depending on the defect.

Costs & Reimbursement

Your Investment Framework

The costs depend on the degree of difficulty and whether one or both earlobes are treated.

  • A simple tear is surgically less elaborate than the complex reconstruction of a large tunnel piercing.
  • Through our partners, we are happy to offer you convenient instalment payments.
Process

In Three Steps to the New Earlobe

01

Assessment

We examine the defect precisely and plan the incision lines so that as much healthy tissue as possible is preserved.

02

The Operation

After a small local anaesthetic injection, the tissue is largely painlessly corrected and sutured with fine threads. Duration: approximately 30 minutes.

03

Aftercare

The small plasters should be left in place for several days. We gently remove the sutures after approximately 7 to 10 days at our practice.

Does the Anaesthesia on the Ear Hurt?

The anaesthesia on the earlobe requires only a small prick, comparable to having a normal ear hole pierced. Once the medication takes effect after a few seconds, the entire remaining procedure is generally low in pain.

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For a beautiful result in earlobe correction, absolute fine work and the right suture technique are crucial – the tissue does not forgive mistakes here.

The Team at MEDICAL ART
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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Frequently Asked Questions

You should give the tissue sufficient time for healing and stabilisation. We generally recommend waiting at least three to six months before having new ear holes pierced.
No, the new ear hole should never be pierced directly through the scar tissue, as this tissue is less stable and could tear again. It is placed with a small distance from the old scar.
Generally not. Since it is a small, local procedure, you are immediately fit for work again. You simply wear small, skin-coloured plasters on the earlobes.
Your Decision

Reshape Your Earlobe

Do you have questions about the correction of your earlobes? We advise you competently and without obligation.

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