Earlobe reduction (lobuloplasty) is a minor surgery that trims and reshapes enlarged or elongated earlobes—often from genetics, aging, or long-term heavy earrings. It’s usually an in-office procedure under local anesthesia (~30–60 minutes) with minimal downtime. Techniques include wedge or peripheral margin excisions and small flap designs to keep a natural curve and hide scars along the lobe edge.
After numbing, the surgeon marks, trims, and reshapes the lobe using a wedge or border (peripheral) reduction or a small flap; fine sutures restore contour. Most patients go home right after.
Adults bothered by long, heavy, or asymmetric earlobes from genetics, aging, or earrings. Your consult covers scar history and keloid risk and whether any prior tears/gauge repairs should be combined.
Protocols vary by technique and healing. Common guidance is ~6–12 weeks before re-piercing (and away from the scar line).
Bleeding, infection, notching/asymmetry, widened scar, recurrence (if heavy earrings too soon). People with a history of keloids—which are more common on earlobes—should discuss prevention (e.g., silicone taping, steroid injections).
A reasonable Canada-wide guide for reduction is ~C$1,000–$3,000+ per ear, with gauged/complex reconstructions higher. Your consultation provides an exact quote.
For the right patient, it delivers a permanent, proportionate lobe shape with a short visit and minimal downtime—provided you follow after-care and avoid heavy earrings early.
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