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What is the recovery time for ear lobe surgery?

I am a 28 year old female and I want smaller ear lobes. What is the recovery time for ear lobe surgery?

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Hello, earlobe surgery recovery is usually a few days, with minimum pain. I remove sutures after one week. For further inquiries or questions, you may want to visit my website at DrRoyamd@aol.com. Good Luck!!!!
Earlobe reduction surgery is a fairly benign procedure performed under local anesthesia in the office. I usually allow these patients to return to work the same day or certainly the next day and normal activities including exercise in two days.
Good luck.
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Local anesthesia, back to work that day, sutures out about a week.

William B. Rosenblatt, M.D.
6-8 weeks
Average recovery time is approximately 1 week. However some patients require slightly longer. Furthermore, it is not abnormal to close the existing ear piercing holes and have to re-pierce the ears 6 weeks after the procedure.