How Do You Repair A Stretched Ear Lobe?
Ear lobes can be stretched intentionally or unintentionally. Some people choose to stretch their ear lobes through the use of large-gauge earrings, creating large holes in the lobes. Other people find that years of wearing heavy earrings results in stretched ear lobes. You can repair stretched ear lobes, although extreme stretching will require medical intervention to correct. Step 1 Stop wearing heavy earrings. If your lobes have stretched due to repeated wearing of heavy earrings, you should stop wearing them immediately. Give your ear lobes a break for a few months. If the damage is fairly new, they should repair themselves. Step 2 Remove large-gauge or stretching earrings if you have them. Ear lobes with smaller-gauge earrings, generally two-gauge or less, will often shrink back down on their own. If you had larger-gauge earrings, you may need ear-repair surgery to repair the stretched lobes. Step 3 Avoid wearing earrings to sleep. When you move in your sleep, earrings can catch on
