Thinning lobes :[

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Tuesday February 17th, 2009 @ 3:51 PM

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Ive been stretching for about 3 years now and I got a blow out back at only half inch and im at 1-5/8 now but I always managed to keep the blowouts somewhat under control untill recently. The one on my right ear got so bad that its pretty much all blowout and inside out and the skin is weird and always out-stretches by itself. Maybe a month or two ago my lobe started thinning out at one point while the rest of it was still extremely thick, I didnt think too much of it because it wasnt THAT bad but maybe two weeks ago I had gotten sick which gave me a skin rash which affected my lobes and they both got pretty badly infected. There still healing from the infection BUT now my lobe is thinner then ever, almost like a string and really badly scabbed and the more it scabbes the thinner it gets. Im guessing its pretty much inevidable that its going to snap any day now but my question is when it does would I need complete earlobe reconstruction or can I get the thick parts sewn back together, which would make the lobe a couple sizes smaller? And what can I do to prevent this with my other lobe? Also curious about the thick part of my lobe near the bottom, since its like a complete blowout the feel of my lobe is weird, almost like puddy, you can squeeze it and it will hold the indent and blood just pours out of the thinned area when I squeeze it. I dont know if theres ANY hope for my lobes but please help. Thanks. - Andrea

Aww Yikes. Don’t squeeze your poor irritated earlobes.
The constant scabbing and continual thinning could very well be from the tissue dying as a result of lack of circulation in the thinning area.
With stretched earlobes, it’s always a good idea to sleep with your jewelry out. When you’re outside in the cold, your jewelry should be out and your lobes wrapped up with a scarf or a touque to keep the blood flow to that area (Which will keep your lobes plump and healthy).

I tell all my clients to remove their jewelry completely for a few weeks after any type of injury to their earlobes (be it a blowout, frost bite, sunburn, jewelry irritation, etc)
It’s better to risk losing a couple sizes than losing your lobe entirely.

As far as reconstruction goes, you may be able to find a reputable artist (or doctor) who could either reverse your stretched lobes completely OR, depending on the current state of your lobes, remove the dead/severely damaged tissue and rejoin the two healthy ends back together and have you start stretching back up again.

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