Ear piercing is a well-established cultural and fashion-related practice from ancient times. Most people do not realize the common complications involved: contact dermatitis, keloid formation, infection, lobular tissue loss from trauma, and tearing of the earlobe, most commonly from repeated mechanical stress from heavy earrings. Torn earlobes are also referred to as cleft or split earlobes. Sp...

The keloid scar is a cutaneous mass characterized by nodular fibroblastic proliferation of dermis and a predilection for distinctive anatomical locations. However, keloid extension to neighbouring tissue as a nonsyndromic entity has not been described. In the present report, a case involving a 48-year-old woman with extensive bilateral keloids of the ear lobules and neck following ear piercing ...

Ear lobe keloids are common following ear piercing and these lesions are conspicuous and cosmetically unappealing. Multiple methods including surgery, radiotherapy, anti mitotic agents, silicone sheet, pressure clips, and cryotherapy have been used. The Challenge is to have a good cosmetic outcome with minimal recurrence.

OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate an ear piercing and earring retention method for individuals with metal hypersensitivity. SETTING Private facial plastic surgery practice associated with a tertiary care medical center. METHODS Thirty-one patients with a history of hypersensitivity to metallic jewelry (62 ears) underwent earlobe piercing with an intravenous catheter. RESULTS None of the ...

Ear cartilage piercing is becoming common; hence family physicians will be encountering problems with this fad. It is important that we determine the best approach to deal with infections resulting from ear cartilage piercings. While most of us consider Staphylococcus aureus to be the primary infecting agent, it is not uncommon for cartilaginous ear piercings to become infected with Pseudomonas...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Management of keloids of the pinna, in particular, those located in the helix and antihelix and lobule that occur as complications of ear piercing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 49 patients treated with extralesional surgical excision of keloids localized to the ear followed by the application of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to wound site and po...