If you suffer from sagging ear lobes, it could be the result of wearing heavy earrings over time. Plastic surgery could help. Here’s a snippet of a recent article on the subject:
When you examine yourself in the mirror for signs of ageing, I bet it’s not your ears you’re looking at.
Yet the earlobe is finding itself in the anti-ageing spotlight as it emerges that more and more cosmetic surgeons are doing a quick bit of work on the ears — often in conjunction with a facelift, but sometimes just on their own.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (BAAPS) even featured a presentation on earlobe correction at their recent conference.
Beware big earrings: Heavy jewellery could stretch your ear lobes (posed by model)
The first question that springs to mind is: ‘Why bother?’ But, apparently, saggy earlobes are as much of a giveaway of ageing as a turkey neck.
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Gregory J. Liebscher, MD, FACS, is a Mayo Clinic-trained and board-certified plastic surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO. Procedures include plastic and reconstructive surgery for breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck, facelift, body lift, ear lift, and more.
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