title: Surgical correction of the expanded earlobe after ear gauging.
abstract: Expansion of the earlobe by ear gauging or plugging is an increasingly fashionable practice. As patients get older, some seek to have their ears restored to normal. This report presents a simple local flap technique that has been successful in achieving uneventful healing with acceptable cosmetic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Malata
mesh_terms: D046288:Body Piercing; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps