Cute Ears

Are your ears making you look old?

From small subtle tweaks like filler for your ear lobes, to reconstructing the entire outer portion of the ear, and everything in-between such as repairing torn ears from trauma or cancer can be addressed at Pulsar Health.

To find out more, book a consultation with Dr. Gill in West Palm Beach, FL.

Ears can be adorable or not so pretty! 

Tiny tip: have you noticed how ear lobes can sag and fold in on themselves with aging? Yes, it's a real thing that can be treated oh so easily with a little filler or even better, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) "biofiller" with hyaluronic acid to help rejuvenate the area! Stretched out ear lobes can also happen over time as the ear elasticity gives in to gravity. The ear lobes can be trimmed down for a cuter appearance. Subtle tweaks like this can make a big difference to someone's appearance.

Torn ear lobes from earrings or accidents can be easily repaired in a quick visit after the consultation, but usually you will need to come back for stitch removal. If you want to keep the same hole, you will need to keep a "placer" tie in the area for a few weeks, or we can recommend where to make an alternative earring hole. If you really don't want to go to the mall for ear piercings, we even do those for you at Pulsar Health!

We also treat keloids (overgrown scars) of the ears with surgery, steroids, or lasers - usually a combination of treatments where the steroids / laser are repeated monthly for a few months until the problem resolves. If you've had injury to the ear, we can repair that too, and Pulsar Health takes many insurance plans. Congenital issues such as ears that stick out too far are treated by a surgery called otoplasty, which is ideally done at a young age (usually from 5 to 8 years old when the ear has grown to its near adult size). It can be done as an adult, but the ear cartilage becomes less flexible over time and may not hold its shape as well. 

Dr. Gill, who worked as a pediatric craniofacial surgeon, is experienced in ear reconstruction of the entire outer portions of the ear in children and adults, including taking cartilage from the ribcage to reconstruct the ear or using constructs. We do not do middle or inner ear work at this time. 

At Pulsar Health, we also repair defects from resection of skin cancers of the ears. This can be done immediately following a Moh's surgery to remove the cancer, or at a later time if the area did not heal well. Be sure to apply sunblock to the tops of your ears, which is a commonly missed area and gets a relatively large proportion of skin cancers.