According to Edward Miranda, a board-certified plastic surgeon, there are three major risks tied to wearing heavy earrings:
Is it bad to wear heavy earrings? If the earrings are too heavy, they will have a great tensile force on the earlobes and the ear holes will become larger and larger. Therefore, it is recommended not to wear overweight earrings for a long time. If you must wear them, you should take them off in time so as not to cause damage to the earlobe.
Can I wear earrings that pull my earlobes? I wouldn’t recommend wearing heavy earrings which pull your earlobes regularly. It will stretch the holes in the ears and will over time be permanently stretched which will make wearing studs difficult.
Why do earrings cause sagging earlobes? Large, hoop and dangling earrings can get caught on objects or tugged by children and pets, and can cause the earring to be ripped off the ear producing a laceration and earlobe rupture. Back in 2011, saggy earlobes gained attention among surgeons focused on anti-aging.
Why do my earrings keep breaking off? The earlobe elongates and thins from the weight and ultimately can rupture and split. Large, hoop and dangling earrings can get caught on objects or tugged by children and pets, and can cause the earring to be ripped off the ear producing a laceration and earlobe rupture.
Is it bad to wear heavy earrings?
Can heavy earrings damage your earlobes? Richard Ha, MD, a plastic surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas says he sees the damage of heavy earrings far too often in his patients. The earlobe skin is very fragile, and a “split,” gash, or elongation of the hole can occur. Earlobes most commonly tear from repeated use of heavy or large earrings.
How much weight is too heavy for earrings? When we talk of heavy earrings it is only excepted if large stones are involved, but that is a very rare situation. On average, even with elaborate designs weight should not exceed 7 maybe 10 gram. Wearing comfort should never be compromised. evocativeness of the jewel with the weight !
What happens if you wear earrings with an ear piercing? Mild and self-limited infection can occur, generally shortly after initial piercing. Since earrings worn at the earlobe add weight across a thin strip of skin, wear and tear from gravity will stretch the earlobe piercing from a round hole to an oval. The earlobe elongates and thins from the weight and ultimately can rupture and split.
Can I wear earrings that pull my earlobes? I wouldn’t recommend wearing heavy earrings which pull your earlobes regularly. It will stretch the holes in the ears and will over time be permanently stretched which will make wearing studs difficult.