Poor Lilly just can't catch a break! She is going in to have out-patient surgery early in the morning to have her earring removed from her ear!
She has had her ears peirced for over 2 years now. Currently, she is wearing small pearls. One of the pearls fell off of the post and now the post is wedged into her ear with the back still on. I can't push it out of the top because the back is still on it and I can't push it out of the back because it is bigger than the hole. Such a mess. Who would have ever dreamed this would have happened!!! It doesn't hurt her and it is not infected or anything, there is just no other way to get it out.
I took her to her pediatrician after I realized what happened and she said that she was going to have to refer me to the ENT doctor. I made an appointment with him and after her looked at it, he gave me two options. Option 1: He could cut it out in his office. He said that they have a device that they use to tie her up and hold her down, give her a shot in her ear to numb it, and then cut it out. Option2: Treat it as an out-patient surgery and give her some drugs to relax her, make her fall asleep, give her a shot in her ear to numb it, and then cut it out. I chose option 2. I just didn't want her to be traumatized by having them tie her up and hold her down. I feared that she may have nightmares about that. I know I would.
It is a very simply process and will only take about 15 minuites. He said that he will not stitch up where he cuts her to get the earring post out. The cut will be so tiny that it will heal on it's own in just a couple of days. Wish us luck!!
She has had her ears peirced for over 2 years now. Currently, she is wearing small pearls. One of the pearls fell off of the post and now the post is wedged into her ear with the back still on. I can't push it out of the top because the back is still on it and I can't push it out of the back because it is bigger than the hole. Such a mess. Who would have ever dreamed this would have happened!!! It doesn't hurt her and it is not infected or anything, there is just no other way to get it out.
I took her to her pediatrician after I realized what happened and she said that she was going to have to refer me to the ENT doctor. I made an appointment with him and after her looked at it, he gave me two options. Option 1: He could cut it out in his office. He said that they have a device that they use to tie her up and hold her down, give her a shot in her ear to numb it, and then cut it out. Option2: Treat it as an out-patient surgery and give her some drugs to relax her, make her fall asleep, give her a shot in her ear to numb it, and then cut it out. I chose option 2. I just didn't want her to be traumatized by having them tie her up and hold her down. I feared that she may have nightmares about that. I know I would.
It is a very simply process and will only take about 15 minuites. He said that he will not stitch up where he cuts her to get the earring post out. The cut will be so tiny that it will heal on it's own in just a couple of days. Wish us luck!!
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