What an earful!
Over the weekend, Brielle Biermann tweeted a random fact about her mom Kim Zolciak: the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum gets fillers in her ears for the sake of wearing weighty jewelry!
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The 21-year-old Don’t Be Tardy star wrote on Twitter:
My mom gets filler in her ears because her diamond earrings are too heavy….. #richpeopleproblems
— Brielle Biermann (@BrielleZolciak) April 28, 2018
On Tuesday, Page Six spoke to Atlanta-based plastic surgeon Dr. Wright Jones about the procedure, and it definitely sounds very interesting!
According to the doctor, who has NOT treated Miz Zolciak, hyaluronic acid fillers like Restalyne and Juvederm can help prevent ears from stretching.
The professional said:
“The main problem with heavy earrings is that over time they will stretch out your earlobes… The stretched, thin tissue can be plumped up with the filler to kind of add volume and help support the earring. And at the same time it kind of narrows the hole that was stretched out a little bit. The only caveat is that this is a temporary fix. The filler will go away. And the second thing is if your earlobe is severely stretched and the hole is very large then it’s not a good option because the fillers can only do so much to support the earrings.”
While it’s a “temporary fix,” the treatment can do wonders for a special event or occasion.
“I’m not promoting that everyone go out and get filler in their ear just to support large earrings but if you have a special event or a special occasion and you want to wear some earrings and your earlobes are already really, really stretched then this is an option for you.”
Unfortunately, there are risks involved with the procedure.
“I still recommend going to a board certified plastic surgeon because there are some really key areas around the ear that need to be avoided and you don’t want to get a complication from such a simple, quick procedure… One is you can have some asymmetry of the earlobes meaning that they look different. You can also get bleeding. There are some important nerves around the ear that should be avoided and also blood vessels. Overall, it’s a fairly quick and simple procedure with low complications but that’s in the hands of a board certified plastic surgeon.”
Not surprisingly, getting fillers in your ears is not cheap, and can cost you around $500 to $600.
[Image via Kim Zolciak/Instagram.]
