Policy Number: SRP 082
Policy Name: Repair of Ear Lobes
Status: Group Prior Approval – Immediate), Not Funded – Post (Immediate)
Effective Date: 1 April 2024
Next Review Date: 1 April 2029
Mid and South Essex ICB commissions surgical repair of ear lobes on a restricted basis.
This is only funded when primary suture post trauma occurs immediately after the time of trauma i.e., the patient is automatically eligible for emergency treatment when he/she presents for repair at A&E at the time of trauma.
Post immediate trauma repairs are not funded.
Patients not meeting the above criteria will not be funded unless there are clinically exceptional circumstances.
Individual funding requests should only be made where the patient demonstrates clinical exceptionality.
Find out more information on applying for funding in exceptional clinical circumstances.