Boca Raton Ear Surgery doctors
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Jacob D. Steiger, MD
Boca Raton Facial Plastic Surgeon
4800 Linton Blvd. Suite D502B, Delray Beach |
12 answers | |
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Jonathan Berman, MD
Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
670 Glades Road Suite 240, Boca Raton |
4 answers | |
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David Bogue, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
660 Glades Road Suite 380, Boca Raton |
3 answers | |
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Steven Schuster, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
1905 Clint Moore Rd. Suite 101 , Boca Raton |
2 answers | |
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Ryan Greene, MD, PhD
Fort Lauderdale Facial Plastic Surgeon
4900 W. Oakland Park Blvd. Suite 300, Ft. Lauderdale |
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2 answers |
Recent Answers
How long after surgery must I wait?
After an otoplasty, you should wait until the skin has healed somewhat before applying makeup. A good general rule of thumb is that once the sutures have been removed and all crusting has subsided, makeup is okay to use. This is usually around 3-4 weeks, but can vary. It is probably best to ask your surgeon.
When i was about 7 i did otoplasty on my ears so they did not stick out! The problem is that they are now completely into my head, very flat and a little deformed! There is no clearens from the "earbone" to the outer part! I can form my ear to be perfect with my hand! I was wondering if its possible to re operate so the ears are more bended more out and also so they are not so flat? Is it possible to do something with this? Im 23 years old now
There are times where overcorrection occurs. Depending on that particular patient and the amount of overcorrection, it is often possible to correct the overcorrection. There are several ways to do this. Which technique is used is dependent on what is found at the time of surgery. Often releasing the sutures holding the cartilage together is enough. Sometimes repositioning cartilage or even taking cartilage grafts can be used.
I will be doing an otoplasty surgery next month. I asked the doctor if I need to return back after 7 days to remove the sutures and he said no. He said, he'll be using non absorbable sutures on the inside and absorbable sutures on the outside, therefore I do not need to stitch off. However, I learnt that non absorbable sutures HAVE to be removed so it doesnt really make sense for him to use it on the inside right? I am really worried now and wonder if I should do this surgery with him.
To perform an otoplasty, one usually uses absorble as well as non-absorbable sutures. I use non-absorbable sutures to secure the cartilage----I want lasting strength here. I use abosrbable sutures on the deep skin closure. I expect that the healing skin will "dissolve" this suture within 8 weeks. I use non-abosrbable sutures on the shallow skin because I take those out in 7-10 days. Diffferent sutures are made of different materials. Different sutures do different jobs. Choosing the correct suture for the right job is important to getting a good result.
