Fort Lauderdale Ear Surgery doctors
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Jacob D. Steiger, MD
Boca Raton Facial Plastic Surgeon
4800 Linton Blvd. Suite D502B, Delray Beach |
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David Bogue, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
660 Glades Road Suite 380, Boca Raton |
3 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 |
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Pamela B. Rosen, MD
Coral Springs Plastic Surgeon
3100 Coral Hills Drive Suite 307, Coral Springs |
1 answer | |
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Andres Bustillo, MD
Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon
6705 Red Road Suite 706, Coral Gables |
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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.
I'm having my otoplasty stitches removed exactly 21 days after surgery. They're not infected, only a little sore. will removing them after waiting so long be very painful?
The deep sutures placed in otoplasty to reshape the cartilage are usually permanent, so they are never removed. Skin sutures, on the other hand, are usually removed in about a week. Often, I will use dissolvable skin sutures, but will still remove them after a week or so. Leaving sutures in for too long can lead to unfavorable scarring.
My CB is 1 inch side to side, and 1 inch high. I want to flatten the White area. Can I get that part of the bowl area flattened or does it have to be cut out (reducing ear height)? It's 9 millimeters off top and another 9 mm off the outer side to achieve this. Is this possible?
The conchal bowl is the inside portion of the ear. It is made up of cartilage. In some people who have protruding ears, the conchal bowl is enlarged. Depending on how enlarged it is, the concha can be setback using sutures alone, an excision of cartilage and skin, or excision of cartilage with sutures to set the ear back. This will ultimately depend on the amount of setback required.
