Worcester Ear Surgery doctors

A Board Certified Plastic Surgeon is the best person to provide Plastic Surgery!  Not all providers at Life Style Lifts are Board Certified Plastic Surgeons.  Then when you go, take a look at their photos to see if you like their work.  Plastic Surgery is an art and every individual has a different approach and level of aesthetics.  Therefore by looking at photos of before and after, you have the ability to see if your aesthetics matches theirs.

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The otoplasty is a wonderful procedure and actually it is one of my favorites because it is a very artistic surgery.  The surgeon must recreate the convexities & concavities of the ear to establish the normal form.  Also, in most cases, the ear must be set back towards the scalp. Combining these two techniques,  will allow the ear to set back in a normal position.  In order to maintain the correction, it is necessary to use a suture that will never dissolve because the cartilage has "memory" to bounce back to original shape or position.  The cartilage will not stay in the new position or shape unless a permanent suture is used.  I will use a clear suture for this procedure to both hold the ear back and to create the curves of the ear.  The other issue to understand is that the cartilage has a very limited blood supply which may delay healing, and the skin overlying the cartilage of the ear is quite thin.  Therefore, it is not too surprising that the irritation that you have been experiencing over the past 8 years was due to a suture that needed to be removed.  Most likely, the suture material was a little too shallow, or shifted so that it could irritate the skin from under neath.  There should be no major concerns for you at this time, since the irritating suture has been removed.  The area should heal now.  You can apply ointment and saline compresses to the area in order to allow the area to heal over well.  If you have ongoing problems, I recommend you be seen sooner than later.  Many things can occur in a suture line, such as a cyst, keloid, hypertrophic scar etc.  It is always best to be seen by the doctor who did the surgery, or if you are no longer near by, another Plastic Surgeon.  It is better to treat the issue than to hope it goes away.  Had you gone back to your doctor initially and been upfront with your problem & concerns, the stitch may have been removed 8 years ago and obviated all the ongoing discomfort.  At this point, I recommend you continue to follow up with a Plastic Surgeon until the wound is fully healed, because a wound that has not healed over an extended period of time is at risk for other problems.  If you are followed closely, you can address any other concerns or possible consequences of delayed wound healing. Best! Dr. Kimberley O'Sullivan

Earlobe reduction is most commonly performed in conjunction with a facelift or as a stand-alone procedure. It is certainly possible to reduce the earlobe size as part of the otoplasty operation: after all, otoplasty means plastic surgery of the ears.

There are many specific anatomical aspects to consider with earlobe size reduction wich will determine where the incisions are placed.