Saint Louis Ear Surgery doctors

	Laxmeesh Mike Nayak, MD Saint Louis Facial Plastic Surgeon 607 S. Lindbregh, Saint Louis		1 answer
	Gregory Branham, MD Saint Louis Facial Plastic Surgeon 605 Old Ballas Rd. Ste. 100, Saint Louis		1 answer
	Samer W. Cabbabe, MD Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon 10004 Kennerly Road Suite 365B, St. Louis		1 answer
	William H. Huffaker, MD Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon 17300 N Outer Forty Road Suite 300, Chesterfield
	Herluf G. Lund, Jr, MD Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon 17300 N. Outer 40 Road Suite 300, Chesterfield

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Do I Need Revision Otoplasty or Is It Not Worth It? (photo) I did otoplasty 1.5yrs ago.My doctor did what I asked him to: pinned the ears back but I wanted them to show a little bit,I didn't want people to notice the otoplasty. Strangely,I look in some mirrors and I like how my ears look and in others I don't like them.I don't know why I still have this issue with my ears. Is it worth it to do a revision otoplasty? Will this 'weaken' my ears long term?I do Jujitsu and don't want this to be comprmise training. I attach photos.Please give me your opinion

A: Revision otoplasty is probably not "worth it" in your case

I agree with the previous posters - you have a very nice, very natural result. I doubt revision surgery will improve an already excellent result, and you may encounter unexpected problems. Enjoy your great result.

Laxmeesh Mike Nayak, MD

Saint Louis Facial Plastic Surgeon

Will Ears Grow in Size After Otoplasty? hi i am getting ready to get married in september of 2011, i have always been self concious of my protruding ears, i recently went to have a consultation on otoplasty with a local surgeon he took 3 minutes to talk to me and did not answer the questions i had, he especially made me more nervous by tellimg me i cannot have it done now to wait untill august to get the look i want for the wedding because 6 months later my ears would look the same! i am going to waste $6000 for 5 months of happines?

A: Otoplasty results: are they permanent and do the ears keep growing?

Otoplasty is a safe and relatively simple procedure that should correct protruding ears and give you a permanent and natural result. Otoplasty is performed on patients as early as 6 years of age. That is because the ear has reached most of its adult size by this age and surgery at this age and beyond will not impair ear shape or size. While otoplasty is a permanent procedure and should not result in a return of the ears to a preoperative appearance they do occasionally have to be revised but this is not routine or common. Any surgery that you are contemplating before a wedding should be done well in advance to allow time for complete healing and to allow for any unexpected complications to resolve as well (such as prolonged swelling, etc). It is not a good idea to have surgical prodedures that close to your wedding.

Gregory Branham, MD

Saint Louis Facial Plastic Surgeon

What Do I Do with Protruding Permenent Stitch After Otoplasty I had otoplasty 1 year ago. Have a slightly protruding stitch and not sure what to do with it given that it's permenent stitching. Can the end be snipped off close to the skin in hope the end will recess eventually or do I leave it alone since only gets tender periodically.

A: stitch after otoplasty

I would recommend going to see your plastic surgeon to have this removed. This can be a nidus for infection and a nuisance

Samer W. Cabbabe, MD

Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon