Richmond Ear Surgery doctors
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Gordon Lewis, MD
Richmond Plastic Surgeon
1451 Johnston-Willis Drive , Richmond |
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Matthew Bridges, MD
Richmond Facial Plastic Surgeon
14051 St. Francis Blvd Suite 2211, Midlothian |
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Burton M. Sundin, MD
Richmond Plastic Surgeon
7611 Forest Ave Suite 210, Richmond |
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Michael Armstrong, MD
Richmond Facial Plastic Surgeon
8700 Stony Point Pkwy Ste 110, Richmond |
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Alan John Castleton Burke, MD
Richmond Facial Plastic Surgeon
Richmond |
Recent Answers
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
It is difficult to get a good picture of how far your ears stick out from the photos. I would guess not much. A single photo from the front would be a better photo.
From the photos you sent, I would not not redo the operation.
Your ears look good.
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.
There are a couple of layers of importance in Otoplasty. The structure of the ear is help in place by internal sutures. Most commonly, these are non-absorbable (ie permanent) sutures. They remain in the cartilage, under the skin and do not need to be removed. The skin is another layer. This can be closed with either absorbable or non-absorbable suture. The non-absorbable skin sutures do need to be removed from the skin.
In short, his suture selection seems fine, but you do need follow up with him. If he has no scheduled follow up, you need another surgeon.
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.
Fortunately, this is not an uncommon problem, and has an easy solution. You need to return to your surgeon. He will likely pull on the stitch and remove the visible portion. If there is any evidence of infection, he may want to remove the whole stitch.