Kennewick Ear Surgery doctors
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William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
1101 Madison St Suite 1280, Seattle |
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I have heard stories from friends who have had this procedure and read online that an otoplasty is one of the most painful cosmetic procedures, particularly after surgery. I am just wondering whether or not this is true. I find it difficult to believe as i know that many children below the age of 10 get this procedure done.
Otoplasty is an uncomfortable operation to recover from. The ears are swollen after the procedure, they do throb for the first 2 weeks, and it is somewhat difficult to be comfortable while sleeping at night when both ears have been done. We prescribe a medium strength pain reliever such as Vicodin, which to help with the short-term discomfort.
I did otoplasty 1.5yrs ago and I want a minor further pinning back by 0.5cm. Is this easy to be done? Can it be done with local anesthesia?
Revision otoplasty can certainly be done under local anesthesia on one or both ears. First the ears are numbed with a local anesthetic, then revision surgery through an incision behind the ears is performed to pin one or both of the ears back so that they appear normal. General anesthesia is unnecessary for this procedure.