Ear Otoplasty Swelling Where the Stitches Were??

Hi my procedure was done a month ago, my ears still kinda hurt and one of the ears is still a little swollen on that ear where the stitchings were and where it was cut, it's swollen like the scar is swollen, I quit don't know how to explain it, but that's how it pretty much is it kind of look like a small keloid scar(I'm Caucasian btw). It sort of burns when you touch it and like it's only the top part not the bottom. I hope you understood what I was trying to say. Is that normal? What is it?

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Prolonged redness after otoplasty (ear pinning)

Judging from your multiple previous posts, I would highly recommend that you return to your original surgeon even if they are located at a distance or at least contact them by phone. You may require surgery or steroid injections

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Prolonged Ear Correction (Otoplasty) Swelling

A month after Otoplasty much of the swelling should be gone. The ear will not feel soft for a few months but there should not be specific warm or tender areas. To be safe you should visit your surgeon to make sure you do not have an infection. A prominent scar can be modulated with a variety of scar creams if everything else is normal. Dr. Aldea

Ear otoplasty swelling where the stitches were?

Recovery from these procedures will vary from patient to patient depending on which exact procedures you had. Typically, after about a week and a half, you should feel good enough to go into public places. After about three weeks, most of the bruising and swelling should have subsided. At the end of 6-8 weeks, you should be feeling back to normal. It can take up to a year for you to fully heal and your scars to mature. I would follow up with your doctor just to make sure everything is heal... more