I take a routine glucosamine-chondroitin liquid supplement daily, 2 tablespoons a day as instructed. I take this because of an old herniated lumbar disc injury. The supplement also contains horsetail as well as collagen, vitamin B complex, vitamin D3 and zinc. I've always found it to be beneficial on my back, but is there any reason I should not take it when going through otoplasty (ear pinning?) It is supposed to help strengthen cartilage , would this in fact be helpful for recovery? Thank you!
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Currently there are not any non-surgical approaches. Keep in mind, that many experienced otoplasty surgeons can safely perform the procedure under local anesthesia with very little downtime.
Most otoplasty techniques involve some type of sutures. The main issue with bending the ear is that sutures used to hold the ear back against the head could be potentially torn if this was aggressively done. In addition, sutures to recreate the antihelix could be torn but are less...
I would suggest not getting your ear cartilage pierced after an otoplasty, due to the increased risk of infection. An otoplasty has sutures, many times non-resorbable, which can be susceptible to infection. The piercing can introduce harmful bacteria to the area, infecting sutures....
