Can I Get Otoplasty If I Smoke? And Will it Be Half Price if its a Small Adjustment?

Ideally, all patients should stop smoking prior to any surgical procedure,  Smoking can impair healing afterwards.  

 

The cost for a procedure is based on the time, complexity involved, and many other factors.  

Patients must stop smoking prior to surgery.  Smoking will compromise healing and increase the risk of infection.  The same amount of work needs to be performed on the otoplasty whether the ear sticks out a small amount or a large amount.  Cost of otoplasty depends on whether both ears or just one ear will be operated on.

In my practice, I do require all patients having any type of facial surgery to quit smoking for a minimum of 3-4 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery.  The face is very vascular and nicotine constricts blood vessels.  There is the potential for the skin to die if vessels are constricted and healing is not able to take place.  As far as the pricing goes, we would need to see you in the office to give you an estimate.