How Long After Otoplasty Can Protruding Earlobes Be Fixed?

IF you are prone to keloids, there certainly is a risk of triggering this response and you must be willing to accept this risk. The surgery can be done at any time but traditionally most surgeons would wait a minimum of 4 monts.

The earlobes are really an independent part of the ear, and protrusion of the earlobes can be repaired at any time after the initial surgery is healed. 

If your surgeon did not fix your earlobes at the same time he probably had a good reason. Maybe the scar tissue or the Keloid prevented him from doing it. I think 4 to 6 weeks is a reasonable time to wait for a revision. The top of the ear may be fixed with a simple revision depending on the cause of the defect. I would discuss this with your physician and if you do not get a satisfactory answer seek a second opinion.
Good Luck

I can see no reason why and earlobe repair cannot be done at the same time as an otoplasty. These are simple operations. Revisions are occasionally indicated after any operation. If you need a revision of the otoplasty, I would deal with the earlobe at the same time. In my practice, patients are not charged an additional professional fee for revisions.

Hi Rj_sink

Ear Lobes are often repaired or reduced in size after Facelift surgery and sometimes after Otoplasty

Ear lobes can be reduced or adjusted as soon as all of the swelling has resolved from the Otoplasty. This operation sometimes needs adjustments and revisions as you are experiencing. Ultimately, I find most patients are ultimately happy but it does sometimes require some patience (excuse the pun) on their part.

As far as cost the adjustment of top of the left ear would usually not cost additional surgeons fees but some OR and anesthesia fees may apply. I go over this with my patients ahead of time with this surgery since revisions are more commonly needed.

Ear lobe surgery is not usually part of the Otoplasty so some additional OR fees may apply. This is not a big operations so the surgeons fees should not be high. I do bilateral ear lobe repairs or reductions for $450 dollars.