How long after an otoplasty can I return back to school?

Hi. Thank you for your question. There is no inconvenience to use headphones. They just shouldn`t be too big so that they put too much pressure on your ears. It would be better to use smaller ones in the beginning, those which are placed in the auditory canal. Hope this was helpful.

Hi. Thank you for your question. Usually the numbness can take between 2 and 4 months. Up to now, all my patients had their sensibility back after a couple of months. I hope this was helpful.

Following Otoplasty surgery, my patients typically have their ears bandaged for 48 hours.  I typically see patients in 24 hours after surgery, and remove the bandages to examine the surgical sites.  I then rewrap the patient for an additional 24 hours to keep gentle compression on the ears.  At...

Excellent question! The pinna--the outer part of the ear--does affect hearing and thus hearing can be altered by otoplasty. In fact, this issue has even been examined and published in an article by McNeil et al.(Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2013 42:10, "Can otoplasty impact...

After a successful otoplasty to improve the position of protruding ears, it is common for the patient to want a new or different hairstyle/haircut.  Many patients of both genders hide their ‘large ears’ with their hair. So a new and shorter style can be exciting. Once the incisions are clos...

Cosmetic otoplasty surgery is generally performed to reposition somebody's ear closer to the head. We generally address a poorly formed anti-helical fold and deep conchal bowls. An examination of the cartilage of your ear would be necessary to see whether or not suture otoplasty would be...