I'm planning on doing an ear pinning and reshaping surgery, however my surgeon told me that there is a chance for keloid to build up on my scar. How much of a chance is it? Is it too risky to do the surgery? And is there a way to avoid it/remove it?
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No. Otoplasty is meant to set back ears. It is possible to do ear reduction, though there is normal variation between ear size. In fact, almost everybody has one ear bigger than the other. This is rarely noticeable as almost nobody ever looks at you directly from the front and is able to see...
From the picture you posted, i would say, it looks like a natural result. I would be happy with that result. A more close up view would give more detail to fully evaluate. To answer your question, yes, it can spring back a bit depending on the technique used. Perhaps more...
And otoplasty procedure can accomplish conservative reshaping of the years to make them less prominent. The reason that the ears stick out is due to the lack of an anti-helical fold. The fold must be re-created with permanent sutures placed through an incision behind the ear. This procedure ...
