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You should stop drinking alcohol at least 24 hours before your ear surgery on December 4th, but ideally, you should abstain for 48 hours or even a week or two prior to minimize risks like increased bleeding, infection, delayed healing, and adverse drug reactions. It is essential to follow the specific pre-operative instructions provided by your surgeon and surgical center, as failing to do so could lead to complications or cancellation of your procedure.
There’s no reason that you can’t enjoy a few social drinks right up until the point of your surgery. However, red wine may increase your risk of bleeding, and you should avoid that for at least a week before the surgery. After the surgery, as you may be taking some strong pain medication it’s best not to consume alcoholic beverages at the same time you’re taking that pain medication, as the combination can impair coordination and judgment. Talk to your plastic surgeon about this. Best wishes.
We are not familiar with a non-surgical otoplasty, however, based on your narrative, you appear to have had sutures placed. We can see that there is an area of swelling behind your ear that has a propensity to turn red. You may indeed have chronic inflammation from a permanent suture and removal...
Generally speaking, the upper and mid ear are set back during otoplasty, while the earlobes may be untouched. An additional procedure may be performed to reduce the prominence of the earlobes.
A face lift can alter the appearance of the ears. The most frequent event is the "smeared ear" where the earlobe is somewhat attached to the face. This can be separated under local anesthesia. What you have there appears to be pull anteriorly right at your ear-face junction and pulling it...
