I had an otoplasty 3 years ago and the results were good, but after 6 months one of my ears had the telephone effect and I had a second surgery for that one ear that went wrong. Now, both of my ears have the same effect, like they're going back to their place. I wore a headband for about one month 24h, then I wore the headband only when sleeping for about 1 year and a half, and I didn't have any other factor that could have caused it, that is why I don't know why that happened
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Very difficult to judge your result from the photographs that you have submitted. If you do have a telephone type deformity it does not appear bad. There may be a little flare of the upper portion of the ear.
Your right about the asymmetry. Without seeing a front view, it's hard to know which ear over/ undercorrected. I agree with Dr. Putman that "pinning" the prominent ear and adding a strut to project the overly corrected ear would likely be the best option. Although it is probably easy for you to...
Judging from these pictures, there appears to be some assymetry, but it is very early after your procedure. We don't know if cartilage was resected or sutures were used to deproject your ears. At any rate, this also can be related to the dressing compression. I would definetly...
