I had otoplasty 5 weeks ago. Last week both my ear tips popped back out overnight. On one fold internal stitch popped out through the skin, on the ear the fold is almost gone. I went to my surgeon and he suggested that we do a small procedure on the tips only in which he will weaken the cartilage and use dissolvable external stitches to recreate the fold to hold the tips back. He doesnt want to go through the back of the ear in fear of opening other internal stitches which holds the ear back.
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Thank you for you inquiry. Before your intervention, a preoperative ear assessment is necessary in to order to analyse which modifications need to be done. Whether or not it will involve cutting behind the ear will be discussed and determined during consultation. The average going rate in ...
Thank you for your question. Typically a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon or Otolaryngologist, (ENT) will handle these issues. Hard to say anything without photos or an exam. Sometimes placement of an tissue expander, followed by excision and closure, can be done. Sometimes tissue needs to be...
The surgeon said that the stitches would be removed in the office, and I would not anticipate any problems with having had them placed temporarily. I do not use this technique, but the sutures should not leave any marks if removed early enough. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
