Discharge After Otoplasty. Is This Normal?

It is possible to create a fold in your upper ear (helical rim), and is in fact a common issue that’s corrected by plastic surgeons experienced in cosmetic ear surgery. It may involve modifying the cartilage in your ear to recreate this fold.

There are several types of ear surgeries. Some correct certain congenital defects, and depending on your insurance carrier, the procedure may in fact be partially or totally covered by insurance. Some surgeries, however, will fall under the "not medical necessary" category.  Among the ...

The postoperative care for any surgical intervention is important.  Avoiding unnecessary pulling on your ears following otoplasty makes sense. I counsel my patients to alert their hairdressers to be mindful not to pull the ears forward while undergoing the first few haircuts following otoplasty.

I am sorry to hear about the problems the prominent ears have caused.   Otoplasty surgery is a great operation which serves to set back the ears. In most cases, one of two (sometimes both) maneuvers serves to set back the prominent ears:  1. Set back of a prominent "concha" cartilage utilizin...

After 2 years I would expect that most of the issues would be resolving. Its probably a lack of blood flow to the area. Options include allowing it to granulate and then place a graft over it. You could also rotate some healthy tissue over it to help with the blood flow.  

This should be fine. In face you should see how your ears are doing to make sure there is no increase in blood accumulation or the ears are being wrapped too tight.