hi,i had my procedure done on july 13, its been 20 days. the place in the back of my ear where the surgeon cut my ear from still hurts and is red and kind of noticable, but my ears are very little swollen. i was wondering if i could put scar cream on the scar? and when can i start putting it? and what scar cream or any kind of medication do you recomend? please help thank you!
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The reason various doctors give different answers is that the question requires one to weigh the desire of re-piercing the ear versus the strength of the repair.
The human body heals by laying down a protein called collagen. This collagen then undergoes chemical cross-linking to...
It sounds like your surgeon placed absorbable sutures behind your ears, and most of them likely fell out by now. If there are a few remaining stitches that are bothering you, visit your surgeon and he'll remove the rest.
I hope this is helpful for you.
