Fear This Was a Bad Otoplasty. What Should I Do? (photo)

You are right in that you do not want the antihelical folds to stick out further than the helix. Your photos do seem to show that your antihelix comes out further than your helix in the upper half of the ear, giving you a slightly unnatural appearance. What you have to realize is that there is almost always some "relaxing" that will occur as you heal. If the upper half of the helix lateralizes by several millimeters your result will be good. This is the hard part, but you need to be patient. Stay in close contact with your surgeon. Let him or her know your concerns. Ask questions at your follow up visits, and importantly, make sure that pictures are taken at all of your visits. By comparing serial photos you may be able to see improvement that you otherwise will not notice on a day to day basis. Best of luck.

First you are only one week post surgery, ther will be changes with time.

You describe what you think is the "perfect" ear measurement and distance from the head. You should have discussed that with your surgeon. I disagree with you on these measurements, but I would respect your input if you understand the differences.

The cause of prominent ears

1: no, or underdeveloped anti-helix

2; Deep concha

3: combination of the above two

4: largr distance from the scalp.

Correction is geared to understanding the factors contributing to the prominent ear and customizing the correction to the physical findigs.