I had otoplasty done a month ago. I believe they put permanent sutures on the inside to keep my ear permanently pinned, but there are stitches on outside as well. They said these stitches were dissolvable but they are not dissolving or going away. Is this normal, and if not, what should I do?
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It’s difficult to give you details on what type of ear surgery you really need, as you haven’t provided any photos to start with. However, it looks like you might want to consider ear surgery or otoplasty, which is a procedure that can reshape, reposition, and make the ears look more aes...
It could easily be swelling but some asymmetry is not that unusual after otoplasty. Its quite hard to see both ears in a person unless they are staring directly forward so don't worry about it too much. I am sure what you have is an improvement over where you started. Consider the potential a...