Ear Deformed After Rhinoplasty. How Should This Be Fixed? (photo)

Based on the picture of your other ear it appears that you have had either fracture or removal of some of the cartilage in the inferior crus of the antihelix. This ought to be fairly simple to be smoothed out to blend with the rest of the antihelix and be less noticeable. Otherwise it's normal for the ear to feel "skeletonized" in the area of graft harvest.

Hello 'Heidi71', thanks for your question.  I notice the contour deformity of the inferior crus of your antihelix, which is likely due to aggressive dissection and harvest of your ear cartilage for your rhinoplasty procedure.  Since that portion of your cartilage is now gone, it will be difficult to recreate the same ear contour as before without using some sort of cartilage graft from your other ear, rib, etc.  The good news is that most people do not stare at other people's ears and the divot can be smoothed out by shaving down the prominent portion of your ear cartilage, which can be done as an office procedure under local anesthetic.  This will lead to a much smoother contour that noone should notice.  I find it peculiar that your surgeon does not recognize this deformity, which is a risk factor after any cartilage harvest, especially if they are a board-certified plastic surgeon who is well-trained in all aspects of head and neck plastic surgery.  Even if you had your procedure with an ENT (EAR, nose, throat) surgeon, they should be able to help you with this postoperative sequelae of your rhinoplasty surgery.  Good luck!

-Dr.92660