Cartilage had to be excised on the revision because of failure of the first procedure (one ear popped back out). Very pleased with the revision except for the conchal bowl "lump". Surgeon already looked at it and confirmed no hematoma or infection. Just excess skin.Is there anything like cautery or other technique to make the lump flatten quickly?.
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The role of bandages immediately after otoplasty is foremost to prevent accumulation of blood between the cartilage and the skin.The dressings need to apply just enough compression to serve this role. However, too much compression can blanch the skin of the ear and deprive it of its blood...
While we can’t really reduce the size of the ears, we can
make them less prominent by positioning them closer to the head.Often, ears look too big only because they are projecting
too far out from the sides of the head. The optimal degree of projection from
the head is 10-15 degrees.O...
10 days post op is much to early to truly evaluate the aesthetic success of your procedure. The discrepancies which you are experiencing are most likely due to edema(swelling) which is expected. I would suggest you wait at least 3 months to evaluate the architecture of your new ears....