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Should I fix broken / fractured ear cartilage?

earhelpquestionsDec 31, 2016
I have a break in my ear cartilage ...like a split and I can feel the split with my finger. Should I have this fixed even if a doctor says no one can notice it? It bothers me and I'd like to have the area smooth again but it's near the inferior crux of the antihelix where the triangle fossa meets the antihelix.

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Not too many occurrences in life I can be 100% sure of but your uneven ears have always been so long before any surgery!! One interesting phenomena is noticing aspects of our physical presence only after our attention has been drawn to them by some event, such as surgery.  Your...

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