I'm 4 months post-op and I was told by my surgeon that there isn't a chance my ears would stick out more if they're pulled. Would pulling or bending the ears at this time effect my aesthetic result?
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But you're still well within what is normal. Otoplasty doesn't change the tilt and there really isn't any operation that does so if someone promises you that they can, please get it in writing. As for the lack of a fold on your right, when glancing at your left and right ears, nothing jumps o...
Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons) says:
The short answer is yes you can have this done under local anaesthesia. If you have private health insurance and the insurance company will cover you for the theater fee and the anaesthetist, I often recommend you have this done in an accredited operating theater environment and whilst you...
If your surgeon said that these sutures are dissolvable, they should have dissolved well before 7 months. I suggest you see your surgeon to make sure that they are in fact dissolvable.
