Ear cartilage harvesting - did my doctor take too much out of the bowl? (Photos)

The change in the ear is minimal. You can have the earlobe shortened easily if you want. I don’t think it’s worth doing though.

In general, somebody does not experience a significant change in the appearance of their ear following conchal cartilage harvesting for revision rhinoplasty surgery. Since I do not see a significant difference in the photos that you posted, please consider re-asking your questions with better photographs. Thank you. Sincerely, Dr Joseph

Using your ear cartilage was important to help revise your rhinoplasty and this was the best material to use. From your photographs, the shape, curves, lines and symmetry of your ears is very close. Some asymmetry is present in nearly everybody. Your minimal asymmetry is completely within the expected range.

Dear member,
It is unfortunate that you are unhappy with your ear after cartilage harvesting for your revision rhinoplasty. However, just as in life choice decision making, rhinoplasty revision decision making is a risk/reward issue. One of the risks of conchal bowl cartilage harvesting is loss of conchal projection. The perhaps more important question then becomes are you satisfied with your rhinoplasty revision? The nose is a much more prominent and visible structure than the ear, and almost no two ears look the same, harvested or not. "Fixing" the new asymmetry could be quite an undertaking, again with risk/reward issues. There are off the shelf cartilage products that might be able to bridge the gap created by your conchal bowl cartilage harvest, but be aware of the risks of those as well before you proceed. Good luck!