Pain 4 Years After Otoplasty

Question

Hi, I had an otoplasty done in one ear 4 years ago. Every now and the I get pain in the area where the fold was done, even though the pain has returned in larger time intervals as the years have passed, I still get this pain about once every 3 months. Is this normal?

Thomas A. Lamperti, MD · Answer

IT isn't typical to have intermittent pain after an otoplasty. I would recommend that you have the area checked out by your surgeon.

Babak Larian, MD · Answer

No, pain this far out is not normal, please go back and see your surgeon to figure out what the cause of the pain is.

Samir Shureih, MD · Answer

Pain so many years after the surgery is not normal. See your doctor for exam and diagnosis and treatment

Mark Loury, MD, FACS (retired) · Answer

David, Pain this far out is unusual. Best explanations would be a traumatic neuroma (scar involving a nerve behind the ear) or a skin cyst that has formed in the wound. It would be best to have the incision examined directly by the surgeon who perfomed the procedure.

Pain 4 Years After Otoplasty

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