I had nasal valve surgery with a graft taken from my left ear. The ear collapsed after the surgery, and now lays flat against my head. Additionally, I can no longer sleep on my left side, because the outer rim cartilage is breaking down. It might need to be trimmed. My original surgeon offered to flatten the other ear to match, but I declined because of the outer rim cartilage issue, and I don't like the look. Can the collapsed ear be made symmetric again? Thank you for your response.
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Based on your photos, you may be well suited for a suture otoplasty procedure to reposition your ears closer to your head, and to restore normal architecture to your external ears. Scars are in the crease between your ear and head, and normal social activity is typically resumed less than a week...
My opinion, by watching the photos, is that it is still very early for you to decide to take them out.Your body will create a thin capsule around the clips. It will take up to a year for this to happen and you will get an extra layer of cover. The visibility of the clips will improve.If you...
It is still early after your procedure and there will be some swelling in the conchal bowl. You should wait about 2 weeks for this to settle. The earfold is fixed in terms of how far back it bends back the cartilage. I normally plan where the earfolds are placed with the...