I had my otoplasty done November 17, today is January 5th, I am wondering when I can get a haircut as my barber has to push my ear down to line it up. My surgeon put in dissolvable sutures but removed them about 3 days ago. When I asked him he said I could get it anytime but I just want to make sure that it's safe and that it won't change the appearance of my ears.
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Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons) says:
The short answer is yes, it could come undone and this is simple logic- we rely on scar tissues after fashioning your cartilage from otoplasty to keep it in the new position. Direct and repeated trauma to it is probably going lead to an unfavourable outcome, but you also need to live your...
I recommend you have a formal consultation with a facial plastic surgeon for an evaluation and facial analysis. Although it is difficult to judge by this photograph alone, you may benefit from an otoplasty. There are different surgical approaches for otoplasty that can be used to improve the p...
There are people with very prominent ears but they dont bother them.There are people with ungly noses and they are satisfied with them.So the best way is to find an expert plastic surgeon who do many of them and to see similar cases before and after.Watching of the results you will be able to...
