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The permanent sutures used in the Otoplasty procedure can occasionally push through the skin. Often they can be removed safely in the office without difficulty, but may need to be replaced if the result is affected adversely.See your surgeon to evaluate your options.
Occassionally this happens and the best course is to remove the suture. In my experience, most often this will not affect the result as there is good scar tissue supporting the "new" shape by now. If there IS some "rebound" toward the old shape, you may resuture that spot.
A permanent stitch that has perforated the skin must be removed because it will otherwise become an entry point for bacteria which can then lead to an infection of your ear.
The earFold is a very clever invention. It works by recreating the antihelical fold (the curved prominence of cartilage parallel with the rim of the ear). It is effective and simple to insert. The outcome can be predicted by using the the Pre-Fold implant over the skin and this is a...
All patients have minor asymmetries from their right and left sides of the face. While reviewing your pictures, I appreciate the differences in the shape of your right and left ear. Depending on the severity of this difference, a minor procedure to remove a small area of the...
Many Otoplasty patients experience what you are. The degree of swelling varies, as does scar tissue, based upon the technique employed, sutures used, your skin type, and overall health.It can be difficult to stay patient. It can take several years for all of the subtle changes to equalize...
Excessive scar tissue can form following skin trauma, burns and even surgery. Healing usually is a very wonderful physiological process over time, but sometimes excess collagen (scar tissue) develops into a keloid or hypertrophic scar. These can be troublesome, itch, burn, enlarge and look...
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