Excess skin after ear surgery? (Photo)

You may want to go back to your surgeon to discuss this issue. The excess skin, particularly in the first photo, would most likely need to be removed with surgery. The second photo shows more swelling, which may improve on its own with recovery.

Hello, hope you are well. It appears your otoplasty involved some cartilage removal, and there is now excess skin within the conchal bowl. Very often a minor amount of skin/soft tissue redundancy will settle and smooth out during the healing process. This may be the case with the ear in the second photo. The ear in the first photo may require a small revision procedure to excise the extra skin so that it can heal flat. I would encourage you to follow-up with your surgeon and ask for their expectations.

Best,
Dr. Tower