Can a Little Split on the Top of my Ears Be Corrected?

Question

hi, i had otoplasty, and then after a few months i realized the top of both my ears had split, can this be corrected with stitches? o what do i need to do? thanks indeed

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Many earlobe tears can be repaired using meticulous plastic surgery techniques. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

If the split is the result of the posterior incision at the superior aspect, this can likely be revised.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Edwin C. Pound, III, MD · Answer

Without a picture, it is difficult to give you much specific information, however, this sounds like a problem that should be fairly easy to repair. I would recommend that you contact your otoplasty surgeon and see how he/she would like to handle the problem.

David A. F. Ellis, MD · Answer

I would need to see the split, but your otoplasty surgeon can repair it if it occurred as a result of the otoplasty. You are correct as it may require a couple of sutures

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