i know that for now there arent so much ways to pin ears back other than otoplasty.. but may i ask, in the near future, if there are any possibilities of devices being developed for those who dont want surgeries? any devices which can make flat cartileage folded permanently since there are already so much ways of doing surgeries(excising, stitching, etc) i desperately hope there will be a breakthrough that we can easily hold them by devices, not cutting our skins or stitching through our ears.
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Most otoplasty techniques involve some type of sutures. The main issue with bending the ear is that sutures used to hold the ear back against the head could be potentially torn if this was aggressively done. In addition, sutures to recreate the antihelix could be torn but are less...
I would suggest not getting your ear cartilage pierced after an otoplasty, due to the increased risk of infection. An otoplasty has sutures, many times non-resorbable, which can be susceptible to infection. The piercing can introduce harmful bacteria to the area, infecting sutures....
Because so much tissue was disrupted including periostium and bone behind your ear, this tissue pushes the entire back of your ear forward causing your ear to stick out prominently. There is always the possibility of a blood clot behind your ear, but that would be easy to spot because of...
