Can Wearing a Tighter Headband Following Otoplasty (Ear Pinning) Affect Cosmetic Results?

Be sure to check with your surgeon regarding post-operative care. Each surgeon will have their own recommendations for any procedure, including otoplasty. My otoplasty patients are instructed (after the post-surgical wrap is removed) to wear their headband as much as possible for the first two...

Glucosamine-Chondroitin should not be taken immediately before or after surgery as they can promote bleeding after the procedure.  Although they are herbal substances, they can mimic heparin, which is a blood thinner.   It is not clear how glucosamine-chondroitin will impact...

Currently there are not any non-surgical approaches.  Keep in mind, that many experienced otoplasty surgeons can safely perform the procedure under local anesthesia with very little downtime.  

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...