Your surgeon is the one who is best able to guide you on exercise post surgery as he or she knows the scope of the surgery and the specifics about you. Typically, you can begin light exercise at about 3 weeks, and you will be able to ramp up activity per the direction of your surgeon.
Every surgeon will have a slightly different protocol for post op care for the presidency censures they perform so asking your surgeon is best. Personally, I have patients remove their dressing the first day after surgery and just wash the area daily and apply an antibiotic ointment twice a day...
Permanent, unnatural changes on the ear are only possible if a traditional surgical method was used and too much cartilage was removed (sharp edges, indentations along the antihelix fold). These changes do not occur if protruding ears are pinned with the minimally invasive stitch method, as...
