Otoplasty

Anesthesia

local;.

Duration

60-90 min.

Stay in clinic

several hours;

Recovery period

• Hair can be washed 2-3 days after the procedure;
• Return to mental work and driving the day after the procedure (if there is no significant pain);
• Return to physical work after 7-14 days;
• Cycling after 7 days; swimming pool 1 week after suture removal (approximately 3 weeks after the procedure)

Follow-up examinations

• After one week – optional local check-up;
• After 2 weeks, local check-up, removal of skin sutures;
• After 3 months, local check-up, final assessment of the procedure's outcome;
• At any time when needed;

Medication after the procedure

Over-the-counter painkillers.

Wearing a special headband

2-3 days non-stop (dressing support) and up to 6 weeks at night;

Inevitable consequences always occur

• swelling,
• bruising,
• scar,
• sensory disturbances in the scar area,

Complications at the surgical site

• the auricle is a place where hypertrophic scars and keloids occur;
• recurrence of protrusion (requires another procedure);
• exposure of internal sutures;
• hematoma (accumulation of blood in the wound requiring surgical evacuation of blood);
• infection (requires antibiotic administration);
• prolonged wound healing (sometimes requiring further procedures to heal the wounds);
• asymmetry is always present before the procedure (after the procedure it may decrease, but it may also intensify);
• dissatisfaction with the aesthetic result of the procedure (subjective feeling);