An outpatient procedureUsually performed as an outpatient procedure, this takes about two to three hours, although complicated procedures may take longer. If the patient is a child, your surgeon may recommend general anaesthesia, so the child will sleep through the operation. For older children or adults, the surgeon may prefer to use local anaesthesia, combined with a sedative, so you or your child will be awake but relaxed. |
About your surgeryThe technique will depend on the problem. Your surgeon makes a small incision behind the ear to expose the cartilage that he will sculpt and bend back toward the head. Non-removable stitches will be used to help maintain the new shape. In some cases, your surgeon will remove a larger piece of cartilage to provide a more natural-looking fold when the surgery is complete. Another technique involves removal of the skin and using of the stitches to fold the cartilage back on itself to reshape the ear without removing cartilage. In case if just one ear appears to stick out your surgeon will usually perform the procedure on both ears for a better balance. |
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