WHAT IS AN EAR CORRECTION?
Prominent ears often lack a normal fold, and sometimes one ear is more prominent than the other. People with prominent ears are sometimes teased, particularly during their school years, and this can affect self confidence.
Pinnaplasty is an operation which adjusts the shape of the cartilage within the ear to create the missing folds and to allow the ear to lie closer to the side of the head.
PROMINENT EAR CORRECTION PROCEDURE
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Operation time |
1 hr |
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Anaesthesia |
Local/Twilight |
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Nights in hospital |
Day Surgery |
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Risks - common |
bruising, swelling, temporary numbness, temporary skin irregularity |
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Risks - uncommon |
infection, excessive scarring, asymmetry, bleeding, permanent numbness, recurrence |
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Pain and discomfort |
3 - 7 days |
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Follow-up after surgery |
1 week, 3 months |
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Time off work |
1 - 2 weeks |
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Sports |
2 weeks - walking |
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Result |
12 weeks until final result |
EAR CORRECTION FEES
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Prominent Ear Correction (Pinnaplasty) |
From £3,600 |
OTOPLASTY INFORMED CONSENT FORM
PROMINENT EAR CORRECTION
POST-OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions on discharge
- The pressure garment needs to be worn day and night until the dressing clinic at about 1 week.
- All dressings to be kept dry until further instructed.
- TED stockings to be worn for 2 weeks.
- Discharge with standard painkillers.
Dressing clinic
- Wounds will be checked at the dressing clinic usually around a week after surgery.
- All sutures are dissolvable unless otherwiseinformed.
Activities
- No restrictions but avoid strenuous activities for the first 2 weeks.
- Sleep with head slightly elevated on a few pillows for the first week and avoid bending head down.
Wound care
- Moisturise scar for 3 months.
Special Instructions
- Head band to be worn around the ears at night for 1 month.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS OR HAVE ANY QUERIES FOLLOWING YOUR SURGERY PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE WARD.
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Ear Correction
25-34 year old man treated with Ear Surgery