Tired of having dumbo ears? Have you worn heavy earrings and now have torn earlobes? All of these conditions can be well corrected with straightforward cosmetic procedures to mend the defects. In patients with important ears, an otoplasty, or ear pinning, procedure can be performed to set the ears closer to the head. In patients with split earlobes whether due to trauma or long term use of earrings, earlobe mend can be undertaken in an office setting.
Otoplasty
Patients who are born with important ears often have a malformation of the cartilage which provides the preserve of the ear. This is often corrected by manufacture an incision behind the ear, elevating the skin from the cartilage, and then taking a suture and suturing the ear into a more natural appearance. At times, some of the cartilage will need to be removed but this can be done through the same incision. The sutures used will be permanent and do have the possibility of breaking at some point in the life of the patient. If this should happen and the ear become important again, the procedure can be repeated.
In older patients, the procedure can be done using local anesthesia. The procedure can be performed in children in early elementary school though normal anesthesia is often considerable as these children will not be able to cooperate with the procedure.
The patient is commonly anticipated to wear a compressive headband dressing for a time duration and commonly a light headband for an additional time. The exact postoperative procedure is surgeon dependent but care should be taken to ensure that the ears are allowed to heal before returning to sense sports, wearing helmets, or even wearing glasses.
Earlobe repair
Torn earlobes can be the ensue of trauma or maybe continued wearing of heavy earrings. Once the earlobe is torn, one of several procedures can be undertaken to mend the tear. The procedure used will depend on the surgeon's preference and the desire of the patient to wear earrings again.
The easiest procedure to performs is to simply close the tear. This will work if the patient does not desire to wear earrings again. If the patient wishes to wear earrings again, this is not a good option because the repaired area will only reach a maximum impel of 80% of the natural strength, creating a much weak area for a new tear to form.
If the patient wishes to wear earrings again, whether a z-plasty or flap procedure is required to close the tear to allow for adequate impel for another earring. Depending on the actual technique used, the piercing may be left in place and a stud supplanted in the curative wound in as dinky as a weak. The surgeon may opt to allow the wound to heal and undertake a new piercing in 6-8 weeks after maximal curative has occurred.
Regardless of the technique used, the procedure can be undertaken using only local anesthesia. There is virtually no downtime and the patient can resume normal activities very quickly.
Flap Surgery:Ear Pinning and Split Earlobe repair
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