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Ear Pinning Surgery

Otoplasty

Plain-English name: Ear Surgery

Also known asTraditional (Cartilage Scoring/Cutting)Cartilage Sparing (Suture-Based)Ear reshaping

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This surgical procedure gently reshapes and repositions ear cartilage.

Downtime: 1 week
Sessions: 1
Pain: Medium to high
Cost per procedure: Price level 5 of 5
Results last: Permanent.

Surgery that pins back or reshapes the ears.

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The technique changes the scar and the recovery.

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3 techniques

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Before and after your visit

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The visit

Duration: 1–3 hours
Total course: 1 surgical session

What to expect, and what to avoid

Recovery

About 1 week off from work or school

Wear the headband day and night

7 days

Avoid sun

2 weeks

No makeup

1 week

No sweat or heat

6 weeks

Other aftercare

Sleep on your back with your head raised

Your provider may give you different timing.

Day by day

Before your visit: ask when to start
Arrange a ride home and someone to help you for 24 hours
Several weeks before
Stop smoking for several weeks before
2 weeks before
Stop aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil and vitamin E for 2 weeks before, if your doctor agrees
After your visit
- No hard exercise or heavy lifting for 4–6 weeks
- No aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oil or vitamin E for 2 weeks, if your doctor agrees
- Don't touch, rub or press the area
- Follow your surgeon's wound care
- Go to all follow-up visits
- Keep the area clean and dry
- Don't sleep on your side or press on your ears
- Wear your compression garment
- Expect a bulky dressing for about a week. Afterward, a lighter headband is worn, especially at night, for several weeks to protect healing ears. Swelling and bruising are normal, subsiding over 2-3 weeks. Final results typically emerge within six to eight weeks.

Side effects, and who should wait

Who may want to think twice

Unrealistic expectations
Active ear infections
Bleeding disorders
Tendency to form keloid scars
Serious chronic health conditions
Pregnancy (planned cosmetic surgery waits until after the baby is born)

Possible side effects

Common

Swelling
Bruising
Redness
Itching
Tingling or numbness.
Mild discomfort or pain

Less common

Infection of the skin or cartilage.
Hematoma (a collection of blood under the skin).
Keloid or hypertrophic scarring.
Suture extrusion (stitches coming through the skin).
Asymmetry or an unnatural 'pinned-back' look.
Changes in skin sensation.

Your own risks may differ. Ask a qualified provider.

How it works, and common myths

The surgeon meticulously reshapes and repositions the ear cartilage, securing it with permanent internal sutures to achieve a desired aesthetic contour.

A little more technical

A surgeon makes incisions to access the ear's cartilage, which is then sculpted and secured into a new position with permanent internal stitches to correct protrusion or shape.

The procedure involves making a postauricular incision to expose the auricular cartilage. The surgeon then uses various techniques, such as cartilage scoring, excision, or sparing, combined with permanent sutures (e.g., Mustarde or Furnas sutures) to reshape the antihelical fold and reduce conchal prominence, thereby altering the ear's overall shape and projection.

Common device / product names: Traditional (Cartilage Scoring/Cutting) · Cartilage Sparing (Suture-Based) · Incisionless Otoplasty
Clinical descriptor: Otoplasty
Permanence / longevity: Permanent.

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