Ear Pinning Surgery Recovery Times

Last Updated: July 06, 2011

Ear Plastic Surgery

Ear pinning surgery tends to be one of the easiest cosmetic surgery procedures out there. There are several reasons for this.

Firstly, the surgery involved the reshaping of skin and cartilage so there is very little blood loss. For most other plastic surgeries blood loss is the number one factor that may create some complications.

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This is standard procedure and you should be sure to make your doctor aware of any allergies you may have

Generally the procedure only takes a couple of hours, and because ea local anesthetic is used the procedure is done on an out patient basis. Therefore ear pinning surgery recovery times are very short.

In most cases a patient can expect to be back to work in about five days. All that is required is that the recovering patient wears a head bandage to protect the stitches and the new healing tissue. For those five days you should not engage in any strenuous physical activity.

The strain could damage your ears and if they were to get bumped or jostled the stitches might come loose and you will lose any progress that you have made. This could result in you having to go back and have the procedure done again which will obviously cost more money and time.

Recovery Times

Ear pinning surgery recovery times are a little different for younger children who make a up a large portion of the ear pinning candidates. Because the idea of surgery while still conscious can scare smaller children a general anesthetic is often used.

The administration of a general anesthetic usually results in the patient staying over night in the hospital for observation. Plus, children should not go back to school for ten days after the surgery, because they might be less aware of the damage that can occur if they do not protect their ears.

Also, children usually have the procedure done to stop teasing and taunting that may result from having abnormal ears. The sight of the child wearing a bandage around their head may lead to taunts that are just as severe. Children can be so cruel.

In cases of adult and child ear the doctor will prescribe pinning surgery a painkiller. This is standard procedure and you should be sure to make your doctor aware of any allergies you may have to certain medications or any history you may have with unsuccessful painkillers.

If you have any questions about ear pinning surgery or if You would like to schedule a free consultation with a ear surgeon in your area, fill in the form on the right-hand side of this page and one of our experts will contact you shortly!

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