Plastic surgery
Otoplasty
Operations on the ears that eliminating congenital deformities and disorders size called otoplasty. Most often they are performed with the protruding ears, folded strain ears, when the strain lobes and the asymmetry of the ears presents. In those cases, when as a result of injury or a congenital condition there are missing piece of the ear pinna or the whole, the operation is performed to restore it, or the reconstruction of the pinna. With the complete absence of the auricle, the reconstruction performed in two or three stages with usage of cartilage repair portion from costal cartilage, and different skin – areas or skin graft with an inner surface of the shoulder. The most common strain of ears on complaints statistics are protruding ears. To eliminate them partial removal of excess cartilage and joints are imposed tightening of non-absorbable suture material. The scar after surgery is cosmetic and it is located on the back surface of the ear.
Operation results:
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Ear of a right form and pressed to a head;
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The absence of an asymmetry of the ears;
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Anatomically - correct part of the ear;
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The presence of all anatomical structures of the ear;
- Protruding ears;
- The asymmetry of the ears;
- Deformation of helix and antihelix;
- Stretched or forked lobe;
- The absence of part or all of the ear;
- Diabetes;
- Infectious diseases;
- Bleeding disorders;
- Pyo-inflammatory diseases of the ear;
- Keloids in the ear;
Preparation
1 week before the operation you must pass clinical analyzes;
At the evening before the operation wash the head with shampoo;
In the clinic, the patient signs the contract and pays for the operation;
Photography is performed
Operation
The operation is performed under local anesthesia
Incision is performed on the rear surface of the pinna
Resection of the protruding portion of the ear cup
Anthelion is formed
Tightens tail lobe and curl
Overlap seams tightening
Cosmetic seams applied on the skin
Aseptic and compressive bandage on the ears
Operation stages
The patient is in the clinic 1-2 hours after surgery
A compression bandage is worn on the ears without taking 2 weeks, and the next two weeks is worn at night
Swelling and bruising are held one or two weeks
Limit two or three weeks of physical activity