Otoplasty
Questions about ear surgery
People of different ages ask about otoplasty, from parents weighing it for a child to adults who have thought about their ears for years. Readers in Redmond and nearby can take the questions below to a consultation, and the surgeon can say which age and stage suits a given case. What to expect for your own ears comes from the surgeon who examines them.
Anesthesia, fees and home care for ears
- Who will you meet at the consultation, and is that the person who operates?
- Who gives the anesthesia, and what can you ask them?
- Which fees are in the written quote, and which come later?
- What care is expected at home, and for how long?
- Where are follow-up visits, and who do you call in between?
Ear pinning reading
A patient guide to ear pinning: surgery, recovery, risks and how it works is a good read before you write your questions down.
A professional academy for facial plastic surgery also publishes a page on otoplasty ear surgery. It shows how a professional group describes the operation.
Ask about habits before surgery
Some research covers more than one procedure at a time. A systematic review and meta-analysis of smoking in aesthetic surgery is one example. Ask the office what it expects from you before surgery, including anything about nicotine.
More ear surgery questions
- Kinds of cosmetic ear surgery
- What shape, size, surface texturing, incision site and placement site are recommended for me?
- What are the benefits of otoplasty?
- Asking about professional society membership
- Do you have before-and-after photos I can look at for each procedure and what are reasonable results?
- How many procedures of this type have you performed?
- Your surgeon's plastic surgery training
- How ear surgery is carried out
Questions about your own ears belong with a surgeon who has examined you.