Pinnaplasty (Ear pinning surgery)
If you feel your ears are too prominent, ear pinning surgery, or pinnaplasty, is an effective way to reshape your ears. The operation involves changing the shape of the cartilage (tissue) of the ear allowing it to lie closer to the head.
What to expect
Duration
A pinnaplasty can be carried out under local anaesthetic but for children a general anaesthetic procedure would be more comfortable for the patient.
Recovery
You may need to stay in hospital overnight after the procedure, but in many cases, patients are able to go home on the same day.
Before going home from hospital, you will be given a date to return to see the nursing team who will check your wound and/or your dressings.
You will have a head dressings in place for 10 to 14 days and following this, it is advised to wear a headband for up to six to eight weeks. You should limit sporting activities for two to three months.
Follow-up
Mr Kalu will see you in his clinic six to eight weeks following surgery.
FAQs
As with all surgical procedures it is usually safe and effective, but complications can occur. Mr Kalu will discuss the complications of a pinnaplasty with you at your consultation so you can make an informed decision about the procedure and allow you to detect and treat problems early.
At the consultation, you will be shown the scar patterns to be expected.
The exact surgery cost will be provided after the consultation as Mr Kalu will need to meet you first to assess your own individual needs.
A breakdown of the costs (hospital, surgical and anaesthetic fees) will be included in your clinic letter. The cost of the procedure also includes your dressings appointment post surgery and your follow up appointment with Mr Kalu six to eight weeks later.
You may return to driving after two to four weeks but the legal test that you would need to satisfy is that you are able to be in control of the vehicle and perform an emergency stop. Further advice should be sought from your insurer as to when they are happy for you to begin driving.
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