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What is Ear Pinning?
The aim of surgery is to create an antehelical fold, which bends back the top part of the ear, or to remove some of the excess cartilage that makes the whole ear stick out.
Preparation
Patients are advised to take zinc and magnesium for at least two weeks before the operation to aid the healing process. Aspirin interferes with blood clotting and must not be taken two weeks prior to the operation (many painkillers contain aspirin).
Smokers should stop smoking 2 weeks before and for at least a week after the operation.
What happens during Ear Pinning?
The surgeon will make a cut in the back of the ear and burrow through the cartilage under the front skin of the ear. Cuts will be made in the cartilage to allow a fold to be created. Cartilage is springy so it must be held in place with stitches. The back of the ear is stitched and a dressing of cotton wool is applied to cushion and splint the ear to the head. |
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For the first couple of days the ears will feel sore and the patient is advised to have plenty of rest. The dressing must remain for about ten days. The ears will be flat but bruised and red. They should still be kept flat at night with a headband. The operation is carried out under local anaesthetic.
Aftercare
Patients are seen everyday, including Saturdays and Sundays, and the nurses clean and sterilise the area where you had the incisions, making sure that scabs which may cause scarring do not form around the stitches. The effects of ear pinning disappear within three weeks and the result is permanent.
Remember to keep taking vitamins everyday, especially Vitamin C, to promote healing. Some pain is usual after the operation, but it is controllable by simple painkillers. |
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