Otoplasty Sydney

Ear surgery, as with all modern surgeries, is generally safe, but there is a potential for complications and risks. Before your surgery I will discuss all of the potential risks with you, including:

• Allergic or hypersensitive reaction to the antiseptic, dressings or medications
• Immediately following your surgery, you may experience short-term nausea and vomiting due to the anaesthesia
• If you are a smoker or have diabetes, you may experience slow healing
• You may have a sore throat as a result of the breathing tube that will be used during the general anaesthetic
• Bruising, swelling and pain may occur around the incision site
• An infection may arise that requires an antibiotic treatment and, in some cases, additional surgery may be necessary
• You may develop keloid or hypertrophic scars which are raised and thickened scars. This type of scarring may be unsightly, annoying and itchy; however, they are not threatening to your health and rare if you have no family history of the condition
• A large blood clot that requires drainage may form under the site of the incision; if this occurs, the clot will need to be evacuated in the operating theatre immediately
• Ears may become asymmetrical and require additional surgery to repair cartilage irregularities or to correct problems with symmetry
• One or both ears may have re-protrusion, which may require additional surgery
• Ear cartilage has a small overlaying area of skin which may die and result in an ulcer forming. The ulcer may require several weeks for healing.

There may be a permanent or temporary loss of sensation in the skin area of the incision site and/or the back of the ear surface