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The Plastic Surgery Center
Sin El Fil - Horsh Tabet
Mkalles - Main Road
SAR Center- Al Rifaii Bldg
2nd Floor
Tel/Fax: +961-1-481512
Email: info@dreliegharios.com Mobile: +961-3-820103
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Dr Elie Gharios about
Otoplasty
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Dr Elie F. GHARIOS Otoplasty
is the Surgery of Ear Deformity (Protrusion, Large Ears, ?). It is best planned
before the socialisation process and after major ear growth (around 5 years old).
This permits less social trauma, softer ears to sculpt, and full (or almost full)
ear growth before treatment. Most otoplasty surgery is done between the ages of
4 and 14. A consultation before this age can be a valuable learning experience
for the parents and the child old enough to be asking questions.
Adults
can easily have this surgery, but most tell me they wished they had the corrections
at an earlier age to avoid the teasing.
What Happens During The Procedure:
The
procedure is usually performed in an outpatient surgical center, operated by your
surgeon, and takes 60 to 90 minutes per ear.
Adult otoplasty patients typically
receive local anaesthesia plus a sedative.
Usually, children are put under
general anaesthesia. Depending on the child's feelings about surgery, local anaesthesia
with sedation can be used.
Incisions are made just behind the ear,
in the natural fold where the ear meets the side of the head. The surgeon then
removes the necessary amounts of cartilage and skin and permanent stitches are
placed in order to pin the ear back into a normal position.
In some cases,
the surgeon will trim the cartilage, shaping it into a more desirable form, while
in others, he will not remove any cartilage at all, using stitches to hold the
cartilage permanently in place. These permanent stitches are made of nylon, polypropylene,
or another non-absorbable material.
After correcting one ear, the patient
is turned and the procedure is repeated on the other ear. Because the incisions
are well concealed on the back of the ear, the resulting scars are not normally
visible.
What to expect post-procedure?
 Going
into surgery, patients should realise that most people's ears are not perfectly
symmetrical to begin with. Although the results are usually permanent, there is
always some small amount of "springing back" of the ears due to the elastic recoil
of the ear cartilage.
How soon does normal life resume?
Elastic
bandage over both ears is kept for 10 days. After that period, stitches are removed
and head shower can be taken.. |
| Dr Elie
GHARIOS
Plastic Surgery Center - Lebanon
Horsh-Tabet - F. Chehab Av.
SAR
Center (Al Rifai Bldg)
2nd Floor | | info@dreliegharios.com |
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