What is the reconstruction of the ears?

Reconstructive ear surgery is a procedure performed by a specialist in plastic surgery. This procedure is usually not performed to increase the appearance of the ears. Instead, reconstructive ear surgery is used to repair deformity, often due to congenital defect. Some patients may require reconstructive ears surgery to transform the form of the ear that has been seriously damaged, due to burns or mutilation, so that full function can be restored. In some cases, reconstructive ear surgery may correct damage to previous unsuccessful operation. Victims of accidents suffering from tears on the outer ear or foul lobe may require cartilage to reconstruct plastic surgery. Small children born with deformed ears or ears that are distanced outward may require remedial surgery to minimize protrusion. Children who undergo ears' reconstruction surgery will usually be treated with a child plastic surgeon.

Procedure for reconstruction of the ear can becomplex or simple, depending on error or deformity. If surgery is a complex procedure, the patient will be administered by an anaesthesiologist between the anesthesiologist of the intraveno. During surgery, the patient will not be able to feel pain because he will sleep during the procedure. As a preventive measure, the patient may be obliged to stay in the hospital overnight or a day or two to recover.

If the reconstructive ear surgery is less complex and relatively basic, the procedure can be made by an outpatient basis. For a simple procedure, local anesthesia may have and will be fully awake during the operation. The patient will be released within an hour or two after surgery and will be recovered at home. Depending on the nature of the reconstructive ear surgery, it may be necessary to close the cut and dissolve within a few days.

After reconstructing ear surgery, it may be mild to medium pain. Within the subsequent care can PLAsti surgeon prescribe painkillers. As with any surgery, there is a risk of complications such as postoperative infection. Symptoms of infection are swelling, redness and pain near cut or unusual ear drainage. Severe pain in or around the ear is not considered normal and may indicate infection. Drain or pus, as well as excessive bleeding, should be reported to doctors at the same time.