Ear Correction

Recovering after ear surgery

You will be able to walk and be fairly active within a few hours of surgery, although you may prefer to stay until all the effects of general anaesthesia wear off. Your head will be wrapped in a bandage immediately following surgery to help with the molding and healing.

After a few days, a lighter dressing will replace the bulkier bandages around your head. You will need to wear this dressing for as long as your surgeon recommends, especially during night time. Stitches are usually removed, or will dissolve, in about a week.

Following surgery

The faint scar in the back of the ear will fade with time.

• For the following month after surgery, avoid any activity in which the ear might be bent.
• You can return to work about five days after surgery.
• Your child can go back to school after seven days; they should be careful about playground activity.
• Avoid strenuous activity and contact sports for at least one, two months.