Ear pinning (otoplasty)

The procedure: The procedure is performed under local anaesthesia. The patient need not stay at the clinic overnight. Fourteen days post op special rollers which were inserted during the operation (a kind of framework shaping the auricle) are removed. For at least 4 weeks, day and night, the patient must wear an individually selected headband protecting the ears from accidental injury.

 Tests required prior to the procedure:

• complete blood count and ESR
• glucose
• coagulation time
• blood type
• urinalysis
• HBsAg
• HCV