Ear Surgery Risks

All surgery carries some risk of scarring, bleeding, reaction to anesthesia and infection. The health risks from these are relatively minor in this surgery, but special care must be taken because infection or collection of blood under the skin can deform the ear cartilages. Rarely, a second procedure will be necessary, or one of the nondissolving sutures (stitches) left in the ear will work its way to the surface and have to be removed. Serious complications are quite rare.