The intervention has an approximate duration of two hours.

This procedure can be carried out by means of the use of local anesthesia and sedation, that will permit you to be conscious during the procedure without the presence of pain; or well under general anesthesia, most likely when the procedure is carried out in children.

It could be carried out in a Clinic that contain the necessary items, or well in a second or third level Hospital.

Approximately two weeks; with continuance of the vendaje during 5 days.

This procedure can be carried out in children as early as 6 or 7 years, when the development of the ears is completed.? During your consultation prior to the procedure, the results of the exams (blood work) will be checked you will let us know about your drug adverse reactions, allergies that You present to any medicine, or well, those medicines that You take at present (ej.? Aspirin).

The postoperative cares rely in the importance that you take the medicines prescribed by Dr. Cárdenas, as well as to be abstained to smoke to avoid to interfere with the scar formation of your tissues.? You will carry a dressing, same that will be removed in an average of 5 days.? In general terms, the recovery will take two weeks, when the bruises and the inflammation have disappeared. It is important during this interim that you avoid the sun exposure or heat sources, since it could be that the skin get stained for the effects of hemoglobin fixation.

During the recovery, the complications that can occur are: infection persistent bleeding, asymmetry or excess of tissue, decrease in the sensibility or delay in the scar formation.

Dr. Cárdenas will discuss the real expectations depending on your case during the pre operatory visit; the results are permanent.