{"id":116996,"date":"2026-10-14T22:31:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/otoplastia-recuperacion-real-semana-a-semana-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:31:49","slug":"otoplastia-recuperacion-real-semana-a-semana-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/cirugia-plastica\/otoplastia-recuperacion-real-semana-a-semana-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Otoplasty: a realistic week-by-week recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de Contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/cirugia-plastica\/otoplastia-recuperacion-real-semana-a-semana-en\/#Otoplasty_recovery_the_first_week\" >Otoplasty recovery: the first week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/cirugia-plastica\/otoplastia-recuperacion-real-semana-a-semana-en\/#Weeks_two_and_three\" >Weeks two and three<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/cirugia-plastica\/otoplastia-recuperacion-real-semana-a-semana-en\/#From_the_first_to_the_third_month\" >From the first to the third month<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" 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data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/cirugia-plastica\/otoplastia-recuperacion-real-semana-a-semana-en\/#Revision_medica_y_transparencia_editorial\" >Revisi\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y transparencia editorial<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Otoplasty_a_realistic_week-by-week_recovery\"><\/span>Otoplasty: a realistic week-by-week recovery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n<p><strong>Otoplasty<\/strong> changes the shape or projection of the ear. At Mallorca Medical Group in Palma, a common question is not what is operated on, but what happens afterwards: how long the dressing stays, when side-sleeping is reasonable, and which swelling is expected. <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/procedures\/plastic-surgery\/facial-surgery\/otoplasty-ear-surgery\/\">Otoplasty at Mallorca Medical Group<\/a> is planned individually. This text describes a usual course, not a timetable that fits every person.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_recovering\"><\/span>What is recovering<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Prominent ears often show a poorly defined antihelix, a deep concha, or both. Surgery reshapes the cartilage and sets it closer to the skull, usually through an incision in the groove behind the ear. The <a href=\"https:\/\/secpre.org\/cirugia-de-las-orejas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE)<\/a> describes otoplasty as a procedure to reposition prominent ears, with the scar hidden on the posterior surface.<\/p>\n\n<p>Cartilage does not behave like facial skin. It is stiffer, it heals on a different timeline, and it needs mechanical protection for weeks. The dressing and the headband are not a cosmetic detail: they support the new shape while the internal sutures do their work.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Otoplasty_recovery_the_first_week\"><\/span>Otoplasty recovery: the first week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>The first days bring swelling, a feeling of tightness and, sometimes, a mild bruise around the ear. Pain is usually moderate and is managed with the analgesia agreed in consultation. This is not a silent recovery: the ears are richly innervated, and the pressure of the dressing is noticeable.<\/p>\n\n<p>A turban-style dressing is kept for the first days, according to the plan for that case. The clinic\u2019s procedure page describes an initial dressing and, later, an elastic band. The area should stay dry. The ear should not be bent, and glasses whose arms rest on the scar are best avoided. Rest is relative: walking is fine; sport and effort that raise pressure in the head are not.<\/p>\n\n<p>Contact the clinic if pain rises suddenly, one side swells much more than the other, fever appears, or bleeding soaks the dressing. Those signs are not part of the usual course and are assessed in person, not by message.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weeks_two_and_three\"><\/span>Weeks two and three<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>When the dressing comes off, the ears may look closer to the head than they will finally sit, with folds that still feel stiff and skin that is slightly bruised. That image is not the final result. The scar, behind the ear, is pink and sensitive.<\/p>\n\n<p>From there, a soft band or headband is often used, especially at night, for several weeks. The aim is to stop the ear folding against the pillow. Sleeping on the back is the safer position in this phase. Desk work usually resumes before sport. Contact sports, swimming and tight helmets wait for review.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_the_first_to_the_third_month\"><\/span>From the first to the third month<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Visible swelling settles gradually. Sensation may be altered: tingling, numbness, or a feeling that the cartilage is hard. That usually improves; it does not switch off overnight. Internal sutures are not removed. External ones, if used, are checked at the follow-up visit.<\/p>\n\n<p>Physical activity returns in stages. Walking and non-contact exercise come before sports in which the ear can be struck. Direct sun on a fresh scar tends to darken the mark: cover it or protect it while it is still pink.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_otoplasty_does_not_change\"><\/span>What otoplasty does not change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Surgery does not promise two identical ears. The starting asymmetry is rarely zero, and a small difference may remain. It also does not change the overall size of the ear if the problem was projection alone: a large ear (macrotia) is planned differently.<\/p>\n\n<p>Hearing is not the goal of this operation. Recurrent ear infections, a blocked canal, or any doubt about the ear canal are assessed separately. Otoplasty does not replace an ear, nose and throat review when the reason for consultation is hearing or infection.<\/p>\n\n<p>In childhood, the indication is not set by the parents\u2019 wish alone. The cartilage needs enough firmness, and the child needs to understand, as far as age allows, what the dressing involves. In some children, growth of the skull reduces prominence and surgery is no longer indicated. In adults the cartilage is firmer, and planning takes glasses, helmets, work and sport into account. That adult-specific approach is set out in the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/ear-surgery-in-adults-what-can-be-corrected-and-how-it-is-planned\/\">planning otoplasty in adults<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_the_result_is_judged\"><\/span>When the result is judged<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>The shape can be guessed early, once the dressing is down. Cartilage settling and scar maturation take months. Calling a result stable before that interval leads to rushed conclusions. A revision, if it is ever discussed, is not decided in the first weeks of swelling.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/doctor\/dr-garcia-ceballos\/\">training of Dr. Garc\u00eda Ceballos<\/a>, a specialist in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, MD, FCCP and MRCS I England, with 25 years of clinical practice, guides that decision case by case. There is no single discharge protocol and no universal date for leaving the headband.<\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_decision_is_made_in_consultation\"><\/span>How the decision is made in consultation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Assessment reviews projection, the antihelix fold, conchal depth, cartilage quality and expectations. Previous scars, dressing allergies, and the real calendar of work or school are also discussed. A consultation at Mallorca Medical Group is not free of charge: it is a medical visit, with examination and a plan that may include not operating.<\/p>\n\n<p>Anyone who wants to review whether otoplasty is indicated can request an appointment at <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/\">mallorcamedicalgroup.com<\/a>. The recovery described here is a guide. Dressing, analgesia and reviews are set after the patient is seen, not from an article.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n<!-- mmg-editorial-footer -->\n<hr class=\"mmg-editorial-footer-sep\" style=\"margin:2em 0 1em;border:none;border-top:1px solid #ddd;\" \/>\n<section class=\"mmg-editorial-footer\" style=\"font-size:0.85em;line-height:1.45;color:#555;\">\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:1em;margin:0 0 0.6em;color:#444;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Revision_medica_y_transparencia_editorial\"><\/span>Revisi\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y transparencia editorial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.4em;\"><strong>Revisi\u00f3n m\u00e9dica:<\/strong> Dr. Garcia Ceballos, 070707770, especialista en cirugia plastica, reparadora y estetica<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.8em;\"><strong>\u00daltima revisi\u00f3n:<\/strong> 15\/10\/2026<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.6em;\">Este contenido ha sido sometido a revisi\u00f3n humana y control editorial antes de su publicaci\u00f3n. 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