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05-18-2010, 03:15 PM
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Status: Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Austin Posts: 5
|  Does ear pinning hurt?
How much pain can one expect with ear pinning surgery? This is something that I've thought about doing but don't have a strong pain threshold. Does ear pinning hurt a lot? How long after surgery will I be in pain?
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05-18-2010, 06:35 PM
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Status: Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,193
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Immediately after you might experience throbbing or aching, but that is easily managed with pain meds. There is little downtime post otoplasty.
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05-21-2010, 12:25 PM
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Status: Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,097
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I have heard that it's not the surgery that hurts, but the discomfort of wearing some kind of headband thingy during recovery (it can make sleeping difficult). After you are healed I don't see any reason where your new ears would hurt 
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05-23-2010, 03:59 PM
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Status: Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 33
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It doesn't hurt if you take the pain meds, but it's a bit uncomfortable because you have to wear a headband every night while you sleep for 6 weeks... it's itches a bit post-surgery
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05-29-2010, 03:35 PM
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Status: Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,097
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Does your doctor allow you to sleep on your side with the headband, or do you have to sleep on your back? (I have heard that is the hardest part of ear pinning for side sleepers!)
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05-29-2010, 04:33 PM
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Status: Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 33
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Originally Posted by la_angel  Does your doctor allow you to sleep on your side with the headband, or do you have to sleep on your back? (I have heard that is the hardest part of ear pinning for side sleepers!) | No way! I had Rhinoplasty + Otoplasty. Right before surgery, I bought a really comfy recliner and been sleeping on it ever since. The doctor recommended not to sleep on my side by at least 4 weeks, but preferably 6 weeks to avoid any issues. If you get the right recliner, it is not difficult at all. Mine is extremely comfortable... It's almost as great as a bed.
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06-07-2010, 08:39 PM
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Status: Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,097
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I didn't think so, but I didn't know if the headband made a difference. Well, I'm glad to hear your post-op sleeping has gone so great!
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06-11-2010, 10:08 AM
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Status: Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,193
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Originally Posted by odemadrid No way! I had Rhinoplasty + Otoplasty. Right before surgery, I bought a really comfy recliner and been sleeping on it ever since. The doctor recommended not to sleep on my side by at least 4 weeks, but preferably 6 weeks to avoid any issues. If you get the right recliner, it is not difficult at all. Mine is extremely comfortable... It's almost as great as a bed. | Must be a seriously excellent recliner!!!
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08-17-2010, 08:56 PM
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Status: Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,097
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Originally Posted by robyne00 Must be a seriously excellent recliner!!! | I want one, he should tell us the make and model 
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04-23-2012, 05:26 AM
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Status: Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: michigan Posts: 54
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If ear pining is done accurately, you feel little pain......if anything wrong happens then the pain pain increases drastically..... fat grafting to buttocks
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