Side Effects and Complications
- Hyaluronic acid injection:
- Local redness, swelling, and pain: May occur shortly after injection and typically resolves on its own within a few days.
- Infection: If sterile procedures are not strictly followed during injection, it may lead to ear infection, manifesting as redness, swelling, fever, and intensified pain.
- Vascular embolism: A serious complication that occurs if hyaluronic acid accidentally enters a blood vessel, potentially causing local skin necrosis, blindness, and other severe consequences. However, the incidence rate is low.
- Shape distortion and displacement: Improper injection technique by the physician may result in unnatural ear shape, deformation, or displacement.
- Surgical correction:
- Bleeding and hematoma: Bleeding may occur during surgery, and hematoma may form post-operatively, generally manageable through pressure hemostasis, drainage, or other methods.
- Infection: Surgical incisions may become infected, requiring timely antibiotic treatment.
- Scar formation: Surgery will leave scars; although the incision behind the ear is relatively concealed, it may still affect aesthetics.
- Unsatisfactory correction results: Under-correction or over-correction may occur, potentially necessitating a secondary surgical revision.