For 7 to 10 days following the procedure the patient must wear a thin band-like bandage, which is checked on the first or second day after the procedure. The patient may wash their hair after the removal of the bandage, though protection of the ears with a shawl during the night is recommended for 2 more weeks.
A rare complication of this procedure is bleeding or infection.
Results can be seen immediately after surgery.
It takes a few weeks for the skin to completely regenerate and for the original colour and feeling to return.
Other types of problems can also be easily corrected such as the slitting of the earlobe due to the weight of earrings.