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- The dog may be anesthetized using general or local anesthesia or sedated.
- The surgeon will first clip the pinna before thoroughly cleaning the skin and flushing the ear canal with a cleanser and saline solution.
- The surgeon will first use a scalpel, laser, or surgical scissors to make a full thickness incision into the skin and cartilage of the inner part of the pinna.
- The surgeon will then trim down any portions of cartilage protruding from the incision.
- Another incision will then be made through the outer part of the pinna.
- The surgeon will then suture the outer edges of the pinna to the edge of the cartilage before suturing the skin edges together, closing the wound.
- Following surgery, the dog will be given an Elizabethan collar to ensure it does not irritate the surgery site.
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