After a year of searching the internet, on the phone, & e-mailing all over the country we finally found a surgeon...or rather, one found us. Dr. Chariker has been under our nose in Louisville. On a trip to Kosairs Hospital to remove a piece of stuffing Lash had shoved up his nose (ahhh, toddlers) one of the doctors asked us out of curiosity if we had considered reconstructive surgery. We looked at each other in exhaust & replied "Yes". Once the wad of cotton had been removed we were given Dr. Chariker's name & contact info. A month later we were sitting in his office. After meeting with him we are relieved to know that Lash will be in good hands, & will surgeries will take place before Kindergarten. While there, we saw several photographs of before & after reconstructions. After only 2 weeks, all swelling had gone down & a complete ear was already visible.
Dr. Chariker is confident only one surgery per ear will be necessary. He came highly recommended, is very picky, a perfectionist, & we were elated to get the ball rolling. They will get started summer of 2010. The first will have to heal over 6 months or more before the second ear will begin. We tell Lash he's getting an ear for his birthday. Then, if he's good, Santa will bring the other.
Dr. Chariker is confident only one surgery per ear will be necessary. He came highly recommended, is very picky, a perfectionist, & we were elated to get the ball rolling. They will get started summer of 2010. The first will have to heal over 6 months or more before the second ear will begin. We tell Lash he's getting an ear for his birthday. Then, if he's good, Santa will bring the other.
