Question: My daughter is seven years old and has ears that stick out from her face. She’s always being teased about her ears, and my husband and I are contemplating an ear pinning procedure for her. I heard that the younger someone is, the easier this type of surgery is. Could you please tell me… [Read More]
Otoplasty
I don’t want my ears operated on
Question: I heard that sometimes it’s necessary to take cartilage from the ear to reconstruct the nose during a nose job. I don’t want my ears operated on. In what instance would that be necessary? Does it happen often? Answer: In revision rhinoplasty and less frequently during primary rhinoplasty it may be necessary to take… [Read More]
My daughter has ears that stick out too far
Question: My daughter has ears that stick out too far. My husband and I have discussed otoplasty but I am afraid that going through the surgery and having pain will traumatize her. In your practice, have you found that young children can get through the surgery unscathed? My daughter is 9 years old. Answer: A… [Read More]
What are the pros and cons of these two techniques
Question: I’ve heard of two approaches for reducing the conchal bowl in the ear: resecting sections of cartilage from this area, and using permanent sutures to pin back the ears. What are the pros and cons of these two techniques and is one better than the other? Answer: Depending upon the size of the conchal… [Read More]
What is a safe age for a child to have ear surgery?
Question: What is a safe age for a child to have ear surgery? Answer: I like to wait until the child is about 5 years of age or older to perform otoplasty surgery. The rationale behind this is that the ears will continue to grow until about the age of 5. Once the ears have… [Read More]
Can you tell me how otoplasty can fix the ears?
Question: My daughter is eight years old. The other day she came home in tears because the kids at camp were teasing her about her ears. They are large and they stick out from her head. Can you tell me how otoplasty can fix them and what the scarring will be like afterward? Answer: Your… [Read More]
Between an incisionless ear surgery and an open ear surgery
Question: Can you explain what the difference is between an incisionless ear surgery and an open ear surgery? Answer: Incisionless ear surgery is not the type of otoplasty or cosmetic ear surgery that I perform. Incisionless ear surgery uses sutures and cartilage weakening techniques in order to resculpt the ear in appropriately selected candidates. For… [Read More]
Is it possible to re-shape the ears through otoplasty?
Question: Is it possible to re-shape the ears through otoplasty or is it strictly for pinning the ears back? Answer: Absolutely. Otoplasty is a surgical procedure that is used to not only "pin" the ears back, but, also to re sculpt and shape the ears to the appropriate proportions.
Is there a procedure to fix ears that stick out from the head?
Question: Is there a procedure that can be done to fix ears that stick out too far from the head? Answer: Otoplasty is the procedure of choice to fix ears that stick out too far from your head. Depending upon the severity of your ear prominence and your particular needs, the ears can not only… [Read More]
I had otoplasty 2 weeks ago, but my ears seem to look different from one another
Question: I had otoplasty 2 weeks ago. I am not sure if this is just from the swelling or not, but my ears seem to look quite different from one another. I don’t feel any difference between the two as far as pain and sensitivity goes. Have you seen the ears heal at different times… [Read More]