OTOPLASTY / EAR RESHAPING
Children with large ears often find themselves the target of jokes, making it hard for them to adapt to their school environment. Adults with large ears tend to be more than a little self-conscious. Ear reshaping or Otoplasty allows you to correct this bodily imperfection.
Otoplasty can reshape the ears, reduce their size, make them more symmetric or position them closer to the head. The procedure reduces large or protruding ears by setting them closer to your head, as well as moulding, shaping and/or removing cartilage.
It involves reforming the cartilage that shapes the ear and pulls the cartilage, which reduces the ear protrusion. Only the outer ear is operated upon, and the operation does not affect normal hearing.
Results and Benefits:
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Who Is Candidate?
If you want less protruding ears you should consider Otoplasty. It can be performed at any age after the ears have reached (or nearly reached) their full size, which is around 5 to 6 years of age. The procedure will dramatically change a person’s appearance.
Technique We Use:
Otoplastic surgery for ear pinning can take place in our surgical facility, an outpatient surgery centre or in the hospital.
The surgeon will ensure the person is comfortable during the procedure by using anaesthesia. The surgeon may opt for general anaesthesia that causes a deep sleep during the surgery, or a combination of sedative medications and local anaesthesia, which allows the patient to remain awake but relaxed throughout the procedure.
The incision for ear pinning is usually on the back surface of the ear. If an incision on the front of the ear is necessary, the surgeon has ways to hide the scars within the folds of the ear’s structure so they are not obvious. The surgeon secures the cartilage with sutures (stitches).