Who is best for Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)?
Otoplasty is a cosmetic surgery procedure to correct protruding ears. Ear surgery works by setting prominent ears back closer to the head or reducing the size of large ears. There are a variety of other problems that can also be helped with surgery: • Lop Ear: when the tip seems to fold down an forward • Cupped Ear: very small Ear • Shell Ear: when the curve in the outer rim, as well as the natural folds and creases, are missing • Large or stretched earlobes • Lobes with large creases and wrinkle • People who lost the ears through injury or were born without them For Ear reconstruction, cartilage from the patient’s other ear, from the ribs or prosthetic material may be used, depending on the extent of the problem. Most part of ear surgeries is done in children between four and fourteen. By the age of four, the ears are fully developed. As sooner it will be corrected for children, as better it will be for them. However, it also can be done in adults. The procedure has much success with
