Long Island Ear Surgery doctors

	Robert L. Kraft, MD New York Plastic Surgeon 112-03 Queens Blvd Ste 205, Forest Hills		18 answers
	Robert M. Freund, MD New York Plastic Surgeon 170 East End Avenue Suite CS, New York		2 answers
	Kambiz Jacob Cohen-Kashi, MD Long Island Plastic Surgeon 833 Northern Boulevard Suite 110, Great Neck		1 answer
	Lawrence Bass, MD Manhattan Plastic Surgeon 568 Park Ave, New York
	Kari L. Colen, MD New York Plastic Surgeon 742 Park Avenue, New York

Recent Answers

Who Can Perform an Ear Surgery? I was wondering, who is allowed to perform an ear, nose and throat surgery on children? Can a General Pediatric Surgeon perform such procedures?

A: Qualifications to perform otoplasty Board certified plastic surgeons and ENT surgeons perform otoplasties. Pediatric surgeons are the equivalent of general surgeons but in the pediatric population.

Robert L. Kraft, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

Can Otoplasty Be Performed on a 10-Year-Old Child? my ten year old child's ears stick out, and i was just wondering if otoplasty can be performed on her at his age?

A: Otoplasty for children Otoplasty can be performed after age three, when the ears have reached 85 percent of the adult size. It is appropriate in a ten year old unless the child isn't psychologically ready to undergo an operation. I like to operate during transition points, ie, between elementary and junior high school, or preschool and kindergarten, where children will be exposed to new friends and situations as they will feel more confident and less subject to taunting with more normal appearing ears.

Robert L. Kraft, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

Can Ear Surgeries Be Revised? I had my ears pinned. The ears are not pinned the same amount, and one is pinned back too far. Is this a procedure that can be "reversed" at least a bit?

Michael

A: Revision otoplasty An otoplasty can be revised to correct asymmetry or under correction but it is advisable to wait for the residual swellng to go down before anticipating the need for such surgery. A revision can be performed under local anesthesia in the office.

Robert L. Kraft, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon