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Ear Surgery for Asymmetrical Ears?
Help! My ears are different. One is close to the head and the other one is prominent. Can this be corrected? What is it called?
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maj
in Glendale California. USA
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One sided otoplasty may be needed
Ear asymmetries are very common. It sounds like you need an Otoplasty on the more prominent side. This procedure consists of a remodeling of the cartigae of the ear via incision behind the ear. The goal of the procedure would be to get the shape of your to be more similar, absolute symmetry is not however possible.
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It is called prominent ears
It is very common to have differences in ear shape and size. What you describe is known as prominent ears and it can be treated with an otoplasty (some people call it ear-pinning). Look on this web site under otoplasty and you will se a picture of a young adult male with a problem similar to what you describe. The procedure is sometimes done on both ears. The ears will never be exactly alike, but the differences in how much they stick out from the head can be minimized.
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You May Want Otoplasty
Otoplasty is a procedure designed to reduce ear prominence. Most often, both ears are effected although asymmetry is common. If one ear appears right and the other one protruding, one-sided otoplasty through an incision placed in the crease behind the ear can correct this issue.
Best of luck!
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Asymmetric Ears
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Otoplasty can help improve asymmetric ears
It is actually fairly common for individuals with prominent ears to have one ear more prominent than the other. While I always caution that there may always be some slight asymmetry after surgery, we are often able to make bring the ears within 2 mm of each other.
Before the surgery, your surgeon will carefully examine both ears and determine what is causing the asymmetry. Is one ear missing a fold? Is the cartilage stiffer in one? Every ear is different, even the...
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Asymmetric ear deformity
Asymmetrical ears can be corrected but it truly depends on whether the appearance of the less pronounced ear warrangs treatment. If yes, bilateral otoplasty is performed whereas a minor ear deformity may go untreated and focus will be placed on the more severe deformity.
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Asymmetries are common in ears
In many patients seeking reshaping of the ears (Otoplasty), one ear protrudes more than the other. This is often due to a very deep conchal bowl (the central part of the ear). This can be corrected with an Otoplasty with excellent results.
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Otoplasty for Asymmetrical Ears
This can likely be corrected with ear reshaping, or otoplasty, surgery. It is actually quite common for people to present with one ear that sticks out farther than the other. In a majority of otoplasty cases that I perform here in San Diego, I will reshape both ears during the procedure. There are, however, many cases where I perform a unilateral (one sided) otoplasty to address one ear that is abnormally shaped/positioned where the opposite ear is completely normal. In fact, I have...
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Otoplasty for uneven ears
Otoplasty is a common and popular surgery for the correction of ear position and shape. Many of the patients who received an otoplasty had a significant asymmetry between their two ears. Your best bet is to work with a board-certified plastic surgeon who has a great deal of experience working with otoplasty. They will be able to measure your ears and determine how far back your ears should be corrected and stabilized. Having asymmetry between your ears, may be corrected at this...
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Otoplasty for ear that sticks out
Otoplasty is the name of the procedure that helps bring ears closer to the head. The procedures involves folding of the ear cartilages in a way to correct the excessive show of the ears.
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Otoplasty or Ear Reshaping
Everyone is different on each side of their face and this can include someone's ears. Otoplasty is a procedure that involves shaping the ear to make the ear look how you want them to look. Most of the time the incision is done through the back of the ear and hence hides very well. The recovery is usually quicker than most plastic surgery procedures and the satisfaction rate is usually very high. Almost any appearance can be improved.
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