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Will People Notice Otoplasty? (photo)
asked 2 years ago by 2674anon in Russia
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 1,144 times
Tags: asymmetry, noticeable
I'm planning to have done a small correction in my ears. One of them protude a little bit more than the other. I basically want my both ears just few millimeters closer to the head and more symmetrical. Not a huge change as I don't want them too close to the head. I'm just wondering if people I know will notice I had a surgery once I'm recovered. And do you recommend a hair style change in order to divert their attention from ears? Thanks in advance and excuse me for my poor english.
11 answers to Will People Notice Otoplasty? (photo)
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Otoplasty
People may or may not notice the change depending on how ell they know you. That however should not be important since you are doing this surgery for yourself.
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Will ear pinning (otoplasty) be noticeable
An ear pinning surgery (otoplasty) will generally conceal the incision behind the ear. These scars may remain red or raised for 3 months and therefore wearing your hair to conceal the backside of the ear will make the incision nearly invisible. Typically after 3 months the ear incisions are softe supple and look like an ear crease.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Is Otoplasty Noticeable?
In a well performed otoplasty, the incisions are placed on the back side of the ears. Accordingly, they should not be noticed unless somebody specifically looks for them behind the ears. As with all cosmetic surgery, the ideal results are a nice natural appearance without telltale signs of surgery. Accordingly, if the otoplasty is performed well by a well-trained, experienced, competent, aesthetically oriented surgeon, you will most likely have improved contours of your...
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Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD
Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon
Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Otoplasty results should look natural
Most people will not notice that you have had your ears pinned back as long as they have been done correctly and look natural. They will be initially tucked back and overcorrected slightly for the first few weeks and then they will tend to drift outward to their new position. In our experience, most patients who undergo an otoplasty report very few people ever have detected that they have had their ears done.
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Know one will know you had it done but you...
A well performed otoplasty places the incisions behind the ear where they fall in the skin crease. Gentle re-shaping of the cartilage with sutures brings the ears closer to your head. A properly done otoplasty should be un-detectable and you won't need to change your hairstyle to hide it. Good luck!
Ivan Wayne, MD
Oklahoma City Facial Plastic Surgeon
Oklahoma City Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Well performed Otoplasty Surgery should yield natural, unoperated results.
From your photos, you seem to be an excellent candidate for Otoplasty Surgery. Your ears can be set back closer to your head with a combination of Mustarde and "conchal-set-back" sutures.
You should check that your surgeon has expertise with this procedure, and you should view many photos.
Complications of Otoplasty Surgery include keloid scarring or suture extrusion.
Dos vidanya.
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Otoplasty or ear pinning should not leave visible scars
Otoplasty incisions are placed strategically so that they are not visible. Old style procedures involved folding the ears so that a crease in the cartilage was sometimes visible and a dead give away to the surgery. As plastic surgery has developed, newer techniques avoid this hallmark of surgery and give a much more natural result.
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Otoplasty Results
Anytime you have plastic surgery, the goal is to have a positive effect without having the look of having had plastic surgery. With otoplasty, the goal would be to place the ears in a natural position. For people that know you will projecting ears, they most likely will notice that your ears to not project anymore after surgery. However, like you suggest, you can change something else about yourself to distraction attention away from the otoplasty - change the color of your hair or...
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Otoplasty results
I think that people will notice an otoplasty procedure on you. Obviously, the procedure needs to be done well, since in any surgical treatment, the results are operator dependent. There are techniques that allow the surgeon to adjust the degree of the ear push back during the course of the procedure. Computer imaging may help the surgeon achieve results that are very close to your expectations. Additionally, if the procedure is done under local anesthesia, you can participate in judging...
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Maurice M. Khosh, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Otoplasty to Pinback Ears
The purpose of otoplasty is to set back ears that protrude excessively from the side of the head. This will be noticeable to people who pay close attention and know that your ears protrude excessively. As with any good cosmetic surgery, a natural result will not draw attention to the ear, but away from it.
See the links below for an otoplasty video journey of one of my patients. You will see her only days after surgery and notice how it looks natural. If you did not know her before, you...
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Noticeability of an Otoplasty
A properly done Otoplasty (Ear Pin Back) restores the two cartilage folds of the external ear and pushes the ear closer to the head without producing a "Telephone Ear" (the ear pushed against the side of the head).
If your co-workers are used to see you with a short hair cut, then the improvement may be obvious to those who pay attention to details. Such correction is rather hard to permanently cover up similar to Facelift or Breast Augmentation surgery.
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