With A Minot Otoplasty, Would it Result in Scars? (photo)

Hello, my ears stick out a lot. I want to get an otoplasty done for them. However, I would like the changes to be rather minor, so that my ears would still protrude, just less an look more aesthetically, and that most people wouldn't even notice that I have undergone this procedure. Would it be possible to correct my ears only a little as in the photos provided? If yes, would the scars be noticeable? My ears would still protrude, so I'm afraid the scars couldn't be hidden. Thank you.

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Otoplasties Can Be Adjusted To The Desired Ear Protrusion Of The Patient

There are many techniques for correcting a protruding ear. The 3 techniques I often use are: 1. The Stenstrom otobrasion, a way of scoring the anterior part of the ear to allow it to turn back and create a more natural fold; 2. The Mustarde technique for using a suture to correct a protruding ear and increase the fold on the front of the ear; 3. The Furnas technique to suture the main cartilage of the ear down to the covering of the bone below it... more

Protruding ears

Protruding ears are usually the result of one of two reasons - either the "bowl" of the ear is rotated outward too much or the inner fold of the ear is underdeveloped (or sometimes it is a combination of the two). To correct an outwardly rotated bowl, an incision needs to be made behind the ear to "pin" the ear back against the head. To correct and underdeveloped fold, most people still use an incision behind the ear. In my office, we have developed a... more