What Techniques Are Available for Ear Reductions?

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Latest answer by Philip Young, MD
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What cosmetic surgery technique for ear reduction would leave the least amount of visible or obvious scarring?

7 answers to What Techniques Are Available for Ear Reductions?

Otoplasty to carry out ear reduction

What are the options? Well you can reduce your earlobes or the tops of your ears. Reducing the earlobes is the easiest way to reduce the height of your ear. But if they are normal size reducing from the top is the next more complicated step. When you say reduce you may also mean reducing them in terms of how much they show from the side of your head. This would involve ear pinning otoplasty techniques.

Philip Young, MD
Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ear reduction

There are no acceptable cosmetic procedures to reduce the size of ears. This would involve numerous cuts through the ear that would result in multiple visible scars. The otoplasty procedure involves an incision that is camouflaged behind the ear in such a fashion that it is not clearly visible. The otoplasty involves recreates the antihelical fold of the ear in addition to setting the entire conchal bowl closer to the head and more posteriorly. The ear no longer... more

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ear reduction surgery.

It depends on if your mean reducing the entire size of the ear--this leaves a scar onthe front of the ear--or moving the ear closer to the head do it does not stick out--scar behind the ear.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ear surgery

Well, it depends on what you're referring to. If you're looking to have an ear lobe made a bit smaller or have less of a tear drop look a simple wedge excsion does well. The incision is fine and if you wear ear rings you can't see it. If you're asking about otoplasty or "ear pinning" that a little different. The incisions for this are placed in the crease behind your ear where it's hidden and it looks great. Hope this helps... more

Chase Lay, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

Scarring From Ear And Earlobe Reductions

There are a variety of techniques for earlobe reduction. One of the methods is removal of excess earlobe along the lower rim and this would produce the least visible scarring as it would not be on the outer surface of the earlobe. When it comes to total ear height reduction, however, a wedge of cartilage is removed and the incision must cross the outer helical rim where some visible scarring will be evident. With good surgical technique and placement of the wedge exicison, this helical... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Ear Reduction leaves minimally visible scars

Different parts of the ear can be reduced in size or prominence and there are different methods for each. The least noticeable scars are left behind when an Otoplasty is performed. This is a procedure that is used to make the ears stick out less from the side of the head. There are other maneuvers that can be done during Otoplasty as well to address different cosmetic concers with the various parts of the ear. Earlobe reduction is a bit different. Unfortunately,... more

Andrew Winkler, MD
Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ear Reduction

Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, ear reduction surgery will inevitably result in a scar line on the anterior surface of the ear. The location of the scar will depend on what portion of the ear is shortened. The resulting scar may be barely visible or highly visible depending on the individual patient's scarring and the surgeon's technique. It is important with this procedure to avoid contour depression in the area of the... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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