I want to have Otoplasty, however I hear of cases that people go through the whole procedure only to find out afterwords that their ears relapsed totaly to the exact place they were. How could I predict it? Why does this happen? Asuming I follow the instruction, is it unqualified doctors? What can I do to prevent such a misfortune? The whole thing seems like a gambling? And could I end up with my ears sticking out even more than they were? Thank you.
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Thanks for the question. 85% of the ear development is completed at the age of 3 and 93% at the age of 10. Because of that, this process can be carried out in the preschool period without the child having a social trauma. I wish you all the best.
You pose some good questions, Mom. Facial asymmetry (as well as asymmetry throughout the body) is common--the two sides of the face and body are like sisters, and not twins. Without examining your child, I would propose that 4mm is not a significant difference between ear sizes, and...
The goal of an otoplasty procedure is for a harmonious improvement of the projection and shape of the ear. This includes the earlobe. The earlobe can easily be set back at the same time as the rest of the otoplasty procedure.