I have larger ears that also stick out a little bit from my head. I'm a young woman who would love to feel comfortable with wearing my hair up whenever I'd like without feeling like everyone is staring at my ears. I've read that ear size can be reduced, but I've also talked to two doctors who perform Otoplasty and they have both told me that they cannot make my ears smaller. What is the honest answer? I mean I want to get the surgery very badly, but I want to get pretty close to what I want.
Answer: Ear reduction "Prominent ear" or "big ear" are general terms that can be confusing when it comes to cosmetic ear surgery discussions. In cases where the problem is that the ears "stick out", meaning the angle form the scalp being too wide, a set back and remolding procedure can be performed which may give the illusion of the ears getting smaller indirectly by just making them less noticeable. In cases of long ear lobes, either born or secondary to age related pull by gravity, there are also multiple techniques to make the lobes smaller with minimally visible scars and keeping them look natural.
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Answer: Ear reduction "Prominent ear" or "big ear" are general terms that can be confusing when it comes to cosmetic ear surgery discussions. In cases where the problem is that the ears "stick out", meaning the angle form the scalp being too wide, a set back and remolding procedure can be performed which may give the illusion of the ears getting smaller indirectly by just making them less noticeable. In cases of long ear lobes, either born or secondary to age related pull by gravity, there are also multiple techniques to make the lobes smaller with minimally visible scars and keeping them look natural.
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Answer: Setback otoplasty and ear resizing The actual size of the ears can be reduced. Their prominence may also be reduced. However, it is important to determine what exactly the issue is, since “large” can refer to the length/width of the ears and/or how much they protrude from the head.
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Answer: Setback otoplasty and ear resizing The actual size of the ears can be reduced. Their prominence may also be reduced. However, it is important to determine what exactly the issue is, since “large” can refer to the length/width of the ears and/or how much they protrude from the head.
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October 13, 2018
Answer: Otoplasty surgery may reposition your ears closer to your head, BUT... Suture otoplasty is not meant to decrease the size of your ears from top to bottom. Rather, it is designed to restore pleasing architecture to your external ear, and to reposition outstanding ears closer to your head. Thank you. Dr Joseph
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October 13, 2018
Answer: Otoplasty surgery may reposition your ears closer to your head, BUT... Suture otoplasty is not meant to decrease the size of your ears from top to bottom. Rather, it is designed to restore pleasing architecture to your external ear, and to reposition outstanding ears closer to your head. Thank you. Dr Joseph
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April 24, 2018
Answer: Can the ears be made smaller? It is technically possible to make the ears smaller, but not without some trade-offs of the potential for scarring and deformity. For this reason, it is not something that I usually recommend.
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April 24, 2018
Answer: Can the ears be made smaller? It is technically possible to make the ears smaller, but not without some trade-offs of the potential for scarring and deformity. For this reason, it is not something that I usually recommend.
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April 14, 2014
Answer: Ear Reduction
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April 14, 2014
Answer: Ear Reduction
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