Extreme Otoplasty - How Close Can Ears Be Placed to my Head?

Extreme otoplasty: Be careful what you ask for! Results may be irreversible! Individuals request body modification rather routinely. Your ears can even be attached to the posterior scalp, however, it is not adviseable and would likely create some difficult hygiene problems. My advice is to discuss a REASONABLE and not and extreme result with your surgeon and then make a decision.

Yes, Otoplasty can bring the ears very close to the head, depending on what you and your surgeon decide together. Mustarde and Furnas techniques are the standard procedures used to achieve good Otoplasty results. The ears will look more natural however if they are ~ 1 cm off the side of the head.

Otoplasty for protruding ears is a procedure typically performed on children, but can also be done in adults with excellent aesthetic results.  The goal of this surgery is to provide a natural appearing result to make the ears less noticeable.  Ears that have a "pinned on" appearance or "stuck to the side of the head", do not always appear natural.  It should be noted, that your ears will initially looked stuck to the side of the head after surgery.  There is eventually a slight loss of correction to provide a more unoperated appearance.  Consult an experienced otoplasty surgeon for best results.