Hi, I was debating with a friend and she told me that her doctor told her he had many cases in which prominent ears or protruding ears went away with time. I looked it up and there doesn't seem to be any fact concerning this. I read that ears get bigger as we age and so will the protrusion. So, do protruding ears go away with age? If so, are there any reliable studies concerning the matter? Thank yo for your time.
November 15, 2016
Answer: Protruding ears and age The external ear reaches the majority of its adult size within early childhood (4-5 years old), and its final size closer to the teenage years. While the ear cartilage of a newborn child is soft and pliable (making ear molding and non-surgical correction possible), the pliability of the ear is generally gone by the end of the first year of life. Excessively protruding ears are most commonly caused by an overgrowth of cartilage height at the conchal bowl (the seashell shaped portion of the ear just behind the ear canal) and a poorly-formed or absent antihelical fold (the Y-shaped fold of cartilage in the upper 2/3 of the ear). These characteristics do not improve with age.
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November 15, 2016
Answer: Protruding ears and age The external ear reaches the majority of its adult size within early childhood (4-5 years old), and its final size closer to the teenage years. While the ear cartilage of a newborn child is soft and pliable (making ear molding and non-surgical correction possible), the pliability of the ear is generally gone by the end of the first year of life. Excessively protruding ears are most commonly caused by an overgrowth of cartilage height at the conchal bowl (the seashell shaped portion of the ear just behind the ear canal) and a poorly-formed or absent antihelical fold (the Y-shaped fold of cartilage in the upper 2/3 of the ear). These characteristics do not improve with age.
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November 13, 2016
Answer: Protruding ears? Does this go away with time? Protruding ears? Does this go away with time? Thank you for the question. I would say that there is some truth in that. Your ears are basically adult size by the time your teenage years. This is also true for your head and face. That being said there are still changes in fact I am in facial features as we age from teenagers to young people in her 20s and so on. What I would say is if you are very young person just give it more time and see how things change if you don't feel that strongly about it. If you have an otoplasty or ear pinning surgery now it's forever and you can't change it. If you give yourself a few years to see how things evolve then you can always have surgery in the future. I think it's smart to give it time if you're not sure yet. I really enjoy doing Otoplasty but but most surgeries it's not one you should take lightly. It will change the way you look Chase Lay MD
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November 13, 2016
Answer: Protruding ears? Does this go away with time? Protruding ears? Does this go away with time? Thank you for the question. I would say that there is some truth in that. Your ears are basically adult size by the time your teenage years. This is also true for your head and face. That being said there are still changes in fact I am in facial features as we age from teenagers to young people in her 20s and so on. What I would say is if you are very young person just give it more time and see how things change if you don't feel that strongly about it. If you have an otoplasty or ear pinning surgery now it's forever and you can't change it. If you give yourself a few years to see how things evolve then you can always have surgery in the future. I think it's smart to give it time if you're not sure yet. I really enjoy doing Otoplasty but but most surgeries it's not one you should take lightly. It will change the way you look Chase Lay MD
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