How Long Will I Have to Wait After Otoplasty Before Being Able to Use Full Size Headphones?

Otoplasty often is performed with suture techniques.  A common suture use for the reshaping of the ear cartilage is called mersilene which is a non absorbable braided suture. This suture is not removed  unless it extrudes an uncommnon but recognized complication of otoplasty.  The...

Your ears appear to be too "flattened" and too close to your head.  This may be from abnormal healing, excessive skin excision, or from sutures. To correct this deformity requires a consultation with your doctor to evaluate what issue exists.  There are several minor procedures to...

LIve Video Otoplasty Revision can be done on one ear and on an ear that has already been worked on before. Going to someone experienced in otoplasty is helpful.  You can do one side and this is not a problem. Working on the ear that has already been done before typically is okay. You would...

Ridges after otoplasty will get better but can be corrected after an appropriate time. This ridge occurs when the conchal reduction is not as symmetric.  When I reduce the concha I tend to do this evenly posteriorly to allow the concha to be setback without ridges. This skin bunching will...

Reduction in the height or length of the external ear (macrotia reduction) can be done several ways. The most dramatic change can be affected by using a traditional cancer excision approach where a full-thickness wedge is taken from the upper third of the ear. This does leave a fine line scar...

Otoplasty is an excellent procedure used to correct aesthetically unpleasing ears.  Numerous surgical procedures are used to correct ear protrusion. The selection of procedures is based on the underlying cause of the protrusion. Some patients benefit from placing simple stitches in the ear...