Hello, I'm a 46 y/o man. My ears are symmetrically protruding, but that is not really my issue. The problem is that both ears are flat with NO FOLDING whatsoever on the anthelix (spelling??) (picture attached.) What I'm interested in is a procedure that will just create a VERY SUBTLE change, i.e. create a little bit of fold on both ears so that they will look more natural. I don't need them pinned back all the way to the head. Is this possible? What'd be the cost for both ears? Thank you
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Distortion of the earlobe is not uncommon following a facelift. The earlobes can look stretched out or like like they are being dragged down. This is easy to avoid as well as fix, but many plastic surgeons ignore this very important part of the facelift. The earlobe has to be...
Ideally, ears after otoplasty should be about 5-10% closer to the head than ideal at the one to two week mark. If the ears are prominent at the one month mark, you may have undercorrected ears. Undercorrected ears is the most common postoperative complaint after otoplasty....
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You have a normal helix and a poorly developed ANTI-helix. This is one of the 2 main causes of prominent ear (the other is excess cartilage in the deep bowl of the ear). Recreating the anti-helix is done with carefully placed, permanent sutures. The ear can be set back as well as needed....