My ears are asymmetrical, can it be fixed ? (Photo)

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Hi, In the last year I have noticed that my ears have differenet shapes. I add some photos so you could see. My question is - can it be fixed in a surgery ? And if yes, whats his name ? Sorry for my english, im not from the US.

Sophie Ricketts, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Plast) · Answer

It is not uncommon to have some asymmetry in your ears. It can be in their position, size, shape or prominence (how far they protrude from the head).Of all these asymmetries, shape and prominence are generally the things that are corrected in an otoplasty surgery (or having your ears 'pinned back').During your procedure great care is taken to fold the ears back to look as close to symmetrical as possible. This is done with a combination of cartilage scoring, which weakens the cartilage and makes it more easy to fold, and suturing the folded cartilage in the new position to hold it in place whilst it heals.These techniques, in most cases make the ears more symmetric so that subtle differences in position or size are much less noticeable.

John V. Williams, MD · Answer

An Otoplasty is an operation to rehape and re-position the ears, often called "ear pinning". This procedure  sutures somtime may remove some of the cartialge of the ears to decrease the prominence or protrusion of the ears and create more symmetry  of the appearnce of the ears.  
 It is important to be aware that an "Otoplasty" will imporve the differnce in the appearance of the ears but not make then exactly symmetrical.

Marcus L. Peterson, MD · Answer

Ear irregularities and cartridge mis-shapings can be corrected and adjusted with current otoplasty techniques. Discuss the possibilities with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes,Dr. Marcus Peterson

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