- Otoplasty is an outpatient procedure, for young patients, Otoplasty is performed under general anesthesia while for older children and adults local anesthesia is used.
- Selection of Otoplasty technique is based on the general anatomy of the ears, the extent of the ear cartilage, excessive skin in the surrounding area, or level of deformity in other areas of the ears.
- In one technique, incision is made behind the ear and the exposed ear cartilage is sculpted and re-positioned closer to the head.
- In the second technique the cartilage is not removed, instead the skin of the ear is removed; the ear cartilage is folded back and held in place with non-removable sutures.
- For total ear reconstruction or congenital microtia (ear absence) a framework is developed from the ribs, then the back is elevated and a skin graft is placed. The ear canal is then carved out.
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Otoplasty (Ear Correction)
Protruding or malformed ears could detract attention from your face. This commonly occurring problem could have an adverse effect on a person’s confidence level and self esteem.
Otoplasty or Ear correction is a surgical procedure aimed at correcting deformities of the ears such as protruding ears, ears lacking folds and contours, cupped ears, shelled ears, birth defects, ears having excessive cartilage, malformed and mal-positioned cartilage, ears having soft-tissue deformity.
At Divine Proportions, our highly qualified surgeon utilize several techniques of Otoplasty to give you best individual results.
In otoplasty two common techniques are used. In the first type an incision is made behind the ear and the exposed ear cartilage is sculpted and re-positioned closer to the head with a series of stitches. In the second technique, the skin of the ear is removed and the ear cartilage is folded back and held in place with non-removable sutures.
Patient may go home the same day of the surgery.
You can get back to work within 3 days after your surgery but if you are a young child wait for a week before resuming normal activities.
You surgeon will need to evaluate the problem before suggesting the best procedure for your specific case.
After 3 weeks post surgery.
About 1-2 hours.
Due to the position of the incision it will not be visible.
Complications are rare with otoplasty. Risks may include a blood clot on the ear or infection in the cartilage area.
You surgeon will be able to give you an estimate after examining your general health, your specific requirement and also the desired result.
Otoplasty can be performed on healthy individuals above the age of 4.