OTOPLASTY (EAR CORRECTION)

The size, shape and position of the ear are usually genetic. However, no-one need live in the anxious self-conscious state that is often produced by a variation of what is considered acceptable.

The Otoplasty procedure has been designed specifically to correct protruding ears and is often performed on patients as young as 18.

It is a day case operation, performed under local anaesthesia with sedation.

During the operation the flexible cartilage structures are altered and repositioned.

Surgical incisions are placed behind the ear where any possible scarring will not be visible. A care dressing is applied to protect the ears and minimise swelling and to allow comfortable sleep after surgery. This is worn for 3 – 7 days depending on the surgeon’s instructions.

The results of this operation are nearly always very dramatic. It can change the life of sensitive patients for whom prominent ears are a real deformity.

The sutures are normally dissolvable and we see the patient again after 7 days to ensure all is well.