Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
- First few days: Dressing protects ears
- 1–6 weeks: Wear soft headband (especially at night) to keep ears safe and in place
- 4–6 weeks: Avoid contact sports or heavy activity
About Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
What It Can Fix
🔹 Shape Refinement: Creates or defines natural folds and curves
🔹 Size Reduction: Makes overly large ears smaller
🔹 Deformity Correction: Fixes lop ear, cupped ear, or shell ear shape
🔹 Earlobe Repair: Fixes torn, stretched, or sagging lobes
Reconstruction Materials (for major repair)
- Your own rib cartilage (best option): Perfect match, safe, long‑lasting
- Porous plastic framework: Strong, lets tissue grow into it, stable
- Silicone implant: Easy to shape, but less tissue integration
Ideal Candidate
- Protruding ears: Bring ears closer to the head for a natural, balanced look
- Unusual shape: Correct folded, cupped, or underdeveloped ears
- Too large ears: Reduce size for better proportion
- Damaged ears: Repair after accident, injury, or tearing
- Stretched/torn earlobes: Fix holes or stretched skin
Otoplasty is ideal if you want ears that look natural, balanced, and proportional,so you can feel confident and comfortable with or without hair covering them.
Proven Results
- Permanent change
- Symmetrical, balanced ears
- Natural look,no obvious “operated” appearance
- Scars hidden behind the ear
- Greatly improves confidence
- Does not affect hearing
Your Timeline
Preparation
Stop blood thinners 7-10 days prior. Pre-op ear photographs from front, back and sides. Hair washed clean day before. Arrange protective headband (continuous wear 1-2 weeks then nights 4-6 weeks).
Followup Care
Protective headband continuously 1-2 weeks then nights only 4-6 weeks, dressing change at 7 days, suture removal at 7-10 days (or absorbable), no contact sports 6 weeks, scar massage on retroauricular incision after week 3.
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