Otoplasty Surgery
When the ears protrude from the sides of the head, it may be an embarrassing condition that causes people to change their hair styles in order to hide their ears or makes them more introverted. Until children reach the age of five or six when they come in contact with other kids their age it is not a problem. Peer pressure though can be devastating to self esteem and self image of developing children. For this reason otoplasties are usually performed at an age when children are mature enough to understand that their ears are different and want the surgery, yet young enough that they haven’t been subjected to a lifetime of peer pressure. Otoplasty can be done at any age, however. For very small changes in the ear, particularly just the shape of the top of the ear, when the top of the ear protrudes and the mid portion of the ear protrudes, the ears need to be reshaped and set back both. To do this an incision is made behind the ear, where it is hidden. The shape is
When the ears protrude from the sides of the head, it may be an embarrassing condition that causes people to change their hair styles in order to hide their ears or makes them more introverted. Until children reach the age of five or six when they come in contact with other kids their age it is not a problem. Peer pressure though can be devastating to self esteem and self image of developing children. For this reason otoplasties are usually performed at an age when children are mature enough to understand that their ears are different and want the surgery, yet young enough that they haven’t been subjected to a lifetime of peer pressure. Otoplasty can be done at any age, however. For very small changes in the ear, particularly just the shape of the top of the ear, when the top of the ear protrudes and the mid portion of the ear protrudes, the ears need to be reshaped and set back both. To do this an incision is made behind the ear, where it is hidden. The shape is
