Ear Reshaping

• General
• The Consultation
• The Operation
• Recovery

It is recommended that ear surgery in children be conducted under general anaestetic. In adults it may be performed under general or local anaesthetic and may be carried out at the same time as most other facial surgeries.

The incisions are generally placed behind the ear. The cartilage of the ear is then remodeled and, in some cases, portions of it may be removed. There are several techniques for correcting the shape of the ears. Your cosmetic surgeon will have discussed these with you at your consultation.

If your surgery is done under local anaesthetic, you will be able to use a small mirror to examine the progress of the surgery to make sure you are pleased with the correction achieved. It is also possible to fine-tune the degree of correction and the reshaping of the top and central part of the ear or the earlobe.

Once otoplasty surgery is complete, the wound is closed with absorbable sutures which will not require removal.