Which shape of the ears do you like best: modern possibilities of otoplasty

Can protruding ears be corrected? Such a question from patients comes to plastic surgery clinics almost every day. Despite the abundance of information on this subject, every person with unaesthetic auricles fears that in his case, the correction of the shape of the ears will be impossible, but he really hopes for the best. Lop-earedness really reduces the quality of life and impairs socialization, especially at a young age. estet-portal.com has good news about this: modern otoplasty can solve almost any problem of external ear defects.

What are the options for correcting the shape of the ears offered by plastic surgery

You can correct the shape of the ears today at almost any age. At the same time, experts recommend that in case of pronounced protruding ears, do not delay the correction and try to have the operation done before the child goes to school in order to avoid ridicule from peers. By the age of 6, the ear cartilage is already sufficiently formed to be repairable.

Aesthetic plastic surgery today allows you to correct the shape and size of the auricles and lobes, eliminate their asymmetry, and, if necessary, even restore the auricle lost due to injury.

Otoplasty is quite easily tolerated by the patient and does not require long-term rehabilitation. However, a fairly high level of professionalism will be required from the surgeon.

The following aesthetic defects of the auricles may be indications for otoplasty:
•    protrusion of the auricle;
•    ears too big;
•    congenital or acquired deformities;
•    ugly ear shape;
•    asymmetry of the ears (by location, size);
•    absence of an earlobe, a pronounced seal on it or a rupture, a hypertrophied large or fused earlobe.
Contraindications to otoplasty, in addition to those common to any operations,

Peculiarities of surgical correction of the shape of the ears and earlobe

Depending on the extent of the surgery, otoplasty can be performed under general or local anesthesia.

Among the methods of correcting the shape of the ears, the doctor can choose the following:•    Mustarde method. An incision is made along the back wall of the auricle. The cartilage is then remodeled, repositioned, and sutured into its new position. If necessary, excess cartilage and skin are excised. The stitches after the intervention remain minimal and soon become almost invisible.
•    Furnas method. It is used when there is a very large angle of divergence between the head and the auricle. A wide flap of skin is excised behind the ear, and the cartilage is sutured to the temporal region to press the ears to the head.
•    Etenstrom-Stenstrom method. Through a small incision on the posterior surface of the auricle, the cartilaginous tissue of its anterior surface becomes thinner. Then, through tiny posterior incisions, the desired cartilage shape is modeled and fixed with sutures.
•    Seamless method. A significant surface of the cartilage is released from the skin. Then the surgeon makes laxative incisions on the anterior surface of the cartilage, folds it into the desired shape and moves it closer to the head7
In case of earlobe defects, the choice of tactics depends on the extent of the damage. A minor gap is sutured, and in case of severe damage, an atrophied area is excised. Too large lobe is reduced by excision of excess tissue.
Otoplasty allows, by changing the shape of the ears, to give harmony to the appearance and change the aesthetics of the entire face.

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