Ear Surgery
Is it possible to perform surgery to make ears more prominent?
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Revision Otoplasty
Dear Sir,
With respect and regards, I had an otoplasty procedure nine months ago but am not satisfied with the results. After three months, I changed my doctor and had a second otoplasty. It has been six months after I performed my second otoplasty. Still I am not satisfied because both my ears are over corrected with irregular surface which does not suit my face structure. Also, they are over corrected ear lobes whereas the upper parts of the ears are round in shape which looks like a phone shape ears. There is also a fully visible asymmetry in both ears. This condition has severally affected my self-esteem and I am self- conscious about it. Now I am planning for a third surgery while expecting much improved results which not only appeal aesthetically but also looks as much as normal and symmetrical as possible. Will it be possible for much improved results in third time surgery with no visible scars??
Waiting and expecting an optimistic response.
Answered 2019-02-10
Timing of revisions usually is beyond 3 months from any procedure but regardless, at this point you remain dissatisfied. Things that I would require of my patients who find themselves in similar situations and on whom I am considering a revision: 1) the concerns must be obvious to anyone looking at the results as I will not do a revision to change something by a mm 2) there must be adequate healing since the last procedure to produce the best environment (tissue quality) to do the revision 3) I have to know in my heart that a revision will make things closer to what my patient is hoping for. If you were asking me to do a revision for you on someone else's work, you would have to clearly explain why you chose to see someone else for your first revision as it would be very important in deciding if I would accept you as a patient.
Ears
I had my ears pinned back years ago but now need reading glasses. I have come to realise that they are not at the same height. I am looking for a revision surgeon in Florida.
Thank you!
Answered 2017-08-24
The procedure about which you are inquiring is called an 'otoplasty.' It is a very common procedure, performed by many board-certified plastic surgeons.
However, during your consultation with your plastic surgeon, you may learn that, while an otoplasty can correct "sticky-out" ears, it cannot necessarily make your ears more even.
Answered 2016-01-26
Thank you for your question. Ear surgery typically corrects the contour of the ears. The height of the ears is not usually addressed, corrected or revised. Best wishes.
Answered 2015-12-02
There are normal asymmetries between the right and left side of the face, so one eye is higher than the other or one corner of the mouth is higher than the other, also the areas one can be higher than the other, also one side may be wider or bigger than the other side. The difference in the height of the ears is not easy to correct.
I suppose so, but the small size would have to be quite significant to warrant the series of procedures that it would take to do something like that. This would fall more in the realm of reconstruction rather than in the arena of aesthetic improvement. Afterall, it is possible to reconstruct total ears for individuals that are born with a condition called microtia. In most of those patients they may only start out with the vestiges of only a lobe. The reconstructive process often involves multiple procedures where skin, soft tissue, and a skeletal framework needs to be created.