OTOPLASTY (EAR SURGERY)

WHAT IS OTOPLASTY (EAR SURGERY)?

Otoplasty is a common disfigurement. Otapostasis, which causes aesthetic problems, are easily corrected with ear surgery. Surgery involves reshaping the auricle and putting it into an aesthetic form.

WHO IS OTOPLASTY APPLIED TO?

Although otoplasty can be done to anyone who is not satisfied with the shape of the ear, experts recommend that the surgery be performed at a young age. It is ideal to perform surgery especially for preschoolers who are 5 years old. In this way, children do not encounter a self-confidence problem due to exclusion in their school life.

WHAT ARE THE TECHNİQUES USED IN OTOPLASTY SURGERY?

In prominent ear surgery, nonrigid ear cartilages are shaped as they should be, with the help of a surgical incision made behind the ear. Since the surgical incision is made behind the ear, it is very difficult to notice from the outside. After recovery, it remains as a faint and uncertain scar.

RECOVERY PROCESS AFTER OTOPLASTY SURGERY

As long as otoplasty surgery is performed by a specialist surgeon, scooping and deformity of the ear are not seen again.

After the operation, the dressings are changed by the doctor every two days and the healing status of the wound is followed. Ear bands worn at the end of the surgery should be used between 10 and 14 days. After removing these bands, which allow the ears to remain as they were newly positioned, the patient gains an aesthetic and natural ear shaping.