Otoplasty

Question: I am in the marines and wear my hair short. I have been called all kinds of names because my ears stick out. If I opt for otoplasty, will I wear bandages coming home from the hospital? How long before my ears look good? Answer: I spent 10 years in the U.S. Army performing… [Read More]

Question:I have had my hoop earrings pulled out of my ears on two separate occasions. Now the earlobes are scarred and ugly; can otoplasty repair this scar tissue? Answer:If hoop earrings tore through your earlobes and left you with scarring or double lobules, you will not require an otoplasty to repair this. A simple procedure… [Read More]

Question: I am 35 years old female and have a different sort of problem. I have very long, wobbly earlobes. This makes wearing pierced earrings impossible because it draws attention to the lobes. Is this a problem that can be fixed? I have never heard of earlobe repair and hope that you can do it…. [Read More]

Question: I’m a 27 year old man. I’ve always hated the fact that my ears stick out very badly. I’d like to get an otoplasty to fix this, but I have a major concern. I’m very prone to buzzing in the ears, and I’d hate for it to get worse. Could an otoplasty provoke this… [Read More]

Question:I’m a 16 year old girl, and I’ve got a bifid earlobe. My parents have refused to let me get it fixed for years, and have finally decided I can go ahead with it. My question is, can a bifid earlobe be fixed with an otoplasty now that I’m older and my ears have harder… [Read More]

Question:My son is a year old. He was born with an ear defect which caused the tops of his ears to have a pointed appearance. It isn’t dangerous to his health, but we feel that it will make him suffer a lot of unkind judgment later on from others. When he’s old enough, is it… [Read More]