Category: ear reshaping | otoplasty

Ear Pointing and Ear Elf Surgery

It is not rare that a patient will request to see if some face or body feature they have can be changed to look more like that possessed by a certain celebrity. Whether it be a nose, jawline, breasts or buttocks, the shape of the famous has always motivated others to seek the same. But Read More…

Case Study: A Mini-Otoplasty for Minor Ear Reshaping

Background: The shape of the ears is primarily influenced by the cartilage between the front and the back skin that surrounds it. In a normal ear, there are classic bends in the cartilage that create well described hills and valleys. It is these cartilage bends that give the ear its recognizeable convoluted shape. The prominences Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Anatomy of the Protruding Ear

The ears on the side of the head are relatively inconspicuous unless they stick out too far. A good looking ear is one that goes unnoticed, only bad looking ears catch our attention. But despite the small size of the ear, it has a compact anatomy that is filled with ridges and valleys. By Read More…

Case Study: Otoplasty for Protruding Ears

Background: The shape of the ear, like the nose, is one of the most variable features of one’s face. While it is chocked full of hills and valleys composed of cartilage and has an array of anatomic convolutions, the human ear is nonetheless very recognizeable. Any gross abnormalities in its shape and size is easily Read More…

Bullying Due To Protruding Ears

As the new school year starts many teenagers begin new classes, greet old and new classmates and begin to settle in for the next nine months. But for some students the return to school brings the potential of being ridiculed and even bullied for physical traits that are seen as different. Whether it is Read More…

Otoplasty as Elimination of One Source of Bullying

One of the historic physical features that commonly leads to teasing and ridicule is that of the ears that stick out too far. Known as ‘dumbo’. ‘elephant ears’ and other equally unflattering names, ears that project too far away from the side of the head causes a child or an adult to look different. Undergoing Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Angle of the Ear and its Relevance to Otoplasty Surgery

The prominence of the ears is determined aesthetically by how much it sticks out from the side of the head. Known as the auriculocephalic angle, it is the angular measurement that the ear is situated from the scalp. The normal angle is somewhere between 20 and 30 degrees and is measured on the back of Read More…

The Role Of Plastic Surgery In Bullying Management

Bullying for school age children and teenagers has reached unprecented awareness recently. While it is a social phenomenon that has gone on forever, many recent examples of internet intimidations and even suicides has made it newsworthy of late. The recent movie release “Bully’ has brought an awareness particularly to adults that brings back unfortunate memories Read More…

Earology and Plastic Surgery of The Ear

Despite their small size, the ears have a very complex morphology. The ear may well be the most topographically diverse structure of the whole external body. With numerous convexities and concavities of which each has a name, the ear is a marvel of human development. What is even more remarkable about its shape is Read More…

Revision of the Overcorrected Otoplasty (Reverse Otoplasty)

Otoplasty correction of the protruding ear can be one of most satisfying plastic surgery procedures one can undergo. The immediate change of prominent ears that stick out to an instantaneous normal appearance is often nothing short of dramatic. While the cartilaginous cause of the prominent ear can be easily determined, its correction involves a Read More…