It affects 5% of the population worldwide. The ears are considered prominent when the ear angle with the skull is larger than average. This condition tends to reduce one’s confidence and self-esteem. However, prominent ears can be treated with the help of otoplasty surgery.

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Prominent ears can be really embarrassing for both adults and children. They also increase the likelihood of being teased by others and can affect a child’s confidence. One can opt for prominent ear correction surgery to balance their facial appearance. The surgery can improve one’s appearance and make one feel more confident about themselves.

What are the Factors that Cause Prominent Ears?

Prominent ears can be caused by loss of the antihelical fold, having too much cartilage in the conchal bowl of the ear, or a combination of both loss of the antihelical fold and excess of conchal cartilage. Inheritance of autosomal dominant traits is one of the most important factors that cause this problem. The condition may either be bilateral (both ears) or unilateral (one ear).

What Happens During Otoplasty Surgery?

Otoplasty surgery is best performed at the age of 7. By this time, the ear cartilage is mature enough to be shaped, and the child is also old enough to cooperate with the surgery and aftercare. The shape of the ear gets altered with the help of permanent sutures to redefine the normal curves. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia for adults and general anesthesia for children.

In the next step, the surgeon makes proper markings. The surgical technique corrects protruding ears, helps create or increase the anti-helical fold, and reduces enlarged conchal cartilage. This allows the surgeon to reshape the ear cartilage with sutures. As a result, the unnecessary cartilage is removed during this procedure, the folds are formed if they are not present, and sutures are used to secure the ear to the skull.

The scars for otoplasty are placed behind the ears so that they do not seem to be visible. To improve the shape of the ear, a combination of scraping the cartilage or even stitches can be used. The extra stitches can be used to pull the entire ear closer to the side of the head and correct the prominence of the ear lobes. Once the incisions are closed, a head bandage is applied. On the day of the surgery, the patient is released. 

The results of the surgery are immediate in the protruding ears once the dressing that supports the new ear shape is removed.

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