The right age for surgery

Otoplasty is performed at an age when the ear cartilage is stable enough to be corrected. Usually, after 5 years of age and until puberty, it is the right age to do otoplasty. If this congenital problem is corrected with a splint (splint or special plaster) immediately after birth, the treatment can be successful.

The cost of ear surgery

The cost of cosmetic ear surgery depends on the changes that need to be made on the ear and the cost of anesthesia. Insurance companies often cover the cost of those ear surgeries that are performed to treat and fix an ear malfunction such as hearing problems. If the surgery is to correct a deformity or a congenital abnormality of the ear, the insurance may pay the cost of otoplasty surgery. If the otoplasty procedure is performed only for reasons related to cosmetic improvement, insurance companies usually refuse to pay for it. In this case, we recommend that you talk to your surgeon about the full details of the surgery costs, as well as the payment methods.

The costs of ear cosmetic surgery (otoplasty) are:

• Surgeon’s salary
• Hospital or operating room costs
• Anesthesia or anesthesia costs
• Prescribing medication
• Retaining bandages
• Experiments

Surgical procedures

In surgery, local anesthesia and general anesthesia are usually used to keep the patient calm and not in pain. The cosmetic surgeon will recommend you the best option. Correcting the shape of protruding ears is done by creating or increasing the fold of the antihelix (just inside the outer edge of the ear) and reducing the size of the enlarged cartilage of the concha (the largest and deepest concavity of the outer ear). The incisions of this operation are usually made behind the ear so that it is not easily visible. Absorbable sutures are used to close the incisions. The results of the operation can be seen immediately after removing the dressing.

Ear cosmetic surgery has the same nature for different people but completely different methods. In general, it is the type of need and condition of the patient that determines what method of otoplasty surgery is used and what changes in the ear need to be applied.

One of the most common types of ear cosmetic surgery is that the excess cartilage is removed and by removing the excess skin, the excessive ear protrusion is removed and the ear looks more beautiful. It is very important to create a new ear structure in performing ear cosmetic surgery. For this reason, this method is also called “otoplasty” or “restructuring otoplasty”.

In general, in large or abnormally curved ears, the cosmetic and plastic surgery doctor removes a part of the cartilage and sutures the remaining cartilage by placing it in the appropriate place. These stitches are internal and not visible. Then, the skin is placed in place, the excess is removed by the doctor, and external stitches are made to close the external incisions.