Otoplasty
San Francisco

In most cases, you, your child and your plastic surgeon will together decide upon the type of anesthesia that will work best for surgery. Included in your options could be local anesthesia, general anesthesia or intravenous sedation. Ear surgeries performed to correct the protrusion of one or both ears will include incisions that are typically made on the back portion of a patient's ear (where scarring will be difficult to see). In cases where it is absolutely necessary to incise from the front of the ear, the incision will be made within the folds of the ear where scarring will again be practically hidden from view.

Sutures may be made internally to secure the ear's cartilage in place once the ear has been reshaped to its desired form. Once the otoplasty has been completed you will be able see results nearly immediately. Stitches and dressing may inhibit the noticeability at first, but once you are allowed to remove the bandages from the ear you will immediately notice its new shape, even during the initial healing processes. After the procedure, our San Francisco otoplasty patient's ears will appear equal in size, proportional in shape to the rest of the head and appropriately positioned.