Prominent Ear Correction Surgery
Ear correction surgery helps children or adults who consider their ears to be too prominent. The most prominent ears often lack one of their usual folds, and sometimes one ear is more prominent than the other. In some cases, there may be a highly coiled or constricted ear causing the prominence. People with prominent ears can be teased, particularly during their school years, and this can lead to a loss of self-confidence. Ear correction surgery can resolve this very quickly.
An incision is made behind the ear leaving a scar. The cartilage is then reshaped, and then the ear is anchored with stitches into a more normal position. Ear correction surgery takes about 40 minutes for each side.
Recovery:
A head bandage is placed after surgery and is to be worn for 7 to 10 days. Then, a sports-type headband needs to be worn at night following that for 6 weeks.