Suture-based method
Reshapes cartilage without cutting it away
Price at consultation
- Main goal
- Bring the ears closer and form the fold
- Best suited when
- The cartilage can be shaped with stitches alone
- Approach
- Permanent stitches hold the new shape
Ear Correction for Children and Adults in Amsterdam
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Comparison
Two approaches to ear correction
What an otoplasty changes depends on the approach. A suture-based approach and an approach that also works on the cartilage itself are not the same, and the surgeon helps you choose after examining your ears at the consultation.
Cartilage-modifying method
Also incises, scores or reduces cartilage
Price at consultation
- Main goal
- Reshape firmer or larger ear cartilage
- Best suited when
- Stitches alone are not enough for the shape
- Approach
- Cartilage thinned, scored or partly removed
Descriptions of the methods on this page are general. The extent of surgery and the course of your recovery depend on you as a patient; the surgeon confirms both after examining your ears and discussing what you hope for.
At the consultation you receive a plan built for your case, together with the surgeon's explanation of the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
When there is a way to resolve your concern without an operation, you will be told. Surgery is advised only if it suits your ears, your health and your expectations.
Suitable
- Ears that stick out from the head
- Missing or flat fold of the outer ear
- Ears large in proportion to the head
- Asymmetry between the two ears
- An ear shape that causes discomfort
- A child whose ears are near adult size
- Wish to improve ear shape with realistic goals
Not suitable
- Blood clotting disorders
- Active infection of the ear or nearby skin
- Uncontrolled chronic illness
- Tendency to keloid (raised) scarring
- Unrealistic expectations of the result
- Pregnancy, until the surgeon confirms timing
- Child whose ears are still growing noticeably
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A coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp can receive photos of your ears from you. The surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion, with no obligation to have surgery.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
Each stage is explained in advance, and a coordinator stays in touch with you throughout.
Online consultation and plan
The consultation is online: you send photos and talk with the surgeon, who examines your case, discusses what can and cannot be changed, and proposes a plan and its price.
Choosing and booking the date
Your coordinator helps you choose a suitable date once you are happy with the plan and the price; you book only when everything has been confirmed by the surgeon.
Pre-operative preparation
The surgeon takes photographs, reviews your medical history and medicines, and arranges any standard tests that are needed. Blood-thinning medicines are stopped solely on the surgeon's instructions.
The operation
For adults and older teenagers, local anaesthesia is usual, with sedation if needed, while younger children often have general anaesthesia. The incision is usually made behind the ear, and permanent stitches reshape the cartilage.
The first hours and days
The team explains how to sleep, on your back and without pressure on the ears, and what to watch for; in the first days you wear a head dressing.
Recovery and follow-up
The surgeon schedules your follow-up. Meanwhile, you wear a soft headband day and night for the first weeks and then at night as instructed, as swelling and bruising settle over several weeks.
At the consultation, the surgeon talks you through how the operation goes in your case.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
Discuss my planBenefits
Why choose City Medical Centre
A plan built around you
Before any plan is offered, the surgeon examines your ears and considers your wishes. The type and extent of the surgery are decided for your case alone; they are not taken from a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
Expect a clear, plain-language explanation of recovery, activity limits and possible risks before you book. You can raise any question and know what to expect.
A free first consultation
You send photos by messenger and talk with the surgeon online. The first consultation is free and carries no obligation to have surgery.
Coordinators reply 24/7
You may contact us on Telegram or WhatsApp at any time and an answer will come. The consultation is scheduled flexibly, around your other commitments.
The price is confirmed before booking
The surgeon assesses your case, and only after that is the price confirmed. You see it before you book, so nothing comes as a surprise later.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about otoplasty
Free of charge, the first consultation starts when you message a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send clear photos of your ears. The surgeon reviews them, speaks with you online and proposes a plan.
The surgeon reshapes the ear cartilage, usually through an incision behind the ear, using permanent stitches and, where needed, thinning or scoring. Local anaesthesia is common in adults; younger children often have general anaesthesia.
In the first days you have a head dressing; in the first weeks, a soft headband. Many adults and children go back to work or school after about a week, but for several weeks pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming should be avoided.
Hiding the scar is the reason the incision usually goes in the fold behind the ear. Still, scarring is individual, and visible or thickened scars are possible. The surgeon explains the point and asks about your own scarring tendency.
The risks, which the surgeon explains before surgery, are bleeding or a blood collection under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, changed skin sensation, and the correction partly relaxing over time.
Surgery may not be suitable, or may need to be cleared first, if you have a blood clotting disorder, an active infection of the ear or skin, an uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, or are pregnant until timing is confirmed.
After the ears have healed they keep their corrected shape. Both ears will not be identical, and small differences are normal; in a small number of cases the correction relaxes somewhat. Your surgeon raises this with you beforehand.
Price is set by your individual case and the plan the surgeon suggests. You receive confirmation after the surgeon's assessment and ahead of booking, so nothing is decided before you know it.