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
Correcting Prominent Ears in Antwerp
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Before you book, the surgeon reviews your case and confirms the price.
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Comparison
Two approaches to ear correction
Otoplasty comes in more than one form. Whether the cartilage is reshaped with sutures alone or also worked on directly changes what the operation achieves. The surgeon helps you decide at the consultation, after looking at your ears.
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
The methods are outlined here in general terms only. Your own case determines the extent of surgery and your recovery, and the surgeon confirms both once they have examined your ears and discussed your wishes with you.
At the consultation the surgeon builds a plan for your case and explains the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
About the clinic
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Up-to-date equipment, comfortable rooms and attention to each patient
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We will deal with your questions and choose a time for your consultation that works for you.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
Where your concern can be solved without surgery, the surgeon will tell you. Where it cannot, the operation 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
Not sure which column applies to you?
Begin by sending photos of your ears to a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp. The surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion, and you commit to nothing.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
You will hear what each stage involves before it takes place, and your coordinator stays in contact throughout the process.
Online consultation and plan
The surgeon examines your case from the photos you send and your online conversation, discusses what can and cannot be changed, and then proposes a plan with the price.
Choosing and booking the date
If the plan and the price are acceptable to you, your coordinator helps you choose a suitable date. The booking is made only when the surgeon has confirmed everything.
Pre-operative preparation
As needed, the surgeon arranges standard tests, and also reviews your medical history and medicines and takes photographs. Stopping blood-thinning medicines happens only on the surgeon's instructions.
The operation
Local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed, is usual in adults and older teenagers. Younger children often have general anaesthesia. Usually the incision lies behind the ear, and the cartilage is reshaped with permanent stitches.
The first hours and days
Your head is dressed for the first days, and the team explains how you should sleep, on your back with the ears free of pressure, and what to watch for.
Recovery and follow-up
Swelling and bruising settle over several weeks. During that time you wear a soft headband day and night at first, then at night as the surgeon instructs, and the surgeon schedules your follow-up.
At the consultation the surgeon will explain 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
The surgeon examines your ears and your wishes before proposing anything. The method and extent of surgery are chosen for your case, not taken from a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
Plain explanations of recovery, restrictions on activity and possible risks are given before you make a booking. You can ask whatever you wish and know what to expect.
A free first consultation
You share photos through a messenger and speak with the surgeon online. The first consultation is free, and you are under no obligation to have surgery.
Coordinators reply 24/7
Telegram and WhatsApp are open to you at any hour, and you receive an answer. The consultation time is flexible and can fit around your schedule.
The price is confirmed before booking
The price is confirmed once the surgeon has assessed your case, and you see it before you book. That way nothing unexpected appears later.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about otoplasty
Clear photos of your ears, sent to a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp, are the first step. The first consultation is free. The surgeon examines the photos, talks with you online and proposes a plan.
The surgeon reshapes the ear cartilage, usually through an incision behind the ear, with permanent stitches and, where needed, thinning or scoring. Adults commonly have local anaesthesia, while younger children often have general anaesthesia.
A head dressing is worn for the first days and then replaced by a soft headband for the first weeks. After about a week, many adults and children return to work or school. For several weeks, avoid pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming.
The cut is normally placed in the crease behind the ear, which keeps the scar out of sight. People scar differently, so a visible or thickened scar can occur. The surgeon talks this through and asks how your skin tends to scar.
Ahead of surgery, the surgeon talks you through the possible risks. These are bleeding or a blood collection under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, changed sensation in the skin, and some loosening of the correction over time.
If you have a clotting disorder, an active infection of the ear or nearby skin, a chronic illness that is not under control, a tendency towards keloid scarring, or unrealistic expectations, surgery may be unsuitable or need clearing first. The same applies in pregnancy until timing is confirmed.
When healing is complete, the ears stay in their new shape. Slight differences between the ears are normal, and in a few cases some relaxation of the correction can occur. You will talk about this with the surgeon beforehand.
What you pay depends on your individual case and the surgeon's proposed plan. The price is confirmed once the surgeon has assessed you and before you book, which means you know it before deciding.