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 Bari
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The price is confirmed by the surgeon once your case has been assessed, and always before you book.
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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
In general terms, this is how the methods work. For you personally, the extent of surgery and your recovery depend on your case, and the surgeon confirms both after examining your ears and discussing your wishes.
During the consultation, the surgeon prepares a plan for you and explains which method has been 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
Not sure which column applies to you?
Message a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp with photos of your ears. The surgeon will review them and give you an opinion, and you are under no obligation to have surgery.
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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
Photos and an online conversation with the surgeon come first. The surgeon examines your case, discusses the limits of what can be changed, and proposes a plan and the price.
Choosing and booking the date
Once you are happy with the plan and the price, you choose a suitable date with your coordinator. You book only after the surgeon has confirmed everything.
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
In adults and older teenagers the anaesthesia is usually local, with sedation if needed. In younger children general anaesthesia is often chosen. The cartilage is reshaped with permanent stitches through an incision usually placed behind the ear.
The first hours and days
You wear a head dressing for the first days. The team explains how to sleep, on your back and without pressure on the ears, and what to watch for.
Recovery and follow-up
Over several weeks the swelling and bruising settle. You wear a soft headband day and night for the first weeks, then at night as the surgeon instructs, and the surgeon schedules your follow-up.
The consultation is where the surgeon explains how the operation goes in your particular 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
Recovery, limits on activity and possible risks are explained in plain language before you book. You know what to expect and can ask any question.
A free first consultation
Photos are sent by messenger, and you then talk with the surgeon online. Nothing is charged for the first consultation, and it does not commit you to an operation.
Coordinators reply 24/7
You can get an answer on Telegram or WhatsApp whatever the hour. The consultation does not have a fixed time; it fits around your schedule.
The price is confirmed before booking
You are shown the price before you book, and it is confirmed only after the surgeon has assessed your case. No surprises follow.
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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.
Through an incision that is usually behind the ear, the surgeon reshapes the cartilage. Permanent stitches are used, along with thinning or scoring where needed. Adults often have local anaesthesia, and younger children often have general anaesthesia.
Head dressing first, for the first days; soft headband next, for the first weeks. Many adults and children return to work or school after about a week. Throughout several weeks, avoid pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming.
Behind the ear, in the natural fold, is where the incision is usually made, hiding the scar. Healing is not the same for everyone, and a scar may be visible or thickened. Expect the surgeon to explain this and to ask about your scarring history.
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.
Certain conditions can rule surgery out or require clearing first. These are blood clotting disorders, active ear or skin infection, uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, and pregnancy until the 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.
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.