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 Bochum
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Only after the surgeon has assessed your case is the price confirmed, and this happens 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.
The surgeon uses the consultation to put together a plan for your case and to explain the method they have chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
About the clinic
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Modern equipment and comfortable rooms, with care given to every patient
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We answer your questions and arrange a consultation at a time that suits you.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
If your concern can be solved without surgery, the surgeon will tell you so. The operation is advised only when 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?
Send a coordinator photos of your ears in Telegram or WhatsApp. The surgeon looks at them and gives an opinion, without any commitment on your part to have surgery.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
Your coordinator stays in contact with you from beginning to end, and you know what each stage involves before it starts.
Online consultation and plan
Through photos and an online talk, the surgeon examines your case. What can and cannot be changed is discussed, and the surgeon 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
The surgeon goes over your medical history and medicines, takes photographs, and arranges standard tests where needed. Blood-thinning medicines are never stopped unless the surgeon says so.
The operation
Adults and older teenagers usually have local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed. General anaesthesia is often chosen for younger children. The incision is usually behind the ear, and the cartilage is reshaped with permanent stitches.
The first hours and days
A head dressing is worn during the first days. You are shown by the team how to sleep, lying on your back without pressure on the ears, and what to look out for.
Recovery and follow-up
A soft headband is needed day and night in the first weeks and afterwards at night, following the surgeon's instructions. Swelling and bruising settle over several weeks, and the surgeon arranges your follow-up.
The surgeon uses the consultation to 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
First the surgeon examines your ears and talks through your wishes. After that, the method and extent of surgery are chosen to suit your case, and not drawn from a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
Before you book, the surgeon explains recovery, activity limits and possible risks in plain language. You know what to expect and are free to ask anything.
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 can write on Telegram or WhatsApp at any hour and receive an answer. The consultation time is flexible and fits 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
You message a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send clear photos of your ears. The surgeon reviews them, then talks with you online and proposes a plan, and the first consultation is free.
The surgeon makes an incision, usually behind the ear, and reshapes the cartilage with permanent stitches, adding thinning or scoring where needed. Local anaesthesia is a common choice in adults, and general anaesthesia is often used for younger children.
Many adults and children return to work or school after about a week. You wear a head dressing for the first days, then a soft headband for the first weeks, and you avoid pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming for several weeks.
The incision is usually made in the fold behind the ear, so the scar is hidden. Scars differ between people, and visible or thickened scars are possible. The surgeon explains this and asks about your scarring tendency.
The surgeon explains these before surgery: bleeding or a blood collection under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, changed skin sensation, and the correction partly relaxing over time.
The following may make surgery unsuitable or mean it needs clearing first: blood clotting disorders, active ear or skin infection, uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, and pregnancy until timing is confirmed.
After healing, the ears hold their new shape. Minor differences between the two ears are normal, and occasionally the correction relaxes a little. The surgeon talks this over with you in advance.
The price depends on your own case and on the plan put forward by the surgeon. You are given it after the surgeon's assessment, before you book, so it is known before any decision is made.