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 Bologna
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Price confirmed after your consultation
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
Here the methods are described only in general terms. How much surgery is needed and how you recover depend on you as a patient, and the surgeon confirms both once your ears are examined and your wishes discussed.
Your plan is built by the surgeon at the consultation, who also explains the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
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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
Surgery is advised only when it suits your ears, your health and your expectations. If your concern can be solved without it, the surgeon will tell you.
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?
You send photos of your ears to a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp, the surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion, and nothing obliges you to go ahead with 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
You pick a suitable date with your coordinator once you are happy with the plan and the price, and 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
Younger children often have general anaesthesia, whereas adults and older teenagers usually have local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed. The incision is usually behind the ear; permanent stitches reshape the cartilage.
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
A soft headband is worn day and night for the first weeks, then at night as the surgeon instructs. Swelling and bruising settle over several weeks, and the surgeon schedules your follow-up.
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
The surgeon starts by examining your ears and discussing what you hope to change. Only then are the method and the extent of surgery chosen, and they are chosen for your case, not from a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
Before booking, you hear about the recovery period, the limits on activity and the possible risks, explained simply. You can ask any question and know what lies ahead.
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
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
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
Message a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send clear photos of your ears. The first consultation is free. The surgeon reviews the photos, talks with you online and proposes a plan.
Working usually from behind the ear, the surgeon reshapes the cartilage with permanent stitches and, where needed, thinning or scoring. For adults local anaesthesia is common, whereas younger children often have general anaesthesia.
For the first days you wear a head dressing, and after that a soft headband for the first weeks. Many adults and children go back to work or school after about a week. Pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming are avoided for several weeks.
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.
The surgeon will explain the following before the operation: bleeding or blood collecting under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, altered skin sensation, and the correction relaxing in part with 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.
Once healed, the ears keep their new shape. Small differences between the two ears are normal, and in a small number of cases the correction can relax somewhat. The surgeon discusses this with you beforehand.
You will know the price before making any decision: it depends on your case and the surgeon's proposed plan, and it is confirmed after the assessment and before you book.