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
Online Consultation for Otoplasty in Catania
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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
No single standard procedure covers every ear. Suture-based methods and methods that also work on the cartilage itself differ in what they alter, and the surgeon guides your choice at the consultation after examining 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
Because the methods are described here only in general terms, the extent of surgery and your recovery are confirmed separately: the surgeon does this after examining your ears and discussing your wishes, since both depend on you.
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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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
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Photos of your ears can be sent to a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp. The surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion, and you are not committed to surgery.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
Nothing is left unexplained: every stage is described in advance, and your coordinator is in touch with you at all times.
Online consultation and plan
After you send photos and speak with the surgeon online, the surgeon examines your case. You discuss what can and cannot be changed, and the surgeon proposes a plan with the price.
Choosing and booking the date
When you feel comfortable with the plan and the price, you and your coordinator select a suitable date, and you book only after the surgeon's confirmation of 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
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
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
After the first weeks of wearing a soft headband day and night, you wear it at night as the surgeon instructs. Swelling and bruising ease over several weeks, and a follow-up is scheduled by the surgeon.
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 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
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
An online talk with the surgeon, based on photos you send by messenger, forms the first consultation. It is free, and you do not have to go on 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
No price is confirmed until the surgeon has assessed your case. You then see it before you book, which avoids surprises 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 operation involves reshaping the ear cartilage through an incision that is usually placed behind the ear. The surgeon uses permanent stitches and, where needed, thins or scores the cartilage. Adults often receive local anaesthesia; younger children often receive general anaesthesia.
You will wear a head dressing at first, for the first days, and then a soft headband for the first weeks. A return to work or school after about a week is usual for many adults and children. Avoid pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming for several weeks.
Usually the surgeon works through a cut in the fold behind the ear, so the scar sits out of view. Scars vary between individuals, and it is possible for one to be visible or thickened. You will be told about this and asked about how you 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.
Blood clotting disorders, an active ear or skin infection, uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, and pregnancy (until timing is confirmed) may mean surgery is not suitable or must be cleared first.
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.
Your individual case and the plan the surgeon proposes determine the price. It is confirmed after the surgeon's assessment and before you book, so you know it before you decide anything.