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 Surgery for Patients in Düsseldorf
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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
There is no single standard otoplasty. A suture-based approach and one that also works on the cartilage itself change different things. At the consultation, once your ears have been examined, the surgeon helps you choose.
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.
About the clinic
A clinic where you can feel at ease
Every patient receives care, in comfortable rooms equipped with modern technology
Contact us in the way that suits you best
Your questions will be answered, and we will agree a consultation time that is convenient for you.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
The surgeon is honest when surgery is not the answer: if your concern can be solved without it, you will be told, and the operation is advised only when it suits your ears, health and 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
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Photos of your ears, sent to a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp, are reviewed by the surgeon, who gives an opinion. There is no commitment to surgery.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
The steps are explained to you in advance, one stage at a time, while a coordinator keeps in contact with you throughout.
Online consultation and plan
First you send photos and speak with the surgeon online. The surgeon then examines your case, goes through what can and cannot be changed, and puts forward a plan together with the price.
Choosing and booking the date
When the plan and the price suit you, you agree a convenient date with your coordinator. Booking happens only once the surgeon has confirmed everything.
Pre-operative preparation
Your medical history and medicines are reviewed by the surgeon, who also takes photographs and arranges standard tests as needed. Only on the surgeon's instructions are blood-thinning medicines stopped.
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
For the first days you have a head dressing on. The team tells you how to sleep, on your back with no pressure on the ears, 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.
You will hear from the surgeon at the consultation 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 asks about your wishes before recommending anything. Which method is used and how far the surgery goes depends on your case, not on 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
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
At any hour you can message us on Telegram or WhatsApp and receive a response. The consultation can be arranged at a time that suits you.
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
Begin with a message to a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp, including clear photos of your ears. The surgeon reviews the photos and talks with you online, then proposes a plan. The first consultation is free.
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.
First a head dressing covers the ears for the first days, followed by a soft headband for the first weeks. Many adults and children are back at work or school after about a week. Keep pressure off the ears and avoid contact sports and swimming 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 risks, which the surgeon explains before surgery, are 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 operation may not be right for you, or may need clearing first, in the case of blood clotting disorders, active infection in the ear or skin, uncontrolled chronic illness, keloid scarring tendency, unrealistic expectations, or pregnancy before the timing is confirmed.
The corrected shape holds once healing is finished. Small differences between the ears are normal, and some relaxation of the correction can happen in a small number of cases. You and the surgeon discuss this before surgery.
The surgeon's assessment comes first, and the price is confirmed after it, before you book. It depends on your individual case and the plan the surgeon proposes, so you know it before any decision.