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
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Comparison
Two approaches to ear correction
Otoplasty is not a single standard operation. The suture-based approach and the approach that also works on the cartilage differ in what they change, so the surgeon examines your ears at the consultation and 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
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.
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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
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
Before each stage begins, it is explained to you; throughout, your coordinator stays in contact.
Online consultation and plan
The consultation is online: you send photos and talk with the surgeon, who examines your case, discusses what can and cannot be changed, and proposes a plan and its price.
Choosing and booking the date
Having accepted the plan and the price, you settle on a suitable date with your coordinator. You do not book until the surgeon has confirmed everything.
Pre-operative preparation
The surgeon looks through your medical history and the medicines you take, takes photographs, and arranges standard tests when needed. Do not stop blood-thinning medicines unless the surgeon instructs you to.
The operation
Anaesthesia is usually local for adults and older teenagers, with sedation if needed, and often general for younger children. The surgeon usually cuts behind the ear and reshapes the cartilage with permanent stitches.
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.
How the operation goes in your case is something the surgeon will explain at the consultation.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
Discuss my planBenefits
Why choose City Medical Centre
A plan built around you
A proposal is made only after the surgeon has examined your ears and heard your wishes. The method and extent of the operation are tailored to your case instead of following a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
You can ask any question before you book. Recovery, limits on activity and possible risks are explained in plain language, so you know what to expect.
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
Write on Telegram or WhatsApp whenever you like, day or night, and you will get a reply. The time of the consultation is flexible and adapts to your schedule.
The price is confirmed before booking
First comes the surgeon's assessment of your case; the price is confirmed afterwards. You know it before booking, so there are no surprises down the line.
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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.
Reshaping of the ear cartilage is done by the surgeon, typically through a cut behind the ear, with permanent stitches and, where needed, thinning or scoring. Adults commonly have local anaesthesia; for younger children general anaesthesia is often chosen.
In the first days you have a head dressing; in the first weeks, a soft headband. Many adults and children go back to work or school after about a week, but for several weeks pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming should be avoided.
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.
Expect the surgeon to explain, before surgery, the risks of bleeding or a blood collection under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, changed skin sensation, and the correction partly relaxing over 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.
When healing is complete, the ears stay in their new shape. Slight differences between the ears are normal, and in a few cases some relaxation of the correction can occur. You will talk about this with the surgeon beforehand.
Price is set by your individual case and the plan the surgeon suggests. You receive confirmation after the surgeon's assessment and ahead of booking, so nothing is decided before you know it.