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 Genoa
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You will know the price before booking, because the surgeon assesses your case first and confirms it.
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Comparison
Two approaches to ear correction
Otoplasty varies from case to case. The suture-based approach and the approach that also works on the cartilage itself differ in their effect, and your choice is made with the surgeon at the consultation once your ears have been examined.
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.
The surgeon plans your case at the consultation and takes you through the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
About the clinic
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Each patient is cared for, with modern equipment and comfortable surroundings
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We will reply to your questions and work out with you when the consultation can take place.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
If surgery is not necessary for your concern, the surgeon will be open about it. The operation is recommended only where it is right for 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?
Message a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp with photos of your ears. The surgeon will review them and give you an opinion, and you are under no obligation to have 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
Photos and an online conversation with the surgeon come first. The surgeon examines your case, discusses the limits of what can be changed, and proposes a plan and the price.
Choosing and booking the date
Only after the surgeon has confirmed everything do you book. Before that, once you are happy with the plan and price, you choose a suitable date with your coordinator.
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
Permanent stitches are used to reshape the cartilage, through an incision that is usually behind the ear. Adults and older teenagers usually have local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed, and younger children often have general anaesthesia.
The first hours and days
Expect to wear a head dressing for the first days. The team explains sleeping on your back, without pressure on the ears, and the signs to watch for.
Recovery and follow-up
Over several weeks the swelling and bruising settle. You wear a soft headband day and night for the first weeks, then at night as the surgeon instructs, 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.
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Why choose City Medical Centre
A plan built around you
Your ears and your wishes come first: the surgeon assesses both before making any proposal. The approach and the scope of the operation are set for you personally, not taken from a ready-made 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 begin by sending photos through a messenger and then have an online conversation with the surgeon. The first consultation is free of charge, with no obligation to operate.
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
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
Write to a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send clear photos of your ears. The first consultation is free. The surgeon looks at the photos, speaks with you online and puts forward 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 scar is hidden because the incision is usually placed in the fold behind the ear. Each person scars in their own way, and visible or thickened scars can happen. The surgeon will go through this with you and ask about your tendency 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.
Certain conditions can rule surgery out or require clearing first. These are blood clotting disorders, active ear or skin infection, uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, and pregnancy until the timing is confirmed.
After the ears have healed they keep their corrected shape. Both ears will not be identical, and small differences are normal; in a small number of cases the correction relaxes somewhat. Your surgeon raises this with you beforehand.
The price depends on your individual case and the plan the surgeon proposes. It is confirmed after the surgeon's assessment and before you book, so you know it before making any decision.