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 Krakow
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Before you book, the surgeon reviews your case and confirms the price.
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Comparison
Two approaches to ear correction
Two broad approaches exist, one based on sutures and one that also works on the cartilage itself, and they differ in what they change. Otoplasty is therefore not a single standard procedure; the surgeon examines your ears and helps you choose at the consultation.
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
The methods are outlined here in general terms only. Your own case determines the extent of surgery and your recovery, and the surgeon confirms both once they have examined your ears and discussed your wishes with you.
A plan for your case is made at the consultation, and the surgeon explains the method that has been chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
About the clinic
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Comfortable rooms, modern equipment and a caring approach to each patient
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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
If your concern can be solved without surgery, the surgeon will tell you so. The operation is advised only when it suits 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?
Share photos of your ears with a coordinator via Telegram or WhatsApp; the surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion. You do not commit to surgery by doing so.
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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
Online, you share photos and have a conversation with the surgeon. The surgeon looks at your case, explains what can and cannot be changed, and suggests a plan including the price.
Choosing and booking the date
You book only once the surgeon has confirmed everything; once you are happy with the plan and the price, you choose a suitable date with your coordinator.
Pre-operative preparation
Before surgery the surgeon reviews your history and medicines, photographs the ears and arranges standard tests as needed. Blood-thinning medicines are stopped only when the surgeon instructs.
The operation
The usual choice for adults and older teenagers is local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed; for younger children, general anaesthesia is often chosen. Behind the ear is where the incision is usually placed, and permanent stitches reshape the cartilage.
The first hours and days
The team tells you what to watch for and how to sleep, on your back and without pressure on the ears. A head dressing is worn for the first days.
Recovery and follow-up
Swelling and bruising settle over several weeks. During that time you wear a soft headband day and night at first, then at night as the surgeon instructs, and the surgeon schedules your follow-up.
In your consultation, the surgeon describes how the operation goes for you.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
Discuss my planBenefits
Why choose City Medical Centre
A plan built around you
Before suggesting any plan, the surgeon looks at your ears and listens to what you want. The method and the extent of the surgery are fitted to your case rather than copied from a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
Expect a clear, plain-language explanation of recovery, activity limits and possible risks before you book. You can raise any question 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
You can write on Telegram or WhatsApp at any hour and receive an answer. The consultation time is flexible and fits around your schedule.
The price is confirmed before booking
Before you book, you will know the price, which is confirmed after the surgeon's assessment of your case. Nothing unexpected is left for later.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about otoplasty
Send clear photos of your ears to a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp. The first consultation is free. After reviewing the photos, the surgeon talks with you online and proposes a plan.
The surgeon reshapes the ear cartilage, usually through an incision behind the ear, with permanent stitches and, where needed, thinning or scoring. Adults commonly have local anaesthesia, while younger children often have general anaesthesia.
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.
In most cases the incision is made in the fold behind the ear, so the scar is not easy to see. Not everyone scars alike, and a scar may turn out visible or thickened. The surgeon explains this and asks you about your tendency to scar.
The surgeon explains these before surgery: bleeding or a blood collection under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, changed skin sensation, and the correction partly relaxing over 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.
Healed ears keep the shape they were given. The two ears will normally differ a little, and a small number of patients see the correction relax to some degree. The surgeon goes over this with you first.
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.