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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Only after the surgeon has assessed your case is the price confirmed, and this happens before you book.
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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
What you read here about the methods is general. The extent of surgery and your recovery vary from patient to patient, and the surgeon confirms them after an examination of your ears and a discussion of your wishes.
The surgeon draws up a plan for your case at the consultation and explains the chosen method.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
About the clinic
A clinic where you can feel at ease
Modern equipment and comfortable rooms, with care given to every patient
Contact us in the way that suits you best
A convenient time for your consultation will be found, and your questions will be answered.
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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
Not sure which column applies to you?
Send photos of your ears to a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp. The surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion, with 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
Through photos and an online talk, the surgeon examines your case. What can and cannot be changed is discussed, and the surgeon proposes a plan with the price.
Choosing and booking the date
If the plan and the price are acceptable to you, your coordinator helps you choose a suitable date. The booking is made only when the surgeon has confirmed 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
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
In the first days a head dressing stays in place. The team describes how to sleep, on your back and without pressure on the ears, and what to watch 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.
Your surgeon will explain at the consultation how the operation proceeds 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
Send your photos by messenger, then talk with the surgeon online. The first consultation costs nothing and does not bind you to surgery.
Coordinators reply 24/7
You may contact us on Telegram or WhatsApp at any time and an answer will come. The consultation is scheduled flexibly, around your other commitments.
The price is confirmed before booking
The surgeon assesses your case first, then the price is confirmed. You see it before you book, so there are no surprises later.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about otoplasty
Clear photos of your ears, sent to a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp, are the first step. The first consultation is free. The surgeon examines the photos, talks with you online and proposes a plan.
The surgeon reshapes the ear cartilage, usually through an incision behind the ear, using permanent stitches and, where needed, thinning or scoring. Local anaesthesia is common in adults; younger children often have general anaesthesia.
Many adults and children return to work or school after about a week. You wear a head dressing for the first days, then a soft headband for the first weeks, and you avoid pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming 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.
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.
Surgery may be unsuitable or need clearing first with blood clotting disorders, active ear or skin infection, uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, or pregnancy until timing is confirmed.
Once healed, the ears keep their new shape. Small differences between the two ears are normal, and in a small number of cases the correction can relax somewhat. The surgeon discusses this with you beforehand.
The price depends on your own case and on the plan put forward by the surgeon. You are given it after the surgeon's assessment, before you book, so it is known before any decision is made.