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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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
Different approaches to otoplasty change different things: one relies on sutures, the other also works on the cartilage itself. You choose with the surgeon at the consultation, after the 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.
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.
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Modern equipment, comfortable rooms and care for every patient
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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?
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
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
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
When you feel comfortable with the plan and the price, you and your coordinator select a suitable date, and you book only after the surgeon's confirmation of everything.
Pre-operative preparation
The surgeon takes photographs, reviews your medical history and medicines, and arranges any standard tests that are needed. Blood-thinning medicines are stopped solely on the surgeon's instructions.
The operation
The incision is usually behind the ear, and permanent stitches reshape the cartilage. Local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed, is usual for adults and older teenagers; general anaesthesia is often chosen for younger children.
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
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.
The surgeon uses the consultation to explain 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
First the surgeon examines your ears and talks through your wishes. After that, the method and extent of surgery are chosen to suit your case, and not drawn from a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
Recovery, limits on activity and possible risks are explained in plain language before you book. You know what to expect and can ask any question.
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 can get an answer on Telegram or WhatsApp whatever the hour. The consultation does not have a fixed time; it fits around your schedule.
The price is confirmed before booking
No price is confirmed until the surgeon has assessed your case. You then see it before you book, which avoids surprises later.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about otoplasty
Contact a coordinator through Telegram or WhatsApp and attach clear photos of your ears. There is no charge for the first consultation. The surgeon studies the photos, speaks with you online and offers 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.
Because the incision usually lies in the fold behind the ear, the scar is concealed. Even so, scarring varies from person to person, and visible or thickened scars are possible. The surgeon will explain this and ask whether you tend to scar heavily.
Prior to the operation, the surgeon explains the risks to you. They include bleeding or a blood collection under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, changed skin sensation and partial relaxation of the correction with time.
Some situations make surgery unsuitable or call for clearance first: blood clotting disorders, active infection of the ear or surrounding skin, uncontrolled chronic illness, a keloid scarring tendency, unrealistic expectations, and pregnancy until the timing is confirmed.
Following healing, the new ear shape remains. Small differences between the ears are to be expected, and the correction can loosen somewhat in a small number of cases. The surgeon explains this to you 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.