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
Ear Correction Surgery for Patients in Nantes
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The price is confirmed by the surgeon once your case has been assessed, and always 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
This page describes the methods in general terms. The extent of the operation and your recovery are individual, and the surgeon confirms both after examining your ears and talking through your wishes.
The surgeon plans your case at the consultation and takes you through the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
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Comfortable surroundings, modern equipment and care that extends to every patient
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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
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?
Begin by sending photos of your ears to a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp. The surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion, and you commit to nothing.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
Every stage is talked through with you before it happens, and you have a coordinator in touch 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
Local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed, is usual in adults and older teenagers. Younger children often have general anaesthesia. Usually the incision lies behind the ear, and the cartilage is reshaped with permanent stitches.
The first hours and days
A head dressing is worn during the first days. You are shown by the team how to sleep, lying on your back without pressure on the ears, and what to look out for.
Recovery and follow-up
You wear a soft headband day and night for the first weeks, and then at night as the surgeon instructs. Swelling and bruising settle over several weeks, and your follow-up is scheduled by the surgeon.
During the consultation the surgeon explains how the operation will go 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
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
You share photos through a messenger and speak with the surgeon online. The first consultation is free, and you are under no obligation to have surgery.
Coordinators reply 24/7
Messages sent on Telegram or WhatsApp are answered at any hour. You can fit the consultation around your own schedule, as the time is flexible.
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
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.
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.
You wear a head dressing for the first days, then a soft headband for the first weeks. Many adults and children return to work or school after about a week. Avoid pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming for several weeks.
Usually the surgeon works through a cut in the fold behind the ear, so the scar sits out of view. Scars vary between individuals, and it is possible for one to be visible or thickened. You will be told about this and asked about how you scar.
Before you have surgery, the surgeon describes what can go wrong: bleeding or blood gathering under the skin, infection, asymmetry, scars that are visible or thickened, changed feeling in the skin, and the correction easing back in part over 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.
After healing, the ears hold their new shape. Minor differences between the two ears are normal, and occasionally the correction relaxes a little. The surgeon talks this over with you in advance.
You will know the price before making any decision: it depends on your case and the surgeon's proposed plan, and it is confirmed after the assessment and before you book.