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 Stuttgart
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The surgeon assesses your case and confirms the price 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
In general terms, this is how the methods work. For you personally, the extent of surgery and your recovery depend on your case, and the surgeon confirms both after examining your ears and discussing your wishes.
The surgeon uses the consultation to put together a plan for your case and to explain the method they have chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
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Care for every patient, in comfortable rooms with modern equipment
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We will deal with your questions and choose a time for your consultation that works for you.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
When there is a way to resolve your concern without an operation, you will be told. Surgery is advised only if 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
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Photos of your ears can be sent to a coordinator in Telegram or WhatsApp. The surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion, and you are not committed to surgery.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
Each stage is explained in advance, and a coordinator stays in touch with you throughout.
Online consultation and plan
After you send photos and speak with the surgeon online, the surgeon examines your case. You discuss what can and cannot be changed, and the surgeon proposes a plan with the price.
Choosing and booking the date
When the plan and the price suit you, you agree a convenient date with your coordinator. Booking happens only once the surgeon has confirmed everything.
Pre-operative preparation
As needed, the surgeon arranges standard tests, and also reviews your medical history and medicines and takes photographs. Stopping blood-thinning medicines happens only on the surgeon's instructions.
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
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
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 starts by examining your ears and discussing what you hope to change. Only then are the method and the extent of surgery chosen, and they are chosen for your case, not from a template.
Clear explanations before you decide
The recovery, the activity limits and the possible risks are explained clearly before you book, so you know what to expect. Any question you have can be asked.
A free first consultation
You send photos by messenger and talk with the surgeon online. The first consultation is free and carries no obligation to have surgery.
Coordinators reply 24/7
Reach us on Telegram or WhatsApp at any hour and expect an answer. Your consultation time is flexible and can be set around 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
Message a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send clear photos of your ears. The first consultation is free. The surgeon reviews 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.
Head dressing first, for the first days; soft headband next, for the first weeks. Many adults and children return to work or school after about a week. Throughout several weeks, avoid pressure on the ears, contact sports and swimming.
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 surgeon will explain the following before the operation: bleeding or blood collecting under the skin, infection, asymmetry, visible or thickened scars, altered skin sensation, and the correction relaxing in part with time.
The following may make surgery unsuitable or mean it needs clearing first: blood clotting disorders, active ear or skin infection, uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, and 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.
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.