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 The Hague
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Comparison
Two approaches to ear correction
What an otoplasty changes depends on the approach. A suture-based approach and an approach that also works on the cartilage itself are not the same, and the surgeon helps you choose after examining your ears 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 presented here in a general way. Surgery extent and recovery differ between patients, so the surgeon confirms both for you after examining your ears and discussing your wishes.
At the consultation the surgeon builds a plan for your case and explains the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
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Up-to-date equipment, comfortable rooms and attention to each patient
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
Where your concern can be solved without surgery, the surgeon will tell you. Where it cannot, the operation 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
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
Nothing is left unexplained: every stage is described in advance, and your coordinator is in touch with you at all times.
Online consultation and plan
The surgeon examines your case from the photos you send and your online conversation, discusses what can and cannot be changed, and then proposes a plan with 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
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
Adults and older teenagers usually have local anaesthesia, with sedation if needed. General anaesthesia is often chosen for younger children. The incision is usually behind the ear, and the cartilage is reshaped with permanent stitches.
The first hours and days
Expect to wear a head dressing for the first days. The team explains sleeping on your back, without pressure on the ears, and the signs 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.
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
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
You begin by sending photos through a messenger and then have an online conversation with the surgeon. The first consultation is free of charge, with no obligation to operate.
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
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
Write to a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send clear photos of your ears. The first consultation is free. The surgeon looks at the photos, speaks with you online and puts forward a plan.
Through an incision that is usually behind the ear, the surgeon reshapes the cartilage. Permanent stitches are used, along with thinning or scoring where needed. Adults often have local anaesthesia, and 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 incision is generally made in the fold behind the ear, which hides the scar. As people scar differently, a visible or thickened scar is possible. The surgeon discusses this with you and asks about any tendency you have 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.
The operation may not be right for you, or may need clearing first, in the case of blood clotting disorders, active infection in the ear or skin, uncontrolled chronic illness, keloid scarring tendency, unrealistic expectations, or pregnancy before the timing is confirmed.
When healing is complete, the ears stay in their new shape. Slight differences between the ears are normal, and in a few cases some relaxation of the correction can occur. You will talk about this with the surgeon 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.