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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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.
Your plan is built by the surgeon at the consultation, who also explains the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
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Every patient receives care, in comfortable rooms equipped with modern technology
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We answer your questions and arrange a consultation at a time that suits you.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
You will hear from the surgeon if your concern does not need an operation. An operation is suggested only when it is suitable for 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?
Share photos of your ears with a coordinator via Telegram or WhatsApp; the surgeon reviews them and gives an opinion. You do not commit to surgery by doing so.
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Process
From your first message to recovery: six steps
Throughout the process a coordinator stays in touch with you, and every stage is explained to you ahead of time.
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
You pick a suitable date with your coordinator once you are happy with the plan and the price, and you book only after the surgeon has confirmed everything.
Pre-operative preparation
A review of your medical history and medicines comes first, with photographs and standard tests as needed, all arranged by the surgeon. The surgeon alone instructs when blood-thinning medicines are stopped.
The operation
In adults and older teenagers the anaesthesia is usually local, with sedation if needed. In younger children general anaesthesia is often chosen. The cartilage is reshaped with permanent stitches through an incision usually placed behind the ear.
The first hours and days
The team explains how to sleep, on your back and without pressure on the ears, and what to watch for; in the first days you wear a head dressing.
Recovery and follow-up
For the first weeks a soft headband is worn day and night; after that it is worn at night as the surgeon instructs. The surgeon schedules your follow-up while swelling and bruising settle over several weeks.
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
Nothing is proposed until the surgeon has examined your ears and understood your wishes. How the operation is done, and how much is done, is decided for you individually, not from a standard pattern.
Clear explanations before you decide
Nothing about recovery, activity limits or risks is left unexplained: you receive plain-language answers before you book. You can ask any question you like.
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
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
First comes the surgeon's assessment of your case; the price is confirmed afterwards. You know it before booking, so there are no surprises down the line.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about otoplasty
Free of charge, the first consultation starts when you message a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send clear photos of your ears. The surgeon reviews them, speaks with you online and proposes a plan.
Ear cartilage is reshaped by the surgeon, normally via an incision behind the ear. Permanent stitches hold the shape, and thinning or scoring is added where needed. Local anaesthesia is common in adults, general anaesthesia in younger children.
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.
Behind the ear, in the natural fold, is where the incision is usually made, hiding the scar. Healing is not the same for everyone, and a scar may be visible or thickened. Expect the surgeon to explain this and to ask about your scarring history.
The risks, which the surgeon explains before surgery, are 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 might be unsuitable, or need to be cleared beforehand, where there are blood clotting disorders, active infection of the ear or skin, uncontrolled chronic illness, a keloid scarring tendency or unrealistic expectations, or during pregnancy until the surgeon confirms timing.
Healed ears keep the shape they were given. The two ears will normally differ a little, and a small number of patients see the correction relax to some degree. The surgeon goes over this with you first.
Your individual case and the plan the surgeon proposes determine the price. It is confirmed after the surgeon's assessment and before you book, so you know it before you decide anything.