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
Otoplasty varies from case to case. The suture-based approach and the approach that also works on the cartilage itself differ in their effect, and your choice is made with the surgeon at the consultation once your 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
Because the methods are described here only in general terms, the extent of surgery and your recovery are confirmed separately: the surgeon does this after examining your ears and discussing your wishes, since both depend on you.
At the consultation you receive a plan built for your case, together with the surgeon's explanation of the method chosen.
Free, before surgery and with no obligation.
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Request a free callOtoplasty is not for everyone
Should your concern be solvable without surgery, the surgeon will say so. They advise the operation 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
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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
You will hear what each stage involves before it takes place, and your coordinator stays in contact throughout the process.
Online consultation and plan
The consultation is online: you send photos and talk with the surgeon, who examines your case, discusses what can and cannot be changed, and proposes a plan and its price.
Choosing and booking the date
Only after the surgeon has confirmed everything do you book. Before that, once you are happy with the plan and price, you choose a suitable date with your coordinator.
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
For adults and older teenagers, local anaesthesia is usual, with sedation if needed, while younger children often have general anaesthesia. The incision is usually made behind the ear, and permanent stitches reshape the cartilage.
The first hours and days
For the first days you have a head dressing on. The team tells you how to sleep, on your back with no pressure on the ears, and what to watch for.
Recovery and follow-up
Over several weeks the swelling and bruising settle. You wear a soft headband day and night for the first weeks, then at night as the surgeon instructs, and the surgeon schedules your follow-up.
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
The surgeon examines your ears and asks about your wishes before recommending anything. Which method is used and how far the surgery goes depends on your case, not on 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
The first consultation takes place online: you send photos by messenger and speak with the surgeon. It is free, and having it does not oblige you to have surgery.
Coordinators reply 24/7
Telegram and WhatsApp are open to you at any hour, and you receive an answer. The consultation time is flexible and can fit around your schedule.
The price is confirmed before booking
The price is confirmed once the surgeon has assessed your case, and you see it before you book. That way nothing unexpected appears later.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about otoplasty
A coordinator is available on Telegram or WhatsApp; send them clear photos of your ears. The first consultation is free, and the surgeon, having reviewed the photos, discusses a plan with you online.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Blood clotting disorders, an active ear or skin infection, uncontrolled chronic illness, a tendency to keloid scarring, unrealistic expectations, and pregnancy (until timing is confirmed) may mean surgery is not suitable or must be cleared first.
The corrected shape holds once healing is finished. Small differences between the ears are normal, and some relaxation of the correction can happen in a small number of cases. You and the surgeon discuss this before surgery.
The price depends on your own case and on the plan put forward by the surgeon. You are given it after the surgeon's assessment, before you book, so it is known before any decision is made.