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Altering the shape of the ears and improving the appearance of protruding or asymmetric ears has become easy with a minor procedure called Otoplasty. Otoplasty is referred to as by different terms. The procedures of Otoplasty include Pinnaplasty, ear pinning, ear surgery, ear reshaping, ear correction, and ear reduction. Ears are that part of body which is usually not noticed by any one. You may not have got any compliments for your ears. This is because ears do not attract much attention. Sometimes ears get noticed if they are unusual. This is when you know you need to do something about those ears.

A protruding or asymmetric ear is a common problem mostly seen in men rather in women. This ear problem is common and many people do not bother to mend the problem. For few who think protruding or asymmetric ears as a problem to be corrected they can easily opt for plastic surgery. One gets protruding or asymmetric ear at the time of birth which is caused due to a congenital lack of curvature of the cartilage within the ear. People with protruding ears do not have this curvature while normal ears have cartilage bend backwards to the scalp. If this protruding is noticed within six week of birth it can easily be corrected by moulding it. This won’t require any surgery in later years.

Otoplasty procedure is a correction procedure where skin is removed surgically and then sutures are applied surgically to recreate the required bending of the cartilage. In most cases there is too much cartilage and there is need of removing it. The pinnaplasty incision is situated totally behind the ear. After few weeks when ear starts to heal the pinnaplasty procedure is unnoticeable. The area behind the ear has capacity to heal faster and moreover the location itself is hidden enough. Use of lidocaine makes it easy to numb the ear and thus the correction can be done with little discomfort.

It’s better to go to an experienced plastic surgeon rather than any cosmetic doctor. This will help you to get best and required result out of the ear surgery. Surgeons’ expert in handling cases of otoplasty is real beneficiary as they have vast experience. Use of latest technology helps in getting better result with minimum discomfort to the patients.

Few things to remember before going for an otoplasty surgery:

1.You should not indulge in sunbathing for at least two weeks prior to your surgery.

2.You should quit smoking and use of nicotine for four weeks prior to surgery. Nicotine is known to have impaired and cause delay in healing.

3.You should avoid using aspirin containing products, blood thinners, vitamin E for at least two weeks prior to surgery.

Ear surgery from a reputed medical company is very important. Treating you as an individual and giving respect to individual need is a must. Look forward to a better physical appearance by just changing the shape of your ears.