Prominent Ears Correction

Prominent ears are a congenital ear deformity, characterized by a flattened upper auricle and a slightly larger lower auricle. It is a type of incomplete ear rim development. Generally, it does not affect hearing or health, but it may affect one's overall appearance. If you are sensitive to this aspect, you can consult a reputable plastic surgery institution. Medical aesthetics provides surgical methods specifically for prominent ears, which is known as prominent ear correction. Let's take a look at how to correct prominent ears.

How to Correct Prominent Ears

1. The causes of prominent ears can be genetic or due to incorrect sleeping positions. Babies are still young and can be corrected. Prominent ears are generally caused by habitual side sleeping. Parents should minimize the baby's side sleeping and encourage them to sleep on their backs.

2. To correct the baby's prominent ears, you can also customize a special small pillow for the baby, flattening the middle part of the pillow and creating a small hole to place the baby's small ears. This way, even if the baby sleeps on its side, it will not press on its ears. If the baby's prominent ears are already severe, surgical correction can be considered. However, surgery has risks, so it is recommended to wait until the baby is older.

3. Parents can also improve the baby's prominent ears by wearing hats. Before putting on the hat, parents should fix the baby's ears and arrange them inward. However, wearing hats may make the baby feel constrained. For the baby's comfort, it is recommended to choose a hat with a softer texture.

Preoperative Preparation

1. Under the guidance of a doctor, perform routine blood, urine, liver and kidney function, and coagulation function tests.

2. Take preoperative head and facial frontal, oblique, and posterior views.

3. It is generally unnecessary to shave the hair around the surgical area before surgery. Men should have a routine haircut before surgery, while women should wash their hair.

4. Surgery is generally performed under local anesthesia. For uncooperative children, general anesthesia or basic anesthesia combined with local anesthesia may be used. Therefore, corresponding preoperative anesthesia preparation should be made.

Indications

1. Prominent ear plastic surgery is generally not traumatic, and can be performed on anyone who wishes to improve the appearance of their auricle.

2. Individuals with acute or chronic otitis media should undergo otitis media treatment first.

3. To avoid affecting the normal psychological development of children, surgery can generally be performed at ages 5-6, when the auricle is only a few millimeters smaller than an adult's, and the surgery has minimal impact on its development.

4. Bilateral auricle plastic surgery should be completed in a single surgery.