Prominent ear; It is when the angle between the head and the ear is wider than normal. When these people are viewed from the front, the auricle is more prominent and the natural “Y” shaped folds of the auricle are generally less pronounced than normal. Prominent ear or big ear is actually an aesthetic problem, not a physical disease. In people with prominent prominent ears, this can lead to psychological and social problems that reduce the person’s quality of life. Ridiculing among friends often begins at school age; It can lead to the need to cover their ears with their hair, low self-esteem, anxiety, distorted body image and even depression.
How is prominent ear treated?
Surgery is the only treatment for prominent ears, large ears and deformities in the ears.
Since ear development is completed around 5-6 years of age, the most appropriate time for prominent ear treatment in children is pre-school period. When prominent ear surgery is performed in the pre-school period, psychological traumas and social problems that the child may experience in school life will also be prevented. Performing prominent ear surgery in the preschool period also allows the child to adapt to the social environment more easily with his new appearance without deteriorating his body image, and prevents self-confidence problems. It is important to know that early treatment prevents psychological and social traumas in the light of the data that people with prominent ears mostly consult a doctor during adolescence and youth.
What is prominent ear operation and how is it applied?
Prominent ear operation, known as “otoplasty” in medicine, is one of the surgical applications where satisfaction of our guests is at the highest level. surgical intervention; It is an ear shaping operation applied to eliminate the prominent ear appearance, large ear appearance and insufficient folds in the natural auricle.
Prominent ear surgery is usually based on the removal of excess tissue through small incisions made behind the ear. These incisions, which are made in the folds behind the ear, leave almost no traces. Aesthetic and plastic surgery specialists make a personalized prominent ear operation plan. The most common method is to reduce the excess cartilage in the ear by rasping, remove it if necessary, and give the ear a new shape that is curved backwards with special stitches that are not absorbed by the body.
Our guest can stand up a few hours after the operation, which is performed under local anesthesia and takes approximately 1 hour in operating room conditions. General anesthesia may also be preferred, as it is more difficult for children to stay still during the operation. Ears are bandaged to protect ear tissue and facilitate healing. After 2-4 days, this dressing is removed and our guest’s head is wrapped with a lighter dressing. If self-dissolving stitches have not been used, the stitches are usually removed within a week. After removing the dressings, it is recommended to use a band that covers the ears, especially at night, for 6-8 weeks.
What should be considered after prominent ear aesthetics?
The patient’s head remains in the bandage for 1 week, and a hair band that goes over the ears should be used in the next week. For the first 10 days, the patient should not lie on his ears and should sleep with 2 pillows under his head.
What is microtia (small ear, lack of ear)?
It is a problem that occurs as a result of the congenital absence or insufficient formation of a part of the ear. Surgery usually starts at the age of 5 years. In the first operation, the cartilage taken from the rib is given the shape of an ear skeleton and buried under the skin in the temporal region. In the second operation, the earlobe is rotated and brought to its normal position. In the third session, the skin to be formed and the previously embedded cartilage are removed and a skin patch is transferred to the back of the ear. After these basic surgeries, it may be necessary to perform some corrective surgeries.