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Ear Surgery

Otoplasty or ear pinning surgery in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills is performed as a short outpatient procedure at Hughes Plastic Surgery. The ear pinning procedure is used to treat prominent ear deformity in which the ears have varying degrees of separation from the side of the head. Dr. Hughes has performed dozens of these procedures, although the procedure is not nearly as common as other plastic surgery procedures. Make sure that the plastic surgeon you select for your ear pinning surgery has performed and does perform these surgeries on a regular basis.

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otoplasty can refer to correction of several ear deformities

Ear correction procedures involve a host of deformities, including the most common prominent ear deformity. The prominent ear deformity has several varieties and patients complain of ears that stick out. See the before and after ear pinning photo galleries to get an idea of this deformity. The ears are remodeled with a variety of surgical techniques including cartilage removal and stitch remodeling to achieve natural-appearing ears without any noticeable scars. The incision for the procedure is hidden on the back of the ear.

Other ear deformities may include a very large ear known as macrotia. This ear deformity can be reduced in size by removing both skin and cartilage.

Patients may have a lop ear deformity or cup ear deformity. In this instance, the ear is somewhat constricted and depending upon the degree of constriction, the surgery can be very straightforward or very difficult. If the ear is very deficient in length, grafts or flaps may be necessary to increase the length of the upper pole of the ear.

It is important to realize that no two deformities are the same. Dr. Hughes will formulate a surgical plan that is just for you.

otoplasty surgery day

In general, the surgical procedure takes about one hour or less and can be performed with only local anesthesia. However, some of the more complicated surgeries can take several hours to complete. An additional benefit to the patient is that he or she can drive him or herself to and from the procedure.

otoplasty recovery

The downtime is minimal. One should expect about 1 week of bruising and swelling. However complete healing can take 6 weeks or more, and patients should be very careful in not bumping or traumatizing the ears during recovery.