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Beauty for life

Enhancing your appearance with ear surgery
If protruding or disfigured ears bother you or your child, you may consider plastic surgery. Ear surgery — also known as otoplasty — can improve the shape, position or proportion of the ear. It can correct a defect in the ear structure that is present at birth that becomes apparent with development or it can treat misshapen ears caused by injury.

Ear surgery creates a natural shape, while bringing balance and proportion to the ears and face. Correction of even minor deformities can have profound benefits to appearance and self-esteem.

Specifically ear surgery can treat:
  • Overly large ears — a rare condition called macrotia
  • Protruding ears occurring on one or both sides in varying degrees — not associated with hearing loss
  • Adult dissatisfaction with previous ear surgery

Is it right for me?
Ear surgery is a highly individualized procedure and you should do it for yourself, not to fulfill someone else’s desires or to try to fit any sort of ideal image.

Children who are good candidates for ear surgery are:
  • Healthy, without a life-threatening illness or untreated chronic ear infections
  • Generally 5 years old, or when a child’s ear cartilage is stable enough for correction
  • Cooperative and follow instructions well
  • Able to communicate their feelings and do not voice objections when surgery is discussed

Teenagers and adults who are good candidates for ear surgery are:
  • Healthy individuals who do not have a life-threatening illness or medical conditions that can impair healing
  • Non-smokers
  • Individuals with a positive outlook and specific goals in mind for ear surgery


What is ear surgery? | Beauty for life | What to expect during your consultation | Preparing for ear surgery | Important facts about the safety and risks of ear surgery | What happens during ear surgery? | Ear surgery recovery | Results and outlook | How much will ear surgery cost? | Otoplasty words to know
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    • Dr. Choi >
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    • Arm Lift >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for arm lift surgery
      • Arm lift risks and safety information
      • What happens during arm lift surgery?
      • Arm lift recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will arm lift surgery cost?
      • Brachioplasty words to know
    • Body Contouring >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your body contouring consultation
      • Preparing for body contouring surgery
      • Body contouring risks and safety information
      • Body contouring procedure steps
      • Body contouring recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will body contouring surgery cost?
      • Body contouring words to know
    • Body Lift >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for body lift surgery
      • Body lift surgery risks and safety information
      • Body lift procedural steps
      • Body lift recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will body lift surgery cost?
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      • Breast lift results will be long-lasting
      • How much will a breast lift cost?
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    • Breast Reduction for Men >
      • Enhancing your appearance with gynecomastia surgery
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      • Preparing for reduction surgery
      • Important facts about the safety and risks of gynecomastia surgery
      • Male breast reduction procedure steps
      • Male breast reduction recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will gynecomastia surgery cost?
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    • Brow Lift >
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      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for brow lift surgery
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      • How much will brow lift surgery cost?
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      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for ear surgery
      • Important facts about the safety and risks of ear surgery
      • What happens during ear surgery?
      • Ear surgery recovery
      • Results and outlook
      • How much will ear surgery cost?
      • Otoplasty words to know
    • Eyelid Surgery >
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      • Preparing for eyelid surgery
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      • Preparing for facelift surgery
      • Facelift risks and safety information
      • Facelift procedure steps
      • My facelift recovery
      • Facelift results will be long-lasting
      • How much will facelift surgery cost?
      • Rhytidectomy terms to know
    • Hand Surgery >
      • Hand Surgery Post-Operative Instructions
      • Pin Care Post-Operative Instructions
    • Injectable Fillers >
      • Beauty for life
      • What happens during soft tissue augmentation?
      • What are the different types of fillers?
      • Important facts about the safety and risk of tissue fillers
      • My recovery
      • Results and outlook
      • How much will soft tissue augmentation cost?
      • Words to know
    • Liposuction >
      • Best candidates for liposuction
      • How much does liposuction cost?
      • What to expect during your liposuction consultation
      • Preparing for liposuction surgery
      • Liposuction risks and safety information
      • Liposuction procedure steps
      • Liposuction recovery
      • Liposuction results will be long-lasting
      • Liposuction - Words to know
    • Nasal Surgery >
      • What to expect during your nose surgery consultation
      • Preparing for nose surgery
      • Rhinoplasty surgery steps
      • Rhinoplasty risks and safety information
      • My nose surgery recovery
      • Nose surgery results will be long-lasting
      • How much will nose surgery cost?
      • Rhinoplasty terms to know
    • Skin Services >
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Skin rejuvenation treatment risks and safety information
      • Skin rejuvenation procedural steps
      • Skin rejuvenation recovery
      • How much will skin rejuvenation and resurfacing treatments cost?
      • Skin rejuvenation words to know
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      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for thigh lift surgery
      • Thigh lift procedural steps
      • Thigh lift surgery risks and safety information
      • Thigh lift recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will thigh lift surgery cost?
      • Thigh lift words to know
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      • What to expect during your tummy tuck consultation
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