EAR SURGERY

Protruding ears – known rather cruelly as ‘bat-ear syndrome’ – can be due to a hereditary malformation which results in the ears standing out from the head.

In general the procedure to rectify this situation is fairly straightforward.

There are two main causes of protruding ears – those which relate to the Anti-Helical Fold and those relating to the Concha. Many patients have a combination of the two problems, and fortunately the surgeon can generally address both simultaneously.

Incisions are made in the crease behind the ear. The Anti-Helcial fold can be reshaped with a special instrument and the Concha related problems can be treated at the same time.

The procedure takes around 2 hours under local or general anesthetic and you can look forward to a quick recovery after around 5 days, with all bruising and swelling healing by the 3rd week after surgery.

The stitches dissolve naturally making recovery even more simple.