Cosmetic surgical procedures
Benefits
- Reduction of protruding or excessively large ears
- Formation of an esthetic ear shape
- Rejuvenation of stretched, excessively fleshy earlobes
- Repair of torn earlobes or enlarged pierced ear holes
Techniques
- A wedge of skin and cartilage may be removed from behind the ear to reduce protrusion and excessive size
- Cartilage may be weakened, rolled and held in place with sutures to create outer and inner ear folds
- Slits or torn earlobes are repaired by removing a narrow wedge of the earlobe and suturing the skin edges together
- Excess fleshiness is corrected by removing the excess in a crescent or triangular shape and suturing the skin edges together
Surgical Procedures for Ear Reshaping in Danville
