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EVERYTHING ABOUT AESTHETIC EAR SURGERY

Aesthetic ear surgery is an aesthetic and plastic surgery operation performed in order to provide the correction required by the patient in cases where the person is not aesthetically satisfied with the shape of the ears as a congenital feature or in the event of a deformity in the ears as a result of an accident. The most common aesthetic problems that give the patients the most aesthetic concern are the deformities such as having the ears scooped out sideways, the ears being larger for the face which is referred as prominent ears, and the ears being pointed. Ear shape disorders are manifested from an early age, especially since it is a congenital feature. Ear shape disorders detected during childhood can be solved at an early age with aesthetic ear surgery in order not to have a negative effect on the child's psychological development and not to affect the child's self-confidence. A successful aesthetic ear surgery operation should be designed according to the facial features of the person and the proportion of all facial features in general. The image that patients desire to achieve aesthetically, is to provide an aesthetic ear aesthetic that is not understood to be ‘intervened externally’ with a natural proportional harmony with their own faces.

HOW IS AESTHETIC EAR SURGERY DONE?

In aesthetic ear surgery operation, the ‘aesthetic’ expectations of the patient are of great importance in eliminating the deformities in the ears and making the ears the ideal size and shape. Taking into consideration these expectations, the aesthetic surgeon forms the scope of the operation by providing the patient with method recommendations that will provide the closest and most appropriate result to the patient in accordance with the general structure of the patient and the proportion of facial contours. In the aesthetic ear surgery operation, the intervention is performed with the incision made behind the ear and the desired corrections are provided in the cartilage structure that gives shape to the ear. Surgical operation is completed by suturing the ear shape and dressing the ears. Aesthetic ear surgery can be performed with local anesthesia in adolescents and adults. Surgical operations performed in younger children are usually performed with general anesthesia. After these surgical operations, patients may have an ear shape as they imagined. The operation performed with general anesthesia takes 1 - 1.5 hours on average.

HOW LONG IS THE HEALING PROCESS AFTER AESTHETIC EAR SURGERY OPERATION?

The pain that may be felt in the first postoperative period is not intolerable and can be prevented with painkillers. The patient is usually discharged on the same day. It is normal to have swelling and redness in the areas where post-operative applications are performed, and these effects pass in parallel to the healing process within 3 weeks. Postoperative ear dressing is removed within a few days. The sutures are removed by the doctor within one week after the surgery. The patient can return to work and social life within 5 days. The swelling of the ears after the operation is completely reduced within 3 weeks and after 3 months, the ears take the form completely after the operation. During the first 3 months, sports activities that may cause impact on the ear area should be avoided and the ears should be protected from the sun.

DOES AESTHETIC EAR SURGERY OPERATION LEAVE SCAR?

One of the most worrisome issues after aesthetic ear surgery operation is the scarring on the skin tissue after the surgical procedure performed by performing incision. In a successful operation, it is aimed to minimize the possibility of incision marks to remain prominent with advanced methods. In the operation, the posterior region of the ear is used for the incision, so that it remains hidden in the invisible areas of the face even if there is a vague trace.