Ear Plastic Surgery: Innovative Procedures

Ear plastic surgery is not new in the world of cosmetic procedures. Children born with deformities often turn to the skilled hands of a cosmetic surgeon to give them normal looking ears, while those who have experienced traumas to their ears also turn to surgeons to restore the former appearance of the body part. Even though these surgeries have been around for a while, innovative techniques are making them more and more effective with more natural looking results.

Juxtaposition Ears

In cases where children are born with deformed ears, the old school method of reconstruction involved removing all of the existing tissue and completely reconstructing them. While this allows the surgeon to avoid potentially damaging the patient’s hearing through internal damage to the ears, it leads to additional cutting and the removal of completely healthy tissue. It also requires the surgeon to use more cartilage from the ribs when constructing the new ears.

Juxtaposition ear plastic surgery allows the surgeon to place the new tissue and cartilage next to the existing tissue and cartilage. Not all surgeons have the extensive training necessary to perform this procedure. If yours does, then you will have fewer incisions, no wasted tissue, and less tissue removed from your rib for the procedure.

Integrated Cartilage Graft

One problem associated with ear plastic surgery is the way that scars heal by pulling the skin together. This can change the design of the ears that the surgeon has worked so hard to perfect. Integrated cartilage grafts uses two pieces of cartilage carefully integrated together to enhance bonding and create stronger bonds between the two. This helps the cartilage to resist pulling from scars and allows the ears to keep the shape the surgeon creates during the procedure.

The Wrap Around Earlobe

In traditional surgery techniques, the newly formed ears have lobes that are basically attached to the head. This can impact their look and also prevent the patient from easily wearing earrings. The wrap around earlobe technique uses the tissue from the deformed ears to make an earlobe that actually hangs normally, rather than remaining attached to the neck. This involves allowing the tissue to integrate to both the front and back of the new ears, rather than just allowing integration on the front.

Choosing a Doctor

Each of these new techniques in the field of ear plastic surgery requires a level of skill and training that the average surgeon does not have. In order to benefit from these innovative techniques, you will need to find a surgeon that specializes in these procedures and has obtained the highest possible level of training in the field.

Many patients choose to travel across the country to see surgeons who are known experts in this highly specialized field. Take the time to interview surgeons carefully, look at before and after photos, and see the types of techniques they use. When you find the right one, you will be thrilled with the level of attention you receive and the results from your procedure.