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Otoplasty (Surgery of
the Ears)
Also called ear surgery, otoplasty is a type of cosmetic plastic surgery
procedure aimed at setting prominent ears closer to the head, or reducing
the size of larger ears. Surgery begins with an incision behind the
ear in the natural fold (where the ear is joined to the head). The
surgeon removes necessary amounts of cartilage and/or skin required
to achieve the right effect. In some instances, the surgeon will trim
the cartilage, shaping it into a more desirable form and then pin
the cartilage back with permanent sutures to secure the cartilage.
In other cases, the surgeon will not remove any cartilage at all,
using stitches to hold the cartilage permanently in place. After sculpting
the cartilage to the desired shape, the surgeon applies sutures to
anchor the ear until healing occurs holding the ear in the desired
position.
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