Ear Correction Surgery Permanently pin back protruding ears – for children and adults at Park-Klinik Birkenwerder not far from Berlin.

Important things to know – before ear correction surgery

The use of pain killers as well as antipyretic agents (against fever) and blood thinners should be discontinued at least two weeks prior to ear correction surgery to allow for a smooth procedure free of complications. The same holds true for products that contain vitamin E or ginkgo biloba.

The otoplasty procedure

Otoplasty requires special operation techniques to achieve natural results. The auricular cartilage is thinned by using a diamond drill, reshaped and fixed with three or four sutures. The scars are hidden as small, fine lines behind the ear and hardly visible.

Beside ear set back surgery, there is also the possibility to reduce the size of ear lobes, to reshape them or to repair earlobes that are stretched or torn by heavy earrings and to reduce the size of earholes.

What are the complications that can occur in ear correction surgery?

Ear correction surgery is a standard procedure of aesthetic and plastic surgery. Nevertheless, general risks cannot be excluded, even when surgery is performed in accordance with state of the art procedures.

Swelling and bruising in the treated area are not uncommon. They usually disappear after a relatively short time all by themselves. There are very rare cases of infections, which can be mostly treated successfully with antibiotics. Generally speaking, ear correction (otoplasty) is among the plastic surgical interventions that cause the least complications.

Do I need anaesthesia for ear correction surgery (otoplasty) and how long do I have to stay in hospital?

Experience shows that most patients at Park-Klinik Birkenwerder/Berlin wish to get general anaesthesia for ear correction, but upon consultation with your surgeon and the anaesthetist, surgery can also be performed under regional anaesthesia with conscious sedation. Ear correction (pinnaplasty) is done as in-office procedure at Park-Klinik Birkenwerder/Berlin and takes about 1 hour.

Important things to know – after otoplasty

Since the human ear is very sensitive, it should be protected after ear correction surgery by a sterile head dressing or a removable bandage for at least three to four days. Once dressings and sutures have been removed, it is recommended to wear a special headband at night for another four weeks.