EAR AESTHETICS
People with disfigurement of their ears experience psychological discomfort due to their appearance. With the beginning of their school life in childhood, it is likely that they will encounter sarcastic rhetoric from their peers. For this reason, prominent ear surgery is recommended to be performed at the age of 5-6 years, when the development of the ear is completed. People whose treatment is not carried out before the school period can lead to a loss of self-confidence and alienation from social life. If it is solved before starting school life, it prevents the child from being psychologically harmed. Ear aesthetic surgery can be performed not only at a child's age, but also at a later age. It also significantly improves the lives of adults who want to improve the appearance of the ear and get rid of problems in the structure of the ear. They gain self-confidence and thus can be more successful both in their work life and in their social life.
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR PROMINENT EAR SURGERY
As an anatomical definition, we define ears that have an angle of more than 25 degrees between the skull and the ear as Decapitated ears. If a healthy individual without health problems has reached the age of 5-6 years, this is a suitable candidate for surgery.
PROMINENT EAR SURGERY DETAILS AND PROCESS
The operation takes about 1-2 hours on average. While general anesthesia is required in children; local anesthesia is more preferred in adult individuals. An incision is made behind the ear to reveal the disfigurement of the cartilage of the ear. By giving shape to the cartilage, it is fixed with stitches so that it can maintain the desired shape. By restructuring the angle that the ear makes with the scalp, the ear's scoop is reduced so that it is closer. Finally, the incision behind the ear is repaired with melting stitches. After the surgical incisions are closed, a special dressing and bandaging are performed. By prescribing painkillers and antibiotics, if local anesthesia has been performed, the patient is sent immediately; if it has been performed under general anesthesia, he is hospitalized for 1 night. while the bandage is worn day and night for 1 week, the bandage should only be worn during sleep for the following 3 months. It will take 6 months for the final result to occur, as in every plastic surgery. In addition, when the incision made behind the ear is closed, the stitches become completely invisible and camouflaged as the ear approaches the head.
NON-SURGICAL PROMINENT EAR AESTHETICS
With the advancement of medical technologies and the emergence of new applications, a new alternative has been presented to those with prominent ear problems. Inciseless prominent ear aesthetics are preferred by people who do not have much ear deformation. This procedure, which stretches the ear cartilage behind the ear with invisible stitches, is more effective when performed in childhood.