Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 25 years old
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 25-year-old woman came to our practice interested in a one-sided left otoplasty. She was bothered by her left ear protruding further than the right ear, and the ears being asymmetric. She had had this asymmetry her whole life, and felt ready to proceed with correction as she was now out of school. Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Inessa Fishman treated her with a single-sided left otoplasty, or surgical ear shaping, to bring the left ear closer to the head. The patient is shown 1.5 months after surgery, with an excellent short-term result.
We offer both non-surgical and surgical ear reshaping at our practice; while non-surgical ear reshaping is effective in only the newborn and very young infant patients, surgical ear reshaping (or otoplasty) may be performed in adults and children as young as 5-6 years old.