Patient Info
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 6 years old
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 6-year-old boy faced lots of teasing from his peers about his ears, and reporting hating how his ears looked. Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Inessa Fishman treated him with otoplasty, or surgical ear shaping, to bring his ears closer to the head. The patient is shown 1 day after surgery, with an excellent short-term result. His ears will become less red and swollen during healing, usually taking a few weeks to heal completely.
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.