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also known as ear pinning, otoplasty is a common surgical procedure performed to set the ears back closer to the side of the head.

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The ears are positioned closer to the head by reshaping the cartilage (supporting tissue). This is usually accomplished through incisions placed behind the ears so that subsequent scars will be concealed in a natural skin crease. Otoplasty can be performed on children as early as age five or six.

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Ear surgery Reshaping the ear

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An operation to reshape the ear and to reposition it in a less protruding appearance.

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Surgery of the ear.

351face.com

oto” in latin means ear and “plasty” means to change. This is a surgical procedure reshaping the ear: decreasing the size and shape of the entire outer ear (auricle) or just the ear lobe, to decrease ear protrusion away from the head or to create a more normal ear anatomy.

beautybydesign-lv.com

A surgical procedure done to correct misshaped or protruding ears.

webmd.com

sets back disproportionately large or prominent ears closer to the head; involves cutting cartilage and/or repositioning the ear inward. Plastic surgery can also help children who, because of a birth defect, need a new ear or to have one constructed.

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ear correction surgery

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a type of cosmetic plastic surgery procedure aimed at setting prominent ears closer to the head, or reducing the size of larger ears.

nhhn.org

Otoplasty is a type of cosmetic surgery that is used to alter the appearance of a person's external ears. This type of ear surgery is typically performed to bring ears closer to the head or reduce the size of large ears.

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