Otoplasty Treatment History


The main history of otoplasty was made by Indian surgeons.

  • There are mentions of ear surgery in the medical treatises of Ancient China and in documents from Ancient Greece. The Indian surgeon Sushruta made a great contribution to the development of otoplasty. He and his pupils developed and described the first methods of earplasty, focusing mainly on reconstructive surgery and correction of particularly pronounced cosmetic defects. The results of their work formed the basis of the surgical treatise in Ayurveda.
  • Up until the 19th century, otoplasty developed slowly. In the nineteenth century the German surgeon J. F. Diffenbach described a surgical method to correct droopy ears. The idea was to remove excess cartilage to reduce the size of the auricle. It was Dieffenbach who is considered the "pioneer" of otoplasty in Europe.
  • In 1900, surgeon Jacques Joseph performed the first documented ear operation, with results that were as close as possible to those of contemporary operations.
  • The famous plastic surgeon Harold Gillis was the first to correct droopy ears without damaging the integrity of the ear's outer shell. He also developed techniques for reconstructive otoplasty with rib cartilage transplantation. 
  • In the second half of the 20th century, surgeons turned their attention to correcting other cosmetic defects of the ear. For example, R. Tanzer was seriously concerned with augmentation of the auricle in cases of abnormally small ears. Today, there are about 170 techniques for correcting floppiness, defects and deformities of the auricle.

So, what is Otoplasty?


  • Otoplasty is a surgical procedure on the tissue of the ear canals, which aims at correcting the existing shape. Such surgeries help to make protruding ears look normal and aesthetically pleasing. In some cases, the location of the ears does not match the facial proportions due to genetic abnormalities. In such cases, too, this operation is indicated. Otoplasty is also necessary if some parts of the ear auricles have been damaged as a result of trauma.
  • Whatever the reason for the operation, it always aims at making the auricles more attractive. Today, plastic surgery to correct the ears is a safe procedure that is affordable.

Otoplasty  Types:

Aesthetic otoplasty

This type of plastic surgery is aimed at correcting cosmetic flaws. This category includes protruding ears, large flaps of the ear or asymmetrical ears. 
Aesthetic otoplasty is performed in cases of underdevelopment of the supraorbital ridge, overdevelopment of auricular cartilage, protrusion of the fleshy part of the ear (lobe), an overly large pinna.
All of these are aesthetic defects and can be easily corrected by otoplasty in children and adults.

Reconstructive otoplasty:

This type of plastic surgery corrects complicated defects caused by a defect in the external part of the ear, by a trauma or even by a missing part. This includes conditions like macrotia, microtia, atony, lobe and helix deformities.
Reconstruction of the external body is a series of complex surgeries, involving the use of modern special correction methods. For instance, to restore a part of the ear, a piece of cartilage is removed from the rib and a transplant is grown from it. Subsequently, the skin is grafted to it.

Otoplasty Methods:

  • Scalpel. This type of surgery is obsolete today, so it is cheap. The scalpel method involves the use of a scalpel during surgery. It also implies a long rehabilitation period and risks of complications.
  • Laser. This is a rather popular way of performing the operation. Its advantages are speed of operation, short rehabilitation period, precise incisions and bactericidal effect on the tissue. Under the influence of the beam, the cartilage tissue softens and is easy to cut. Thanks to the laser beam, the incision lines are smooth, precise and do not bleed. They heal quickly and the risk of blood loss is minimised. The cost of such operations is higher than that of scalpel surgery, but the quality is well worth it.
  • Radiowave. This is a new and little researched method of operating with a radio wave device. Incisions are made under the action of radio waves. Precise incisions, minimal trauma, bloodlessness, rapid wound healing and no incision marks are attractive to patients and surgeons. Today, this method of surgery is at an experimental stage and is only used in a few clinics so far.

Otoplasty for:

  • Those who need to change the size, shape or angle of their ears
  • Otoplasty is mostly done on children and teenagers, can also be performed on adults.

Otoplasty Duration:

  • 1 to 3 hours depending on the difficulty of the procedure.

Otoplasty Recovery Timeline:

  • Return to work or school after about 1 week
  • Avoid active sports and sudden movements for about 3 months
  • Numbness and swelling may last up to 2 weeks
  • Pain may remain for several months after treatment

Possible Riscs for Otoplasty:

  • Skin and cartilage infection
  • Inflammation
  • Bleeding and clotting
  • Asymmetrical ears
  • Over-correction
  • Relapse of the original problem (ears may return to their original position)

Aftercare for Otoplasty


Of course, we will also take care of you after your Otoplasty treatment!

Our medical consultants will take care of you during 1 year after the surgery. If you need any assistance, if you have questions, you can contact our staff 24/7. We will ask you to send pictures to see the progress 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months and 1 year after the operation.

Otoplasty Healing Process

  • Do not remove the fixation bandage during the first postoperative week.
  • Can take pain medication.
  • Sleep on your back and do not touch, rub or soak your ears.
  • After the first three days and until the end of the second week, wash your head with water only (no cleansing agents).
  • By the time the stitches are removed, the bruises and swelling go away.
  • By the end of the second week, the initial recovery is completed and the patient can go back to the daily routine, except for some minor points.
  • Then, for another two weeks, diet, exercise and sports limitations should be maintained. 
  • No contact sports, ball games or similar sports equipment are allowed.
  • No hot baths, saunas, saunas, swimming pools or other bodies of water and no sunbathing are allowed.
  • After 3-4 months, full recovery is achieved, when the otoplasty result is definitively fixed and will last for a long time.

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Otoplasty FAQ


Otoplasty is a plastic surgery to correct droopy ears or reduce the size of the ear canals.

Only minor ear defects in babies can be corrected without surgery and these can often be corrected with a splint before 3 months of age. In other cases, surgery may be necessary.

Otoplasty can be performed from the age of 9 (at which age the ear auricles finish forming) until the age of 75-80.

No, neither floppy ears, nor the correction of ears by surgery, will affect your ability to hear in any way.

No, it is a relatively simple operation, but it also requires a great level of attention to detail. All manipulation is done through an incision behind the auricle.

As all the manipulations are carried out through an incision behind the auricle, scars after surgery are completely invisible.

Depending on the complexity of the operation, doctors may use local anaesthesia and sedatives or general anaesthesia.

The effect of the operation is noticeable in one week, immediately after the compression bandage is removed.

General well-being returns to normal on the day of surgery. However, due to the fact that an elastic bandage must be worn on the head, it is possible to return to work one to two weeks after the operation.

There are no strict criteria for determining the position and size of the ears. However, it is generally accepted that the angle between the ear lobe and the head should be 30° and that the line of the ear lobe should be parallel to the cheek.

Ear piercings can be done a couple of months after surgery, when full recovery is complete.

A second earplasty is possible if the first operation did not have the desired result. This rarely happens, usually in complicated cases or if the doctor's recommendations are not followed during the post-operative period. If minor correction is necessary, the operation will not be more complicated than the initial one. If, however, keloid scars have formed at the site of the intervention or there is a secondary deformity of the auricle, it is more difficult to restore its shape.

For the first week there may be some pain. If necessary, your doctor will prescribe pain killers.

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