Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)

Otoplasty at Arte Clinic corrects protruding or misshapen ears and torn earlobes. The 60–90-minute procedure reshapes the ear cartilage through an incision hidden behind the ear, performed under local anaesthesia or analgosedation. The clinic treats both adults and children from around age seven, when ear growth is essentially complete. A dressing is worn for the first ten days followed by a headband to protect the result.

Protruding ears are usually caused by an underdeveloped antihelical fold or an overly deep conchal bowl — both correctable with otoplasty. Through an incision concealed in the crease behind the ear, the surgeon scores and sutures the cartilage to recreate a natural fold and set the ear closer to the head, aiming for symmetric, natural-looking ears rather than an over-corrected, pinned appearance. The clinic also repairs split or stretched earlobes. Arte Clinic performs otoplasty under local anaesthesia or analgosedation in 60–90 minutes as an outpatient procedure. It is suitable for children from approximately age seven — by which point the ear has reached near-adult size — as well as adults of any age; early correction in childhood can spare children teasing during school years. Aftercare follows a defined protocol: the head dressing is removed around day ten, the self-absorbing sutures dissolve by about day fourteen, and an elastic headband is worn day and night for the first month, then at night only for a second month, to protect the reshaped cartilage while it stabilises. Strenuous sports should be avoided for two months. Results are permanent. A free consultation covers ear anatomy, the planned correction, and — for children — readiness and motivation for the procedure.