Thread Otoplasty — Non-Surgical Ear Correction

Protruding ears — a condition called otapostasis or prominent ear deformity — result from underdevelopment or absence of the antihelical fold, excess conchal bowl cartilage, or a combination of both. Traditional surgical otoplasty corrects this through cartilage-scoring, suturing or resection via incisions behind the ear, typically requiring general anaesthesia in children and longer recovery. Thread otoplasty at Artmedica achieves the same anatomical…

At Artmedica Clinic Prague the procedure is performed by MUDr. Kateřina Adamcová, whose ENT surgical training provides the anatomical expertise for precise cartilage management. The patient receives local anaesthetic injection plus nitrous oxide (laughing gas) for comfort and anxiolysis — a combination particularly valuable for paediatric patients from age six, who are the minimum age for this intervention once cartilage is sufficiently formed. A small…

Polypropylene is a non-absorbable monofilament used widely in surgical suturing for its stability and tissue compatibility; because the thread does not dissolve, the mechanical correction it achieves is permanent. The ear is held in its new position by the mechanical tension of the thread rather than by scar contraction or cartilage reshaping alone — an advantage in maintaining a predictable and stable long-term result.