Chapin Aesthetics - Otoplasty (Ear Pinning Surgery)
Serving Philadelphia, Bucks County, Doylestown
Dr. Scott Chapin is a highly skilled Philadelphia and Bucks County otoplasty (nose contouring) surgeon who offers his patients unsurpassed care at his plastic surgery Bucks County area offices. Below he explains the otoplasty procedure.
Large ears, or ears that protrude noticeably, can be a source of self-consciousness for children, young adults, and grown-ups, as well. Children may be subject to teasing and ridicule, and adults may feel uncomfortable wearing their hair in certain styles. If you wish that your ears were less obtrusive, otoplasty surgery can help you achieve your goals.
Otoplasty is the technical name of a type of surgery that Dr. Chapin uses to reduce the size of larger ears and/or to set protruding ears back closer to the head. There are a number of variations on the procedure, depending upon the shape of your ears and how you would like them to look. Otoplasty can also correct stretched-out or creased earlobes.
Most often, otoplasty is performed on children between four and fourteen years old, as the ears are finished developing by age four. The earlier a child undergoes the procedure, the less teasing and self-consciousness he/she will have to endure.
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