PROMINENT EAR CORRECTION
Prominent ears are congenital [from birth] and may result in increased self-consciousness and distress as a consequence of being teased by peers.
In children we wait till the child is at least 6-7 years [which is when the ear reaches full growth] before any correction procedure is performed. The operation is done under a General Anaesthetic and takes 1-1.5 hours. A head bandage is applied which is removed after 5 days and then a headband needs to be worn [especially at night] for 4-6 weeks.
EARLOBE REPAIR
Ear piercing especially in the lobe area can stretch and elongate with wearing heavy earrings and may even cause the earlobe to split.
This can be easily repaired under a local anaesthetic and takes 30-45 minutes. Sutures are removed after 8 days and the earlobe re-taped. Massaging the earlobe for 4-6 weeks before ear piercing is advised to minimise signs of scarring.
In some patient,s who have this happen repeatedly because of soft skin a cartilage graft is used at the time of repair to avoid a recurrence.