Otoplasty also called ear surgery corrects the ear abnormalities in children and adults. It corrects the earshape , size , proportions ,missing and extra parts that are either birth abnormality or develops as result of trauma .

 Prominent ears
 Spock ear
 Deformed ear
 Split ear lobe
 Stahls ear
 macrotia

Younger children are given general anesthesia and older one can be operated in local anesthesia.

Both as day care procedure and inpatient

It is important that bandage remains on after ear surgery otherwise it may lead to unwanted complications and need to redo some procedures. Bandages may initially be bit heavy and troublesome but it’s important not to remove it until advised. Recovery from ear surgery usually takes three to four weeks.

 bleeding
 hematoma
 distorted ear shape due to blood collection
 wound infection
 wound breakdown
 revision surgery
 under correction
 overcorrection