Ear Surgery (Otoplasty) Pictures

This 6 year-old male child from Indianapolis Indiana was born with a significant microtia deformity, missing most of his ear. Beginning at age 6, three ear reconstructions over one year were performed by Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana. The goal of microtia reconstruction is to create most of what makes an ear look like an ear but perfect symmetry to the opposite normal ear is never possible.

This 47 year-old female from Indianapolis Indiana suffered loss of a portion of her ear from a burn injury. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana performed a two-stage ear reconstruction with skin and cartilage to make her burnt ear remnant look more like a full ear.

This 16 year-old male teenager from Columbus Indiana suffered partial loss of his ear from a dogbite. He underwent a two-stage reconstruction by Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis consisting of a first-stage skin flap and a second-stage graft of the helix.

This 12 year-old male from Danville Indiana Had an otoplasty performed just weeks ago by Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana. The location of the incisions with the dissolveable sutures still in place can be seen in this view.

This 12 year-old male from Danville Indiana was being teased at school because of his ears. With a simple one hour operation as an outpatient, Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis performed an otoplasty procedure. Although there is some mild swelling of the ears after surgery, the results are immediate. Otoplasty has a profound impact on the improvement in one's self-image.

This 6 year-old female child from Indianapolis Indiana under went an otoplasty (ear pinning) procedure prior to startinig school. Through a small incision on the back of the ear, Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana changes the shape of the cartilage which brings the ear closer to the side of the head.

This 6 year-old female child from Indianapolis Indiana was brought in to see Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana by her parents to improve the look of her ears as she was beginning her schooling. In a simple one hour otoplasty procedure, her ears were brought back into a more pleasing and less obvious position.

This 33 year-old female from Indianapolis Indiana has been bothered her whole life by her protruding ears. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis performed the simple procedure of otoplasty, often referred to as 'pinning the ears back'.

Otoplasty can be performed as early as age 5.

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This 33 year-old male from Indianapolis Indiana wanted to improve his lifelong concern about his ears. Pinning back the ears, otherwise known as otoplasty, is a simple and dramatically satisfying procedure. By putting the ears in better alignment with the side of the head, they become a natural part of one's appearance...not the primary focus. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis performs otoplasty through a small incision on the back of the ear where the shape of the ear cartilage is changed.

This is a 5 year-old female child from Lafayette Indiana whose parents wanted to improve the appearance of her ears before she started school. Protruding ears can be a real source of teasing in young children as they enter school. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis feels that one's child can undergo otoplasty as early as age 4, even before they begin preschool. Otoplasty is an easy and gratifying operation for any patient to go through, regardless of age.