Common Questions & Answers about Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
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Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
41 year old, Male, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This 41 year-old male from South Bend Indiana had part of his ear bitten off ny a horse. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana performed a two-stage ear reconstruction. the first stage was the creation of a postauricular skin flap. The second stage was flap release and creation of the helical rim.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
7 year old, Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This 7 year-old female child from Fishers Indiana had very prominent protruding ears. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana sets ears back by reshaping the cartilage to form a missing ear fold, the antihelical fold. This is done through a small incision on the back of the ear.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
5 year old, Male, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This 5 year-old male child from Muncie Indiana was bothered by his protruding ears. His parents wanted them corrected before he started formal schooling so he would not be teased. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana set back his ears through incisions on the back of them. Setback otoplasties produce a dramatic change from the back as well as from the front views.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
15 year old, Male, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This young teenage male from Indianapolis Indiana suffered severe facial burns resulting in loss of much of his right ear. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana performed a two-stage ear reconstruction. The first stage was tissue expansion. The second stage was rib cartilage framework insertion.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
23 year old, Female, Fair skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This 23 year-old fenale from Bloomington Indiana wanted her ears setback to be less noticeable and so that she could wear her hair back at work. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana performed a simple setback otoplasty using permanent sutures to reshape her ears so they blended into the side of her head more naturally.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
5 year old, Male, Fair skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This 5 year-old male child from Columbus Indiana had a protruding ear that his mother wanted corrected prior to sarting school. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana performed a setback otoplasty (ear pinning0 using small incisions behind the ears from which the ear cartilage was reshaped.
This is a before and after of a person receiving ear reshaping / otoplasty / ear pinning by Dr Young in his Seattle / Bellevue Washington Office for prominent ears / big ears / protruding ears.
Dr. William Dascombe performed corrective ear surgery on this patient at The Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery. It placed the ears closer to the head.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
22 year old, Female
Performed by
Felice P. Moody M. D.
(Anderson , SC)
This young lady suffered from an earlobe split from her earring. She underwent an earlobe split repair. You will see only the after pictures, the before picture is unavailable, so you will see the after picture twice.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
24 year old, Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This 24 year-old female from Lafayette Indiana wanted her ears pinned back. Mcu of the reason her ears protruded was because the bowl of the ear was very large. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana performed ear setback surgery largely by removing part of her concha and reshaping it.
Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
29 year old, Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. Barry Eppley
(Carmel , IN)
This 29 year-old female from Bloomington Indiana had been bothered by her protruding ears ever since she was a child. Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis Indiana performed a setback of her ears largely by conchal reduction and suturing.