How to remove a lop-ear and why it arises



Sticking ears become a real misfortune for teenagers, especially for girls. It is in school that a child begins to form a critical attitude toward himself. This can cause psychological problems and complexes, which, in turn, affect the formation of personality. Every owner of protruding ears at least once in his life wondered how to remove lop-ear.

Normally, the angle formed between the auricle and the head is 30 degrees. Slightly bulging ears are considered normal. But if the auricle is almost upright with respect to the head, then only the operation can correct such a defect.

Causes of lop-earedness can be hereditary or occur in the event of a violation of fetal development. After the birth of a child, such a deformation is clearly visible.

Defects in the structure of the ears during lop-earedness may be as follows:

• underdevelopment and smoothness of anti-waving;
• hypertrophied cartilaginous structure of the auricle;
• bulge bulge due to hypertrophy of the shell or the unusual shape of the curl tail;
• uniform augmentation of the auricle (large ears).

Defects in the structure of lop-ear ears may be single or mixed.

In order to remove the lop-earedness, different approaches are used. Conservative methods suggest the impact on unformed cartilage by special devices or masking the deficiency with the help of correctors. Surgical method allows you to get rid of lop-eared forever at any age.

Surgical correction of the ears is stressful for the body and has a risk of complications. In this regard, conservative methods are more favorable. But if a person turns for help to a plastic surgeon, then he has serious internal contradictions regarding his appearance.



Elimination of eardough: auricle correction methods

Many children are born with protruding ears, but not all end up with lop-eared. The forecast of the possibility of the development of the defect can be obtained from your doctor. If there is an assumption that the ears will stick out, then up to half a year you can correct this situation with the help of special silicone linings. By the seventh month of life, the cartilage will stabilize and it will be difficult to correct the shape of the ears without surgery.

By the age of 6-8 years, the auricle is almost formed, and at this age, doctors recommend otoplasty (correction of the shape of the ears). The operation to change the shape of the ears is quite simple and is performed in a clinic under local anesthesia. A few hours after the procedure, the patient can go home. The recovery period is relatively easy and consists of certain rules for ear care. Six months later, the ears are completely healed.

Elimination of lop-eared with surgery

Before surgery, the patient requires prior consultation with a surgeon, examination by a general practitioner and ENT doctor. It is necessary to pass urine and blood tests for biochemical research, determination of sugar, Rh factor, detection of blood clotting abnormalities, elimination of hepatitis and HIV infection.

The operation is contraindicated for persons with endocrine diseases, chronic diseases in the acute stage, inflammation of the ear and jaw, any infectious diseases prone to keloid scars. Otoplasty do not make pregnant and lactating women, as well as during menstruation.

Before the operation, the doctor makes a local anesthetic. Children are shown anesthesia, as for them such intervention can turn into a shock. The child will break out and scream, which can not be done during the procedure.

The operation can be performed in the traditional version with a scalpel or, in a more modern one, with a laser.

Laser surgery is faster, relatively bloodless and safe in terms of tissue infection. In addition, with laser otoplasty, the rehabilitation period is experienced easier, which is important for young children. Therefore, this factor should be taken into account if the child is 6-10 years old. Modern modernized clinics with laser equipment are surely present in regional cities, for example, in Samara, Krasnodar, Saratov, and so on.

The operation to eliminate lop-eared lasts about an hour or a little more. The doctor makes a cut behind the ear in the ear fold area.

Then it removes skin tissue and forms cartilage, depending on the degree of lop-earedness:

• Grade 1: removes excess cartilage tissue;
• 2 degree: creates anti-wrinkle crease;
• Degree 3: removes excess cartilage tissue and creates an anti-contrail.

After the formation of the auricle, stitches. The procedure ends with the imposition of a special dressing for otoplasty.

During the rehabilitation period it is important to comply with all the requirements of the doctor. It is necessary to do dressings, wear a special bandage during the week and fix the ears with a bandage at night for at least two months. Do not wash your hair before removing stitches. About a week after surgery, the stitches are removed.

Within two months you can not visit the pool and bath. And for six months, you should limit physical activity and eliminate contact and extreme sports.

Non-surgical eradication methods

If for some reason the operation is unacceptable, then you can use methods for correcting the appearance of the ears at home with the help of hairstyles, accessories or special correctors.

Proofreaders Otostyk perfectly mask the defect of lop-eared ears in children and adults. Corrective silicone plates have two sizes: baby - used from three months to 6 years, normal for schoolchildren and adults.

The plates are easily attached to the back of the ear and, after pressing to the head, fix the ears to a normal position. When used in young children, elimination of the defect is possible. For adults, this is a great way to hide lop-earedness. You can purchase similar proofreaders of other brands: Arilis, Oto-plastic.

Proofreaders are used very simply. On their surface there is a hypoallergenic adhesive, which is firmly glued to the skin. Corrective devices are attached only to dry skin, if it is wet, the consistency of the adhesive can be broken. When gluing you need to ensure that fine hairs do not fall on the skin.

If the child has no lop-earedness, then it is possible to put on a fixing elastic bandage at night. In no case should you stick your ears with tape or tape. It is uncomfortable and causes skin damage or irritation.

Lop-eared ears can be hidden behind the hairstyles. You need to choose such haircuts to curls fell on the ears, closing them. Headbands, bandanas, baseball caps and other accessories will help to hide the ears.