Ear Surgery – Cape Cod, Needham, Wareham

Prominent ears can attract unwanted attention that can harm a person’s self-image. Ear surgery, or otoplasty, performed by Cape Cod plastic surgeon Dr. Rheingold is usually performed to set prominent ears back closer to the head or to reduce the size of large ears. Ear surgery with Dr. Rheingold can also address defects in the ear structure, whether that defect is the result of an injury or was present at birth.

Otoplasty (ear pinning) plastic surgery is often performed on children after the age of 4 when the ears reach full size. For children, otoplasty can help them avoid a lifetime of ridicule and self-doubt resulting from unusually shaped ears. For adults in Cap Cod, otoplasty (ear pinning) plastic surgery can address life-long concerns about their appearance.

Otoplasty in Cape Cod with board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rheingold is an operation to reshape the ears. Dr. Rheingold uses a variety of different techniques and approaches to reshape congenital prominence of the ears or to restore damaged ears. Most protruding ears are caused by a lack of development of the folds in the auricular cartilage. Most ears are of normal size, but lack this defining fold in the ear cartilage.

Cape Cod plastic surgeon Dr. Rheingold reconstructs the shape of the ear by placing permanent sutures into the ear cartilage to recreate this missing fold. Occasionally, it is necessary for Dr. Rheingold to cut into the cartilage or to even remove a strip of cartilage in the reshaping process. Dr. Rheingold performs ear surgery in Cape Cod from the posterior side of the ear so that the scars are not visible.

Each individual seeking otoplasty is unique both in terms of the appearance of the ears and their expectations for results following otoplasty surgery in Cape Cod, MA. Dr. Rheingold can reshape or reduce the size of the ears to help them appear symmetrical and streamlined with the contours of the face, helping to improve how you feel about your appearance.