Enhance Facial Harmony Through Otoplasty Surgery

What is Otoplasty?

Otoplasty, often called “ear pinning”, is a surgical procedure that reshapes the outer ear (auricle), so it sits closer to the side of the head. The surgeon makes a small incision hidden in the natural fold behind the ear, then weakens, folds or removes a tiny strip of cartilage in order to make the ear no longer stick out. No hair is shaved and no skin grafts are taken.

• ✔ Protruding ears that stick out more than 30° from the scalp
• ✔ Weak or absent anti-helical fold (the inner ridge of the ear)
• ✔ Over-deep conchal bowl that pushes the whole ear forward
• ✔ Asymmetry, where one ear sits farther out than the other
• ✔ Large or drooping ear-lobe
• ✔ Recurrent protrusion after previous surgery
• ✔ Psychological distress from teasing (especally in children)

Types / Procedures Available

Surgeons choose the technique after measuring the ear-head distance and feeling the cartilage stiffness.

• Mustardé Suture Method , where permanent stitches fold the cartilage with no cartilage cut, which is best for soft cartilage in children
• Converse Incision-Suture, it includes tiny cartilage cuts plus stitches, and it is used when cartilage is thick.
• Furnas Conchal Rotation in this process, stitches pull the conchal bowl back to the mastoid bone
• Diamond Drill Scoring, it weakens stiff cartilage, so it bends naturally
• Lobuloplasty, where in, skin and fat behind the lobe are trimmed so the lobe no longer sticks out
• Combined Quad Technique, it fixes upper fold + concha + lobe in one stage; common in medical tourism to save travel time and cost.

How much does Otoplasty Cost?

Otoplasty is one of the lower-cost cosmetic operations. In the USA, bilateral Otoplasty averages $5,500–$7,000. Through medical tourism you pay 50-70% less even after adding flights and 4-star hotel.

Which are the Cheapest, yet Safe markets for Otoplasty?

Turkey, Poland and Thailand lead the price and quality ranking. An all-inclusive 5-day package (consult, surgery, head-band, hotel, airport transfers) ranges from $1,800 in Istanbul to $2,800 in Bangkok, which is still cheaper than the surgeon’s fee alone in London or New York.