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Ear shape

How far the ear projects from the head.

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What does it change?

Opening the back of the ear to re-form the fold in the cartilage and reduce the angle at which the ear stands out.

Is there anything short of surgery?

None on this site. No non-surgical option for prominent ears is recorded here. (Infant moulding devices are outside this site's scope.)

Can it be undone?

It cannot be undone. The scar, though, hides behind the ear — the best-hidden scar on this axis.

There are no numbers and no citations in this box. What has been established, and how far, is below.

There is only one operation in this slot. Not because the material is thin, but because there is no other option for prominent ears worth recording here. Having one is not the same as being empty.

Otoplasty opens the back of the ear, re-forms the cartilage fold and reduces how far the ear stands off the head. Two things set it apart from the rest of this axis.

  • The scar hides behind the ear, unlike the facial operations
  • It is often done young, which means the decision sometimes sits with a guardian rather than the person. That is not something this site can weigh for anyone

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Options before surgery

Used for the same concern but not surgical. These do carry evidence grades.

This site has no non-surgical option recorded for this concern.

Operations for this concern

Surgery on this site is not yet graded for evidence. Reversibility is shown in place of a grade.