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Although, in general, people focus more on the aesthetic of facial features such as nose, eyes, and lips, ears are also an essential factor in our appearance. There are various ear shapes like square ears, broad ears, and pointed ears. Cosmetic ear surgeries exist to reshape the ears as desired.

Ear cosmetics in Turkey is a plastic surgery that corrects deformities or irregular shapes in the ear. There can be several types of deformities, such as prominent ears, protruding ears, certain sprains or deformities that cause hearing loss, or ears with huge ears and earlobes. These can be fixed by ear-pinning operations or reshaping the cartilages that support the pinna.

The procedure is commonly performed on children between 4 and 14. However, adults can also undergo the operation successfully. The surgery lasts 2 to 3 hours under local or general anesthesia, and it takes two to four weeks to recover after the surgery.

There are two types of ear reshaping surgery, either surgical or non-surgical method:

• Surgical method: In this one, the doctor makes a surgical incision, the size of which is determined according to the patient’s ear defects, to correct them.
• Non-surgical method: The doctor reshapes the cartilage of the ear and tightens it back using golden threads. Then, he makes a minimal incision in the back of the ear, which enables him to control the cartilage and close the incision.