Otoplasty Houston
Premier Houston Rhinoplasty Surgeon Dr. Michel Siegel
Your ears are vital aesthetic features. They frame your face and can have a dramatic impact on your overall look. Cosmetically-balanced ears often go unnoticed, bringing a subtle balance and beauty to your facial appearance.
In contrast, people with protruding, asymmetrical, injured, or otherwise cosmetically imperfect ears or earlobes often feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. It’s not uncommon for someone to suffer from a negative self-image due to an ear deformity, or even have lingering insecurities being bullied for having excessively large or obtrusive ears as a child.
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon for Ear Surgery
With years of experience and a focused specialty in facial plastic surgery, Dr. Michel Siegel can help you feel confident and comfortable again with a procedure known as “otoplasty,” or cosmetic ear surgery in Houston. Otoplasty can reduce the size and prominence of your ears, repair torn earlobes, correct birth defects, and even remedy a past ear procedure that produced unsatisfactory results.
Dr. Siegel knows how important it is to deliver natural looking results that are as you envisioned and are balanced and in harmony with your unique facial structure. Your ears play a major role in to how your face and head appear balanced on your body, and every Houston otoplasty performed by Dr. Siegel is customized to match patient need for a superior result.
Otoplasty Before & After
The Otoplasty Process
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Your Consultation
During this initial visit, Dr. Siegel will discuss not only your cosmetic concerns regarding your ears, and the results you want to see, and ensure that you and he are both on the exact same page regarding your ear surgery. Once he has gathered all the necessary information, he will evaluate your ears to assess what structures and abnormalities are present, so he corrects them to become balanced in proportion, shape, and size.
Dr. Siegel will spend as much time as required during your consultation to ensure all your questions have been answered, allowing you to leave feeling relaxed, confident, understood, and well on your way to achieving remarkable results.
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Preparing for Ear Surgery
Our Houston otoplasty is usually a relatively minor procedure, it is still important to ready yourself appropriately. Each otoplasty Dr. Siegel performs is tailored to the anatomy and unique structure of your ears, and the proper preparation prior to your surgery helps to maximize your desired results. Dr. Siegel will provide you with specific instructions to follow before (and after) your otoplasty. They will be adjusted to help you achieve your individual goals and make your recovery easier. Fully understanding and following the pre-operative advice will help ensure the surgery goes as smoothly as possible, as well as give you the end result you’ve been dreaming of.
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The Ear Surgery Procedure – What is it?
Otoplasty is typically performed under “twilight” anesthesia, or light sedation (except in children, where general anesthesia is preferred). This provides for a comfortable procedure, with a much quicker recovery than general anesthesia.
The individual procedure length will depend the extent of the correction needed, but generally ear surgery is accomplished in about 90 minutes. Dr. Siegel will work safely, enthusiastically, and tirelessly to deliver the results you envision, while keeping you safe and comfortable.
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What is the recovery from Ear Surgery?
After your otoplasty, most patients find that their recovery is easier and faster than expected. Dr. Siegel’s years of experience and exclusive focus on cosmetic facial procedures make him especially well-suited to perform ear surgery with the highest level of skill and precision. For otoplasty, he uses cartilage-sparing techniques to reshape the ears to form a new, more natural looking ear shape – while minimizing injury and swelling. Dr. Siegel also makes the smallest possible incisions so that they are virtually imperceptible and heal quickly. You will be provided with detailed, personalized guidelines on care and recovery after your ear procedure. If you have any additional otoplasty questions, you’re always welcome to call our office.
Why choose Dr. Michel Siegel for your otoplasty?
The success of your facial surgery depends above all on the surgeon you pick. Dr. Siegel is a super-specialized facial surgery specialist. He is double board certified by the only two boards certifying facial specialists (abohns.org and abfprs.org. Those certifications and his 20+ years of exclusive facial surgery experience, allow him to deliver results that exceed expectations..
Facial Plastic Surgery is more than just a surgical procedure. You need a surgeon that is not only technically superb, but also a human being that you are able to connect with, able to listen to “your” needs, and is empathetic. All those qualities are reflected on Dr. Siegel’s approach to your care-from your first consultation to your last follow up.
Find out even more about why to choose Dr. Siegel, or contact us to discuss your individual goals.
Frequently Asked Questions About Otoplasty
Question:
Will an Otoplasty have lasting results?
Answer:
Typically, yes. For a vast majority of patients, this procedure achieves a long-lasting (a lifetime), positive difference in ear shape, size, and prominence. Since otoplasty is often performed on children, some parents are concerned that their child’s ears will grow out of the surgery, but this also does not usually occur if the procedure is performed at the correct age.
Question:
What specific issues can cosmetic ear surgery fix?
Answer:
Otoplasty is a versatile procedure that can be used to correct virtually any cosmetic imperfection related to the ears. This custom surgery can fix:
- Protruding ear on one or both sides
- Elongated or sagging earlobes
- Shell-shaped ears
- Uneven ear size or shape
- Torn or split earlobes
- Unsatisfactory results from a previous ear surgery.
These are just the major aesthetic complaints otoplasty can resolve. Dr. Siegel can provide more specific information about what cosmetic ear surgery can do for you in a private consultation at our Houston office.
Question:
What is the recovery period like for ear surgery?
Answer:
Otoplasty in Houston is an outpatient procedure, and you will return home the same day as your procedure. You should plan to rest following your ear surgery. Most patients return to work within three to five days. During the first one or two months following your cosmetic ear surgery, you should avoid any activities that could put pressure on your ears or cause them to fold, as this could interfere with the outcome of your operation.
Question:
Are there nonsurgical options that work like an Otoplasty?
Answer:
No. Currently, cosmetic ear surgery is the only way to address most of the issues discussed above. If you have further questions, don’t hesitate to contact our Houston plastic surgery office.
Question:
Should I have earlobe repair?
Answer:
After years of wearing heavy earrings, earlobes may become stretched, and what once used to be a pinpoint hole has become a line. Torn earlobes, stretched earlobes, or uneven earlobes can all be corrected with minor surgery.
Earlobe repair is a simple and long-lasting solution for this problem. A minor procedure, performed under local anesthetic like a dental procedure, is performed to repair this problem.
Question:
How does earlobe repair work?
Answer:
The tear is removed, and the skin edges are then brought back together, recreating a normal-looking earlobe. Dr. Siegel’s meticulous surgical technique will result in an almost invisible line. Stitches are removed in about one week, and the ear can be re-pierced several weeks later if desired. There is minimal swelling or bruising, and no time off work is involved in earlobe repair.
