Posts Tagged ‘ otoplasty ’

Helping A Beautiful Little Girl

From time to time I like to discuss touching cases that impact my life and practice.  Earlier this year I received a pleading and heartfelt letter from a low income single mother in Atlanta whose daughter has dprotruding ears and was being taunted and bullied by her peers.  The mother could not afford the surgery […]

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Protruding Ears

Protruding ears are a physical and social problem that affects children (and later adults) and is a common deformity.  Children are often teased and or bullied by peers and this can affect the child’s self-esteem and produce body image disorder that can last a lifetime. Otoplasty is one of my favorite operations and it is […]

Otoplasty: Pinning Back Protruding Ears

I am a lucky person because I love my job!  Cosmetic facial surgery is not only my profession, it is my passion!  One of my favorite procedures is otoplasty (surgically repositioning the ears).  For one reason, this is the only purely cosmetic surgery that is performed on children.  Second of all, it is a unique […]