Otoplasty is a type of cosmetic ear surgery that helps improve the shape, position or proportion of the ear. It is performed to correct defects of the ear that are present at birth but become apparent with development or to treat misshapen ears caused due to an injury. Hence, it is also known as ear reshaping or ear pinning.
Individuals who opt for this surgery are usually people who are bothered by how far their ears are from their heads, want to correct an injury or congenital defect.
Other problems that can be corrected by this surgery are:
1. Lop ear: It is a condition in which the tip of the ear seems to fold down and forward.
2. Cupped ear: Smaller ears than normal.
3. Shell ear: It is the condition when the curve in the outer rim, the natural folds and creases are absent.
4. Large or stretched earlobes
5. Lobes with large creases and wrinkles
It is imperative to note that there are various forms of ear deformities, hence the cost of treatment of each type of deformity is slightly different.