Question: Dear doctor, I am the mother of a 9-year-old girl and I report one small problem: it is about the appearance of my daughter’s ears. It has rather deformed cartilage on both ears, and not entirely in it but more in the upper parts which are very pronounced and somehow soft and flat in comparison with the lower parts. I’ve read that this can be improved with surgery, but I’m a little scared given my child’s age, and also if the ears return to their starting position after surgery. Answer: Ear surgery in a child can be considered aesthetically functional due to the improvement of the appearance of standing or malformed ears, as well as for psychological reasons because the child is at the most sensitive age when frustration with appearance can have long-term consequences for psychological and social development. For these reasons, childhood is most ideal, when cartilage is softest. The operation aims to place the ears in the correct position and angle to the head and to get an aesthetically pleasing appearance. This is achieved by surgery that can be done under local or general anesthesia. The surgical technique consists of combining cartilage incision and placement of surgical sutures at the target sites. The rule is to operate on both ears in the same act. The sutures are removed 7. day after surgery. The child has a bandage over the ears for the first few days and then for one month just overnight. After the operation, there is a small inconspicuous scar behind the ear itself. With this combined technique, the chances of the ears returning to the starting position are reduced to a minimum.