At our plastic surgery practice in Denver, prominent ear surgery, technically called otoplasty, tucks the ears back closer to the head giving them a less prominent appearance. This allows you to wear your hair back without concern for over projection of your ears. Men and women—or children—come to our practice for otoplasty from Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and throughout Colorado.
This is a 34 year old woman who complained about prominent ears. She underwent an otoplasty procedure in order to set her ears back. Dr. Vath used three otoplasty techniques in order to achieve a more aesthetic ear appearance: 1) sutures placed in the cartilage behind the ear to create the upper ear fold and pull the upper ear back... Read More
17 year-old female with prominent ear deformity (lack of a fold, full "bowl" of ear) since childhood. Underwent ear reshaping or "otoplasty" under light general and local anesthesia as an outpatient, with creation of an "antihelical fold" and bowl area pinning/setback, which she tolerated well. Sutures on the back of the ear were... Read More
This 22 year-old male had been bothered by his relatively prominent ears since childhood, often choosing to attempt to hide them with longer hairstyles. He finally decided to do something permanent about his prominent ears, having read about our plastic surgery techniques to “pin back” and/or reshape the ears, to neutralize their promin... Read More
This is a 10 year old girl who was bothered by her prominent ears. She underwent an otoplasty procedure in order to reshape the ear and set back the ears closer to her head. This was accomplished through small incisions made behind the ear and using suture techniques to bend the ear cartilage into a less prominent position. Post-operativ... Read More
Are you concerned about your prominent ears? Use our discreet online form to contact our Colorado plastic surgeons about otoplasty surgery.
Our Exceptional Plastic Surgeons
Our experienced plastic surgeons Dr. Steven Vath, Dr. Andrew Wolfe, Dr. Paul Steinwald, and Dr. Matthew Freeman lead our patient-centered practice with warmth, honesty, and respect.
The Center for Cosmetic Surgery has two plastic surgery offices conveniently located in the Denver metropolitan area. One is located just outside of Denver in lovely Golden, Colorado immediately off 6th Ave West and the other is located downtown in Cherry Creek, Denver. Please schedule a personal consultation to learn what ear surgery can do for you. Simply call
(303) 278-2600 or request your consultation online.
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Answers To Questions About Ear Surgery Will smoking affect my recovery? I have an earlobe tear on my right earlobe from a piercing. I want the hole stitched and re-pierced in 6 months to 1 year. Is this possible? How much time passes between the initial consultation and surgery? After earlobe reduction surgery, what kind... Read More
