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Let Us know All About Otoplasty Procedure

calm woman touching her earMany people never give the appearance of their ears a second thought. Since the ears are not central to the face, it is easy to consider them purely functional. However, people who have prominent or misshapen ears understand that they can be a source of embarrassment and social discomfort, especially for children. Otoplasty, also known as ear pinning surgery, can correct a variety of ear-related complaints. Ear surgery can repair or correct over or undersized ears, position the ear or ears closer to the head, improve the symmetry between the ears, or improve the appearance of large, small or stretched earlobes or torn earlobes.

The Otoplasty Procedure
There are many different forms of otoplasty, including:

• Torn earlobe repair
• Earlobe reduction
• Ear Pinning
• Ear reshaping Continue reading

Common Types of Ear Infections in Adults

ear-infectionAn ear infection occurs when a bacterial or viral infection affects the middle ear, the sections of your ear just behind the eardrum. Ear infections can be painful because of inflammation and fluid build up in the middle ear.

Ear infections can be chronic or acute. Acute ear infections are painful but short in duration. Chronic ear infections do not clear up, or they recur many times. Chronic ear infections can cause permanent damage to the middle and inner ear.

Types Of Infections

There are two types of ear infection that develops in adults and may include:

• Outer ear infections: This type of ear infection is more common among swimmers and hence known as swimmer’s ear or otitis externa. It is the painful condition caused by infection of the outer ear. While swimming the polluted water gets trapped into the ear along with bacteria and other microorganisms and cause infection. This type of ear infection is more common in adults. Continue reading

Otoplasty: Repair of Protruding, Injured or Abnormally Developed Ears

otoplastyMany people never give the appearance of their ears a second thought. Since the ears are not central to the face, it is easy to consider them purely functional. However, people who have prominent or misshapen ears understand that they can be a source of embarrassment and social discomfort, especially for children. Otoplasty, also known as ear pinning surgery, can correct a variety of ear related complaints. Ear surgery can repair or correct over or undersized ears, position the ear or ears closer to the head, improve symmetry between the ears, or improve the appearance of large, small or stretched earlobes or torn earlobes.

The Otoplasty Procedure
There are many different forms of otoplasty, including:

• Torn earlobe repair
• Earlobe reduction
• Ear pinning
• Ear reshaping Continue reading