Otoplasty is surgery of the outer ear. Most commonly it sets prominent ears closer to the head, a technique often called ear pinning. It can also reshape folds that never fully formed, correct asymmetry between the ears, or refine ears that stick out at the top, middle, or lobe.
Otoplasty helps people who:
For children, timing before the school years can spare a lot of teasing. For adults, it is never too late. Many otoplasty patients say they wish they had done it decades earlier.
The incision hides in the crease behind the ear. Dr. Goel reshapes the cartilage with permanent internal sutures, recreating natural folds and setting the ear at a balanced angle. Both ears are refined together for symmetry, even when only one seems prominent. The procedure takes one to two hours.
A soft protective headband is worn for the first days, then at night for a few weeks. Discomfort is mild and managed easily. Most adults return to work in about a week, and children are typically back to school in a similar time. Contact sports wait about a month.
Dr. Goel trained at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and served as Chief Resident in plastic surgery at UC Irvine. He shapes ears to look like they were always that way, never clamped or over-pinned.
Yes. The goal is an ear with soft, normal folds at a balanced angle. Overcorrection is avoided deliberately.
Discomfort is mild and short-lived. Most patients describe soreness rather than pain.
Yes. The cartilage is reshaped with permanent sutures and holds its new position.
Let your ears fade into the background. Book an otoplasty consultation with Dr. Goel in Beverly Hills.
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