Insights from Dr. Etai Funk
Houston facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Etai Funk frequently receives questions from patients on rhinoplasty, facelift, eyelid surgeries, and general topics when it comes to the intricacies of the face. Explore the latest insights from Dr. Funk himself common questions from patients, explanations of the latest trends and more!
Cartilage sparing or cutting otoplasty
Aug 28, 2024Many of our Houston otoplasty patients will ask if we perform cartilage sparing or cartilage cutting otoplasty when pinning the ears. With cartilage cutting otoplasty, small pieces of the ear cartilage will be removed in order to bend the cartilage more easily. Dr. Funk usually reserves this for older patients with very…
How is Otoplasty performed?
May 29, 2024Many of my Houston otoplasty patients are curious as to how we pin the ears back with otoplasty. There are two different approaches to this procedure. One is cartilage cutting while the other is cartilage sparing. With cartilage sparing otoplasty, stitches or sutures are used to bend and reshape the cartilage to treat protruding…
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