Dr. Etai Funk's Blog

Many 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 ears.  With cartilage cutting procedures,…

Many of my Houston otoplasty or ear pinning patients may ask at what age can my child have otoplasty. The ear develops to 95% of it's adult size by age 5-6.  The cartilage at that age is also still very pliable and moldable.  This allow for an easier correction with otoplasty or ear pinning.  This is also why children's face masks are more difficult to wear when looped…