The earmould
The approx. 1.5 to 2-hour procedure in our Practice clinic in Frankfurt is generally performed under general anaesthesia for children, and under local anaesthesia for adults on request.
The aim is to reshape the ear cartilage directly under the skin in such a way that an attractive, natural appearance results. It is very important to avoid visible edge formation under the skin at all costs.
Used in the Goethe10 practice clinic a modern technique that is gentle on the tissue and represents a modified suture method. The cartilage to be treated is exposed via a small incision behind the ear, which is no longer visible after the procedure, and thinned out with a high-speed diamond drill in the course of the desired deformation.
The self-dissolving sutures are pulled through the cartilage skin and the desired result is fixed. By the time the stitches dissolve after 2-3 months, the scarring of the cartilage skin has stabilised the result. In conjunction with an inward rotation of the concha and corrections to the lobule, very beautiful, natural results can be achieved. Corrections of the ear without disturbing edges and contractures.