{"id":653,"date":"2014-01-03T12:41:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/houston-plastic-surgery\/?p=653"},"modified":"2024-08-01T17:51:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:51:57","slug":"otoplasty-corrective-ear-surgery-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/blog\/otoplasty-corrective-ear-surgery-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Otoplasty \u2013 Corrective Ear Surgery \u2013 Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ears are a sophisticated combination of cartilage and skin. When they are deformed, whether it be from birth or trauma, they can dramatically change your overall appearance. In children, deformities such as macrotia (large ears) or microtia (tiny ears) can cause huge problems with self-esteem and confidence. <a href=\"\/facial-surgery-houston\/surgery-of-the-ears\/\" title=\"otoplasty\">Otoplasty<\/a> is a corrective surgical procedure that can deal with a wide range of cosmetic ear issues.<\/p>\n<p>Otoplasty techniques range from simple pinning to reform the position of the ears to highly technical reconstructions. Consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon like <a href=\"\/plastic-surgeon-houston\/\" title=\"Dr Lyos\">Dr. Andrew Lyos<\/a> to determine what strategy is right. During a consultation, the patient&#8217;s health will be evaluated and his or her expectations will be discussed. As with all surgical procedures, there is potential for complications, so it is important to be candidly honest about your concerns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/contact-houston-plastic-surgeon\/\" title=\"contact us\">Contact us<\/a> at our office in Houston if you have further questions about otoplasty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ears are a sophisticated combination of cartilage and skin. When they are deformed, whether it be from birth or trauma, they can dramatically change your overall appearance. In children, deformities such as macrotia (large ears) or microtia (tiny ears) can cause huge problems with self-esteem and confidence. Otoplasty is a corrective surgical procedure that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/blog\/otoplasty-corrective-ear-surgery-houston\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Otoplasty \u2013 Corrective Ear Surgery \u2013 Houston<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1],"tags":[74,75,76],"class_list":["post-653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facial-procedures","category-uncategorized","tag-ear-surgery","tag-facial-procedures-2","tag-otoplasty"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Otoplasty \u2013 Corrective Ear Surgery \u2013 Houston - Dr. Andrew Lyos - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyosmd.com\/blog\/otoplasty-corrective-ear-surgery-houston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Otoplasty \u2013 Corrective Ear Surgery \u2013 Houston - Dr. Andrew Lyos - Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ears are a sophisticated combination of cartilage and skin. 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