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  • Plastic Surgery To Correct Children's Conditions
    By: Abigail Aaronson | - The term plastic surgery usually makes people think of fake breasts and Botox injections but there are a whole slew of operations for all kinds of medically necessary problems. Many of them are specifically for children even. The most common is ear pinning but children also often have eyelid lifts.

    Kids can be mean and the stigma of having large ears that stick out inevitably leads to insults along the lines "Dumbo" but there is a surgical option that many parents opt to have for ...

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  • Otoplasty: What To Expect
    By: Abigail Aaronson | - The smallest abnormality in a person's body can often be the cause of much embarrassment and confidence issues. In many cases these flaws do not even threaten the person's physical health, but do enough damage to the self esteem to warrant expensive cosmetic surgery. Deformed or protruding ears are not uncommon and can easily be corrected through a procedure known as otoplasty. Whether you suffer from a congenital defect or are simply sick of being called Dumbo, there are various cosmetic or rec ...
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  • San Diego Plastic Surgeon - Otoplasty Over View
    By: americastopsurgeons | - Having large ears can cause self-esteem issues. These issues stem from being teased and taunted with names like Dumbo or Mickey Mouse. At the age of five and six many children begin to notice their large ears. This becomes intimidating and embarrassing for many children but more commonly boys because girls can generally hide their ears behind their hair. The ears are normally fully grown after the age of five and many parents then are ok with otoplasty. Otoplasty most commonly known as ear surge ...
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  • Ear Pinning Surgery
    By: D.J. Verret, MD | - Having prominent ears can be a psychological nightmare for some people, especially school age children. While prominent ears are a natural variant, sometime they can be referred to as dumbo ears after Disney's animated elephant. This can lead to a stigma which can be difficult for children to overcome. Fortunately, there are several options for people with prominent ears to help correct them.

    Evaluation of prominent ears relies on determining if the problem is a lack of structure or t ...

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  • Is Ear Pinning / Otoplasty Your Answer?
    By: Plastic surgery channel1 | - Jughead. Dumbo. Mr. Spock. For people with disproportionately large, uneven, protruding or unusually-shaped ears, these words do not bring to mind beloved fictional characters. They are instead badges of shame, weapon-words hurled by others to inflict pain. The ridicule those with unsightly ears face is often the source of serious psychological damage, and can have significant and lifelong effects.
    Surgery offers hope for those with protruding, misshapen, or otherwise unsightly ears. Oto ...

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  • Cosmetic Ear Surgery: Tired Of Looking Like Dumbo?
    By: Eddie Lamb | - Dumbo the elephant had really big ears that he used to fly with. When you think of Dumbo, you think of ears. However, some people also have big ears and, unfortunately, they're not happy with the way they look. This is reinforced by kids on the playground who call them Dumbo, after that fictional elephant. There is an answer, however. If you have big ears and are tired of being compared to a flying elephant, you should seek out the services of a cosmetic ear surgeon.

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  • How To Prepare Your Child For Ear Shaping Surgery
    By: Abigail Aaronson | - Otoplasty is a cosmetic surgery used to reshape the external ear. Otoplasty candidates opt for the surgery in the attempt to correct many different ear abnormalities including ears that flare out from the skull, over sized ears, asymmetrical ears, deformed or damaged ears, as well as microtic and absent ears.

    Otoplasty does not alter a person's ability to hear; it is primarily preformed because the patient is dissatisfied with the appearance of their ears. Optimal surgical result ...

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  • Ear Reshaping Surgery Corrects Bat Ears And Other Deformities
    By: Abigail Aaronson | - Otoplasty, or ear reshaping surgery, not only corrects large "bat" ears, but addresses a wide variety of issues including earlobe tears, asymmetry, and cartilage deformities.

    Not many people put much thought into their ears, with the exception of those who have heard the taunts of "Dumbo" or "elephant" ears. Many ear deformities can easily be concealed by a clever hairstyle; however, some might be so severe that surgery is required. Otoplasty, or ear reshaping, is cosmetic surgery ...

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  • Ear Reshaping Options For Those
    By: Abigail Aaronson | - Bat ears, Dumbo, Mickey Mouse-if you have ears that stick out, you've probably heard them all. This is especially true of younger children where physical differences are pounced upon in grade school. You don't have to suffer with ears that stick out or saggy ear lobes. Otoplasty procedures are highly successful at reshaping the ear and addressing other aesthetic concerns.

    Whereas there are no inherent problems associated with ears that stick out a bit more than normal, many people ...

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  • Help Child Avoid Teasing With Otoplasty Surgery
    By: Dave Stringham | - Otoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure to reshape or "pin back" the ears. In the years after World War II, when GI haircuts were popular, "ear pinning" was the most common cosmetic surgical procedure. Protruding ears, which tend to run in families, are best fixed at age five or six, before starting to school. Patients of all ages can be corrected, although with increasing age the cartilage gets stiffer and more difficult to reform.

    Ear surgery or otoplasty is usually done to set ...

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  • Is Your Child Facing Ridicule For Prominent Ears
    By: Dave Stringham | - Prominent ears can be a source of ridicule and embarrassment, particularly for children. The problem is usually a lack of adequate folding of the ear cartilage such that instead of folding back on itself, the ear cartilage continues as a large bowl-shape.

    The prominent ear can be surgically corrected to a more aesthetically pleasing shape with a lower profile from the head. During the procedure, through an incision behind the ear, the cartilage is reshaped to the desired contour, ...

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  • Ear Surgery Helps Many Children Gain Self Confidence
    By: Dave Stringham | - Ear surgery or otoplasty is usually done to set prominent ears back closer to the head or to reduce the size of large ears. Ears are almost fully grown by age four, so the operation is done on children between ages of four and fourteen.

    Ear surgery is also possible in adults with fewer risks. You have to be clear about what and how you want your ear to be when you talk to the doctor.

    Many children are born with ears that protrude to far from the head. This causes th ...

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  • High Quality Mp3 Earphones At Budget Prices!
    By: steve cowan | - As anyone who has read any of my previous mp3 related articles will know (if not, why not) my original quest was to find the best buy cheap mp3 players.

    That, in fact, proved to be not as difficult as I initially imagined, as I managed to locate at least six great buys under $100, all of which did a great job in terms of features, sound quality and storage space (for the price, of course).

    I enjoyed testing all of the mp3 players in question.

    But, I ...

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