The Beautiful Ear
When evaluating an ear for harmony, multiple views are important. A single perspective can hide deformities seen from other angles. Notice on the many cases on this site, each has many views. You can look at each ear from many different angles. The best results will look good from all directions. Images before and after surgery need the same lighting, angle of photography, and size for a reasonable comparison.
The beautiful ear has a natural look to it. Curves are graceful and gentle. The ear should not dominate the frontal profile as the image on the left.
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Before surgery photograph |
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Photo 6 days after surgery with more Natural Looking ears. |
There should be a fine margin of the helical rim (back edge) visible from the front. The ear shape should compliment the shape of the head. Notice the difference of the ears after surgery in these cases.
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Before otoplasty photograph Right Photo 6 days after ear surgery - a more Natural Look |
The projection of the different parts of the ear should blend nicely. A telephone ear deformity has the upper and lower parts of the ear further away from the scalp than the middle.
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Before ear surgery. More about this otoplasty. Right Photo 3 weeks after otoplasty surgery with ear not projecting unnaturally from head. |
To bring the ear closer to the head, folds may need to be created or angles changed. The new folds and contours should be natural and pleasing to the eye. Review the many otoplasty patients on this site. Each demonstrates the attention to detail of Dr. Bermant's Ear Sculpture.
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Before otoplasty photograph Early results 8 days after surgery - a more Natural Curve |
The helix (rim of the ear) should have a gentle curve. Sharp folds just do not look natural. Even with these early results, you can see the improved more natural curves to the rim of the ear.
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Otoplasty Ear Surgery |
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