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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 that appear to stick out or are overly
large can be helped by ear surgery. For the most part, the operation
is done on children between the ages of four and 14. Ears are almost
fully grown by age four, and the earlier the surgery, the less teasing
and ridicule the child will have to endure. Ear surgery on adults
is also possible, and there are generally no additional risks associated
with ear surgery on an older patient.
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