Otoplasty Geneva, Switzerland

The correction of prominent ears requires surgery called otoplasty. An otoplasty can be performed in adults or adolescents, but most of the time this surgery can be done from the age of 7, when the child start to complain about his appearance and suffers.

While the shape of the nose is usually the result of heredity ; the appearance may have been altered in an injury or during prior surgery or simply by aging. Also known as rhinoplasty, surgery of the nose can change the morphology of the nasal pyramid (either partially or totally) by improving the appearance and proportion of the nose. The goal is to get a nose look natural, harmonious with other facial features and enhancing self confidence. The procedure, performed as well in women than in men, can be scheduled at the end of growth starting at 16 years old. Surgery of the nose may also correct impaired breathing caused by structural defects in the nose. Rhinoplasty can change : - Nose size, in relation to facial balance - Nose width, at the bridge or in the size and position of the nostrils - Nose profile, with visible humps or depressions on the bridge - Nasal tip, that is enlarged or bulbous, drooping, upturned or hooked - Nostrils that are large, wide or upturned - Nasal asymmetry