If you are considering ear surgery, for yourself or your child, there may be some questions you'd like answered. Ear surgery, or otoplasty, is usually done to set prominent ears back closer to the head or to reduce the size of large ears.

For the most part, the operation can be done on children between the ages of four and fourteen. Ear surgery on adults is also possible, and there are generally no additional risks associated with ear surgery on an older patient.