{"id":14337,"date":"2022-05-16T12:02:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T17:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/?p=14337"},"modified":"2025-04-29T21:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:12:52","slug":"is-otoplasty-permanent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/is-otoplasty-permanent\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Otoplasty Permanent?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/face\/ear-otoplasty\/\">Otoplasty<\/a>\u2013or ear pinning surgery\u2013is performed on both adults and children frequently. It is one of the only purely cosmetic surgeries widely performed on children. Due to this, there is a concern that additional surgeries may become necessary later on in life. Let\u2019s look at the question, \u201cIs otoplasty permanent?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An otoplasty removes a small amount of skin and sometimes cartilage and creates the missing fold in the ear that causes them to stick out. As long as the ears are fully mature, which typically happens around age five, the results should be permanent. Like with any surgery, there is the possibility for revision, but this is uncommon when it comes to otoplasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the surgery is performed on adults, it is also permanent. The ears are unlikely to shift much with age, though occasionally scarring may become more visible. Scarring from otoplasty is generally minimal and small. Many children will see their scars fade before adulthood.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and schedule a consultation with Dr. Sessa, call us at <a href=\"tel:941-923-1736\">941-923-1736<\/a>. You can also reach out online via chat, online form, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/instantquote\/\">Price Simulator<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Otoplasty\u2013or ear pinning surgery\u2013is performed on both adults and children frequently. It is one of the only purely cosmetic surgeries widely performed on children. Due to this, there is a concern that additional surgeries may become necessary later on in life. Let\u2019s look at the question, \u201cIs otoplasty permanent?\u201d An otoplasty removes a small amount [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[207],"tags":[205,206,208],"class_list":["post-14337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-otoplasty","tag-ear-pinning","tag-ear-pinning-surgery","tag-otoplasty"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Otoplasty Permanent? | Sarasota Surgical Arts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The best Sarasota cosmetic surgeon answers the question, &quot;Is otoplasty permanent?&quot; and provides insight on ear pinning surgery.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/is-otoplasty-permanent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Otoplasty Permanent?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The best Sarasota cosmetic surgeon answers the question, &quot;Is otoplasty permanent?&quot; and provides insight on ear pinning surgery.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/is-otoplasty-permanent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sarasota Surgical Arts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-16T17:02:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-29T21:12:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_2154283383.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"334\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dr. Alberico Sessa, M.D.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dr. Alberico Sessa, M.D.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/is-otoplasty-permanent\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/is-otoplasty-permanent\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dr. Alberico Sessa, M.D.\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2f05d9efde5bd3cf3cfd9fc092f4e604\"},\"headline\":\"Is Otoplasty Permanent?\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-16T17:02:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-29T21:12:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/is-otoplasty-permanent\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":190,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/is-otoplasty-permanent\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/shutterstock_2154283383.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ear pinning\",\"ear pinning surgery\",\"otoplasty\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Otoplasty\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/is-otoplasty-permanent\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\\\/blog\\\/is-otoplasty-permanent\\\/\",\"name\":\"Is Otoplasty Permanent? 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