Why use EarBuddies®?

EarBuddies have been changing children’s lives, before they’re old enough to realise, for more than 25 years.

*Source: http://www.totalhealth.co.uk/clinical-experts/mr-david-gault/end-pinnaplasty

The Benefits of EarBuddies:

• Pain-free
• Cost-effective
• Corrects the problem before child is aware of it
• No need for time off school or work later in life
• Permanent, life-long correction
• Choice of an expert fitting service or fit at home
• Avoids the psychological impact of stick-out ears
• Avoids pre-surgery teasing
• Avoids expensive plastic surgery
• Avoids risks and complications of surgery & anaesthesia

The Surgical Alternative

The alternative to splintage is surgery, which is best undertaken from the age of six years, when the cartilage is hard enough to prevent the stitches from "cheese-wiring" through it, and before the child is teased. Whilst prominent ears are relatively easy to fix for an experienced surgeon, the other conditions described here are considerably more difficult to correct. Surgery is not always successful, however, and complications can arise. Bleeding and infection are the most common, but post-operative deformity can ensue. Complication rates vary between surgeons and according to the technique used, but figures of up to 5% are by no means unusual. Complete loss of the ear and, very rarely, death are also documented.

Failed otoplasty

Keloid scar

Post-op 'M' deformity

Keloid scar

Loss of tissue

Post-op scarring

Keloid scar

Images supplied with kind permission of David Gault FRCS. If you would like information on Ear Reconstruction following failed surgery, please follow this link.

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