Research on Ear Surgery for Children

December 2, 2013 - Rhys Branman, MD

The most often performed aesthetic surgery for children is otoplasty, or ear surgery. Prominent ears are one of the features that seem to evoke teasing from other children. In 2012 , there was a 13.3% increase in otoplasty, over 2011,…

Young Ear Surgery Patient Featured on Good Morning America

May 9, 2018 - Rhys Branman, MD

Ear surgery, or otoplasty, corrects overly prominent ears and is often done on young patients. Good Morning America recently followed a seven-year-old girl on her journey as she underwent the procedure. First grader Samantha Shaw told Good Morning America that…

Non-surgical Device Corrects Newborns’ Ears

May 5, 2022 - Rhys Branman, MD

Stanford University’s Children’s Hospital reports that its surgeons are having great success with a new infant ear correction system that reshapes a newborn’s ears without surgery. Approved by the FDA in 2010, EarWell is a custom-fit plastic molding device that…

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