Aibu to consider ear pinning for my dd?

[Thingsthatgo]

My Dd is three. Her ears stick out a lot, and also have a batwing look to them. At the moment her hair covers them (she has curly hair), but if we tie it back they are extremely prominent. The idea of her having surgery that is unnecessary is awful, but I really think that her ears are going to cause her a lot of grief when she is older. I wonder if it is worth doing it before she is very aware of the situation. Please let me know your experiences of ear pinning surgery.
How do I go about it? Gp first? I am not expecting the nhs to pay for it, but I would like advice from a gp.

@IneedahugandIcanthaveone

I saw an ad online when I was on a medical site, I think, for some sticky tape that you stick the ears down with and eventually they improve. It was such a strange idea that I clicked on it to find out what it was about even though there are no sticky out ears in my family. Google and see what you can find.

That sounds like a good idea. One of my husband's cousins did that, when she was little, or rather her mother did it for her, and her ears were fine as she grew up.

At three your daughter is far too young to have a pinnaplasty and you say her hair covers her ears; however it is worth considering if she has bat ears when she is older.

My sister had hers done in her mid 20s and it changed her life. She had been so self conscious and had been bullied at school. If it’s possible and safe then I wouldn’t hesitate to get it done. If you can save her the heartache then absolutely do it

This is a really old thread!

Yes it’s old but it’s a very detailed thread. Sorry I think it was me that got this all going again because I’m trying to find a good surgeon to go for my otoplasty I’m considering. Was only trying to ask people the names of the surgeons they @Thingsthatgowent to, to help with some research. Problem is there aren’t any newer ones on here really that have so many responses from people who have been through the experience. @Pollypocket21

Didn’t mean to tag @Thingsthatgowent sorry

Can anyone here recommend any surgeons at all? Our 5 yr old needs this surgery and looking at Private because we assume NHS will be a few years wait?

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Some of us live in the real world. Yes it would be lovely if everyone just accepted other's imperfections, but in reality there is a very strong chance she will be picked on which will affect her confidence, no matter how many times her mum tells her she's perfect the way she is.

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Have you considered this? www.earbuddies.com/pages/faqs

It is intended for use in younger children (babies, really), but there are reports of success in older children.

I know its a bloody zombie thread I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations

Bloody Nora

Not sure you need to do it so young, but talk to your GP now and plan for it. I finally had this done in my 40s and wish I'd had it done as a child, it made me feel self conscious for years and I got teased at high school.

It is painful for a few days but not unbearable if you stay on top of the pain relief, and so worth it afterwards. I had day surgery. I know of someone whose nephew had it done over two surgeries to reduce the pain.

My husband had his done when he was a teenager. He says it's the best thing his mum organised for him. As soon as I gave birth, my husband was checking our kids ears because he wanted to save them from a life of torment.

They thought dd would need something similar and sent plastics to her/us when was in nicu when she was born to speak to us but we all decided to wait 8 weeks to see if there was any improvement. At our follow up appointment, her ears had flattened down and folded back to where it should be.

My aunt used to tape my cousins ears back. It didn't work on one ear but the other corrected. I'm not sure if that was down to the tape or if it just went back like my dds did.

Thanks all

We have gone nhs and private to see which is faster. DS is anxiety ridden and already been teased over it term one of school By older kids. He's starting to refuse school or go out at weekends

Lets hope it offers him some relief

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