Hey I was looking on google about getting my ears pinned back and found this site, im 16 an my ears stick out but ive found it pretty easy just to laugh off the jokes bout them an the girls I been with ent seemed to be bothered but ive decided that I want them pinned back cause I just want to look better and I reckon ill get with more girls then. I just want to know what the operation is like.

Hey, I just joined so I could answer this question.

I have my consultation for this op on the 7th july, going privatly so I should be in within a few weeks.


I tried to get it on the nhs, but you need to be a child. I.E under 16.

The operation costs £1800 and around £100 for a consultation. I cant wait to finally wear my hair up! ;)

Hello

first may I was almost 18 when I had the operation free on the nhs. I guess it solely depends on your individual trust and yourown case I guess.

If your ears bother you that much and you can't afford the costs, go to your doctor, it's worth a try.

I sat with my doctor, he asked me what was up, I burst into ears, told him how sick I was of mystupid ears, immediate referral. I went to the consultation, immediate referal for the operation. It solely depends how distressed you are and I was distressed.

The operation was, unofrtunately unsuccessful. The pain was quite bad in my case, lots of throbbing for hours on end, the tablets didn't work well.
Despite this, myears looked great after I had the bandages taken off. Then a few weeks later, my ears started to move forward again. I'm not kind of in square one again.

I'm 18, going university in september, no money, want my ears done again... What do I do? Wait until i'm in a full time job? I can't do that, I want it not to be an issue now, I don't want to live through my university experience with ears on my mind. Therefore I want the operation.

I'm going try the nhs again, but to my new doctor at university, see where that gets me. If not, then I guess it's the lottery, or i'll have to save mystudent loan and not go out - if I want it that bad, i'd do it.

I have read through all the things every1 has posted and i'm still not sure. What is nhs use are talking about what does it mean??
I am 14 and hate my ears, I get teased at school and anyways try and hide them under really bad haircuts which cover them, I really want to get them pinned back but I don't come from a very rich family so I couldn't pay alot of money to get them done help me plzz......

are you from the uk?

The nhs is the uk's national health system, where it's funded my the tax payer.
It does sound like your ears bother you as you wouldn't be bothering to deliberately cover them up all of the time.
If you go see your doctor and explain your situation, tell them your ears bother you because yhey stick out too much and you're under a lot of stress. You could get a referral to see a consultant, who will then give you a date for the operation. This will be done under the nhs which means you won't have to pay a penny.

Umm I live in australia. If I do get my ears pinned bak then how long must I keep the bandich around my head for because I dont want to go to skool with it on I will just get more teased. Also I have to work up the courage to ask mum or dad to take me to a doc

hey, it was hard for me to tell my mother too and i'm 18.

I strongly advise you not to go anywhere while you have the bandages on. You will probably have to wear it for about a week. You can go school immediately after you've had the bandage off.

I hope you manage to tell your parents and they full support you. If they don't, ask your aunt or uncle for example if they will take you to the doctors. Let them know how you feel. The quicker you've done it the better and the environment you live will be more understanding of you.

Hey,

i always had people commenting or making jokes about my ears, and when I finally officially decided that I wanted to go through with getting them pinned back, I told a few of my close friends about it, and they said "your ears don't stick out that much". I've been called a monkey countless times in my life, by variously aged people! And I grew quite sick of it, it made me feel as if people were not taking me seriously for who I am. The fact that people were saying all these things about my ears, then afterwards I have people saying to me you don't need to get your ears pinned back really annoyed me. It's like I can never win.


I realised that when people made 'jokes' or judgements about my ears sticking out too much or being too big, they had to to think in heir mind that they actually thought that in the first place to make the joke or comment, and yet...They still say they didn't mean it, but they almost had to mean what they said about my ears because the idea of whatever they said about my ears was thought in their mind. And even if they didn't mean it, they still said it so the point of my ears sticking out too much becomes apparent.

Anyway I had it done 5 days ago and i'm still wearing the bandage, I have had irritation from the fibres of the material, so it depends on what material they give u for the bandage. It drove me mad being so desperate to itch or scratch, but this is only because the scars are healing where they cut open the ear to re-arrange the cartilage. I have read on the internet that after a few months people that had it done would notice their ears sticking out slightly more again after the operation, is this true?

Just wondering where u guys went to get your ears pinned back if you didn't go with the nhs. I'm 19 so prob wouldnt get it for free so just wondering who's the best and/or cheapest plastic surgeons to go with

Does anyone know a good plastic surgeon who does ear pinning in the pasadena or los angeles area? If so how much does he/she charge. Thanks.

HI i had my ears pinned back on Tuesay! it is now friday and i have already had the bandages taken off this morning, it hurts a tint bit but notin pain killers cant sort out, i had the op done under local anestetic in Budapest, Hungary! i have read on the internet and this place only has really good reviews, and it only cost me £520! fot both ears!

i havent seen what they look like yet, but they seem to be doing fine,

i got flights to hungary the op an a hotel all for £700

so if anyone would like more info pics or any help with this email me on LHOBSON16@HOTMAIL.COM

thanks
Lynsey 21

I have read all the comments left by people and most of them are simular problems to myn...im a 16 year old male and just started college obviously i had mates teasing me about my ears but i could take it..but deep down it does put me down and im just startin to think about surgery but im worried i will look worse after the operation..and even though people say i dnt need the operation i still feel i do wot do u think??? thanks x

i am 15 years old and i want otoplasty i have read you can get it done free on the nhs what age is it up to because i am 16 in may ?
also how to ask my parents i am embarrased and scared and i dont know what to say to them
thanks i always wear my hair down for school cos i dont want people to see my ears i hate them and also how long do you have to wait for the op once you have asked the doctor for it ? thanks xx

heyy im haveing my ears pinned back nxt thus n im nerous does ne one no how long the op take s wb xxx

omggg i really want my ears pinned back but im only 17...can anyone help me find a place that will let me do it before im 18!!!!!

omg i really want mine dun aswel..im 17 tho and live in birmingham (UK)...could anyone tel me a gd place to have mine dun frm and how much it will cost.

i hade my ears pinned back when i was in my 3 year of school so i was about 8, my ears a severly outstanding.. i havent seen anyone with ears like mine.. they werent to bad in the first place, after i had the op. i cant remember if my ears were back for a while, but all i know now is that they were made worse; they now stick straight out and curl at the top, with some scars/vains at the back. May have just been the surgeon..

i had mine done on the nhs 6 days ago, i was under a local anasthetic and that was the only part tht hurt . hopefully the bandadges will be off tomorrow as im going back then.

the stitches have already dissolved in my right ear, the left stitches are still there .

Anyone 16 or under can get there ears done free on the NHS if they have a valid reason ! If not i think it costs
I had my ears done today ! Yes today hehe ,,
i was soo unbalievably nervouse but the oporation went great and the staff was lovely ,x
They Kept me well drugged up to make sure i didnt have and pain, Hehe
it started to ware off a little while ago and is now rather sore, but its nothing more than a grazed knee .
I have to keep my bandage on for 10 days then get my stitches removed, and sleep in the head bandage for a futher 6 weeks,x but different doctors work in different ways

Anybody wanting the ooporation done, id say go for it
And questions , just ask xx

i really want it done , sersiouly my ears have ruint my life.
im exactly the same, i wont go swimmin because they show more, i never wear my hair up and its even got so bad i rejected an offer to be in a drama play because my character has her hair up on top of her head. im not a person who partically cares what people think but this is a problem really deep within me.
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