Am I A Good Candidate For Ear Reduction if I Have A Large Concha?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 25 year old male interested in the macrotia/ear reduction surgery. My primary issue is that my ears stick out quite a bit, particularly due to a relatively wide concha.

A:While I can see the desire for ear size reduction you have to be careful in your case because of your elongated conchal bowl. Reducing the ear around the bowl, which is how most macrotia reduction surgeries are done, can make the ear look ‘odd’.  To determine how you would interpret that change I have attached some imaging of the potential change.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon