This deformity is called prominent ears, and may be responsible for severe psychological problems in children that are victims of teasing and ridicule by their peers when they start their schooling.

Plastic surgery has excellent techniques to correct this defect. The objective of the operation is to create the folds of a normal ear. The incisions are made behind the ear and the aesthetic result is excellent in a great percentage of cases. The risks are minimal when the intervention is carried out by qualified plastic surgeons.