{"id":669,"date":"2024-05-21T11:56:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2024-07-05T09:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T14:17:08","slug":"otoplastia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/otoplastia\/","title":{"rendered":"Otoplastia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"669\" class=\"elementor elementor-669\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a3723d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35a3723d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a06a4b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a06a4b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 23-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Otoplasty<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1ec19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1ec19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46b86920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/cirugia-de-nariz-rinoplastia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469504f1 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"469504f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/otoplastia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Otoplasty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6a7a00 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c6a7a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/frontoplastia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Forehead Lift<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19612a92 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19612a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/beflaroplastia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Blepharoplasty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4500df83 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4500df83\" 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href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/mentoplastia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Chin Surgery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64661de elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"64661de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/cirugia-del-sueno\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Pharyngoplasty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85cdc50 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85cdc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/faringoplastia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Faringoplastia<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54189d84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54189d84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357a99d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"357a99d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We want to professionally advise you<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c43e85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c43e85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Schedule your assessment appointment, fill out the following form, and we will contact you as soon as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d6b458 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44d6b458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/contactenos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request an Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525523cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"525523cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33714f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33714f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Otoplasty<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d604e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d604e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Otoplasty and ear reconstruction are specialized procedures that can improve both the function and appearance of the ears. Dr. Patricia Pareja, a prominent specialist in otolaryngology and facial surgery, provides these services with a combination of advanced technical skills and a deep understanding of facial aesthetics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a954fd4 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6a954fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 23-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper,.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure,.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized):not(.swiper-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/drapatriciapareja.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot_15.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot_15\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; 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This procedure can correct a variety of issues, such as:<\/p><ul><li>Prominent ears that stick out too far<\/li><li>Asymmetry between the ears<\/li><li>Congenital deformities<\/li><li>Damage from injuries or trauma<\/li><\/ul><p>Initial Consultation: During the initial consultation, Dr. Pareja will evaluate the patient&#8217;s ear structure, medical history, and expectations. The procedure will be discussed in detail, including potential outcomes and any concerns the patient may have. This evaluation may also involve photographs and models to plan the treatment accurately.<\/p><p>Surgical Procedure: Otoplasty is usually performed under local anesthesia with sedation in adults and under general anesthesia in children. The procedure typically lasts between 1 to 2 hours, depending on the complexity of the case. The basic steps of the procedure include:<\/p><ul><li>Incisions: Incisions are typically made behind the ears, in the natural fold, to help conceal scars. In some cases, small additional incisions may be made on the front of the ear.<\/li><li>Cartilage Shaping: Ear cartilage is reshaped to create a more natural contour closer to the head. This may involve removing excess cartilage or suturing folds to better define the ear structure.<\/li><li>Repositioning and Sutures: Once the cartilage has been shaped, the ears are repositioned closer to the head and secured with internal sutures. External stitches close the incisions.<\/li><\/ul><p>Recovery: After surgery, the ears are covered with bandages to protect them and maintain their new position. Patients may experience some pain, swelling, and bruising, which are managed with medications and proper postoperative care. It&#8217;s crucial to follow Dr. Pareja&#8217;s postoperative instructions, which include:<\/p><ul><li>Keeping the head elevated to reduce swelling<\/li><li>Avoiding sleeping on the side to avoid pressure on the ears<\/li><li>Using a headband around the ears as directed<\/li><li>Avoiding strenuous activities that could damage the ears<\/li><\/ul><p>Stitches are typically removed about a week after surgery, and bandages are replaced with a lighter band. Most patients can return to normal activities within a week, although contact sports should be avoided for at least a month.<\/p><p>Results: The results of otoplasty are immediately visible after the bandages are removed and continue to improve as swelling subsides. Dr. Pareja ensures that the results are natural and harmonious with the patient&#8217;s face.<\/p><p>Risks and Complications: Like any surgical procedure, otoplasty carries risks, although they are uncommon. These may include infection, bleeding, abnormal scarring, or residual asymmetry. Dr. Pareja takes all necessary precautions to minimize these risks and ensure a safe and successful recovery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3459e4b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-faq\" data-id=\"3459e4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-be446dc\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">At what age can otoplasty be performed?<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                Otoplasty can be performed on children starting from the age of 5, once their ears have nearly reached full size. It is also common in teenagers and adults.            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-8920c0a\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">How should I prepare for otoplasty?<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                During the initial consultation, Dr. Pareja will provide detailed instructions on how to prepare for the surgery, which may include avoiding certain medications that increase the risk of bleeding, quitting smoking, and undergoing necessary medical exams.            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-39be761\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">How long does the procedure take?<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                The otoplasty procedure typically lasts between 1 and 2 hours, depending on the complexity of the case and the techniques used.            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-cc302af\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">How is the recovery process?<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                After surgery, patients should wear bandages around the ears to protect them and maintain their new position. It's common to experience some pain, swelling, and bruising, which are managed with medications. Most patients can return to their normal activities within a week, but they should avoid strenuous activities and contact sports for at least a month.            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-single-faq elementor-repeater-item-3a89a39\">\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-header\">\n                <h2 class=\"elementskit-faq-title\">What are the possible risks and complications?<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elementskit-faq-body\">\n                While otoplasty is generally safe, there are risks such as infection, bleeding, abnormal scarring, residual asymmetry, and adverse reaction to anesthesia. 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