Operation to pin back ears

peardrops_2

Hello Fuzzy

Excellent post - thank you. I'm 100% behind your opinion.

I have explained to her that she will be put on a waiting list if successful and it will take months for the operation to take place and that in any of that time she is more than welcome to pull out. I've also explained that it is a very painful operation and not to be taken lightly. She's fairly sensible (as sensible as any hormonal 13 year old can be) and realises this isn't a quick fix.

She's a very popular girl although some nasty !!!!!es do take the mickey but I honestly feel she wants to do this for her and not for everyone else.

I don't think having a few strands of hair would help really, her ears even poke through her long hair as they are almost at right angles to her head.

I will still take her to the GP and help her set the wheels in motion but explain that if it gets too scarey she can pull out.

Thank you everyone for your posts, its really helpful to me.

**curlywurly**

My nephew had his jug ears done age 14, on the NHS. He could have had them done within a few weeks, but he opted to wait until the beginning of the summer holidays, so that he didn't have to go to school with bandages on. He opted to not have them pinned back completely, he felt that sticky out ears were part of his personality, so he just had an adjustment done.

At 13, I agree with you, she is old enough to decide for herself.

Hope the appointment with the GP goes well.

*Twinkle*

my son had this done when he was 6, i took him to the Dr's who referred him to the local hospital who carried out the op, from start to finish it all took about 8 weeks and we was very pleased with how they turned out

elff

My sister had this op to pin back 1 ear after the other was bitten by a dog - it was to make them look 'more even' - she has had lots of problems after the surgery even 20years later.

If it is really afecting her confidence you should obvioulsey do somthing about it - but it is surgey and there can be problems later... my sis really wish's my parents had said no - she was 8 when they did this.

wornoutparents

my daughter had one of her ears pinned back on the nhs when she was 11, her ear really stuck out a lot and she was very aware from a young age all her photos she has her hair covering it.

we spoke to our gp when she was younger who adviced us to wait a year or two until she was able to fully understand what the surgery , GA were all about the next time we saw him he spoke to her about it and was refered to a plastic surgeon.

the surgery was arranged for the start of summer holiday . the difference in her over that summer holiday was amazing and we wallwere so p[leased we did it . :j wish you well

bratz81

I got my ears pinned back when I was 16. I was on the waiting list for about 2 years and got them done NHS no problem. I looked like the World cup I'm not joking!!
It was painful at the time yes I won't lie, but I have never looked back, I'm so glad I got it done!

I think then you had to be over 16 or something to get them done, but they can do it younger now as far as I know.

euronorris

scooby088 wrote: »

I doubt that she would get the procedure done on the NHS because of her age, she still has loads of growing to do, you could make an appointment with your gp just to test the water. But as this is seen as a cosmetic procedure i guess they wont see it much of a priority. It also depends on the attitude of the gp too.

Unless they have changed the age criteria, she should be able to get them pinned back at age 13.

I had mine pinned back, aged 12, via the NHS. I am 28 now, so that was about 16 years ago. I think it was less than a year between GP visit and operation, but obviously, things may have changed since then.

It hurt though....a LOT. Once the drugs wore off, I was in agony for about a week, and I reacted badly to the anaesthetic. But again, everyone is different and the OP's daughter may be fine.