Will the preview show an overcorrected, pinned-back "telephone ear" look?

No. The AI is calibrated to a natural setback consistent with standard suture techniques like Mustardé and conchal setback sutures — not the flattened, wind-tunnel result patients associate with a bad pinning job. It shows projection reduced to a proportionate angle against the head, not an ear pinned flush against the skull.

Can it preview correction on just one ear, or two ears with different starting shapes?

Yes. Many otoplasty patients have asymmetric ears — one more prominent than the other, or a lop ear on one side and a milder cup ear on the other. The AI generates a preview specific to each ear's actual anatomy, whether you're correcting one side or both.

Does it handle the different types of ear prominence — lop ear, cup ear, macrotia, constricted ear?

Yes. The tool works from the patient's actual ear structure, so the preview reflects the specific deformity being corrected — an underdeveloped antihelical fold, excess conchal cartilage, or overall ear size — instead of applying one generic "pinned back" effect to every case.

How young can a patient be for this to work?

The tool works from any clear, well-lit photo, but otoplasty itself is typically performed from around age 5 onward, once ear cartilage is close to adult size and firm enough to hold its new shape. Most practices use the preview specifically in pediatric consults, where a parent needs to see a natural result before agreeing to surgery on their child's behalf.

Are patient photos retained?

That's your call, not ours — it's your software. We build the storage and retention policy around what your practice needs and make sure it meets HIPAA and any other regulation that applies, including the added sensitivity of storing photos of minors. No training on your data, ever.

There's no off-the-shelf plan, so there's no published price list. Share your details and we'll discuss project scope and pricing on a free consultation call — see /pricing for details.

Does the preview account for a hairstyle that currently covers the ears?

Yes, within reason. If hair covers part of the ear in the baseline photo, have the patient pull it back before shooting — front and a three-quarter profile with the ear fully exposed work best. The preview is only as accurate as the anatomy it can actually see.

How is this better than just showing my before-and-after portfolio?

Portfolio photos are someone else's ears — different cartilage thickness, different starting projection, different head shape. A preview built from the patient's own photo removes the "that's not my ear shape" objection that keeps parents and adult patients from committing after they've already reviewed your portfolio.

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Show the corrected ear shape before a single suture is placed

Capture front and three-quarter profile photos during consultation. Makeover generates a photorealistic otoplasty preview in seconds — on the patient's own ear anatomy, not a stock ear-pinning diagram.

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What is a ear reshaping (otoplasty) preview?

An ear reshaping (otoplasty) preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of what a patient's ears will look like after surgical correction — reduced projection, a defined antihelical fold, or improved symmetry — based on a photo of their actual ear anatomy. The surgeon or coordinator captures front and three-quarter profile photos during consultation, and the tool produces a before-and-after comparison that reflects a natural, proportionate result rather than a generic ear-pinning diagram. Facial plastic and plastic surgery practices use this during consults — especially with parents of pediatric patients — to reduce surgical anxiety and move the decision from "let us think about it" to a scheduled date.

Why it matters

Otoplasty typically runs $3,000–$8,000+ depending on technique, whether it's unilateral or bilateral, and whether it's done under local sedation or general anesthesia — a cash-pay surgical decision, not an impulse booking. Pediatric cases often get scheduled months out, timed to a school break so a child can heal out of sight before classmates see a headband or dressing. Adult patients frequently wait years before their first consult, self-conscious about ears since childhood, and the thing that finally moves them isn't price — it's certainty that the result won't look "done" or draw more attention than the ears did before. A preview built from their own ear, not a portfolio photo of someone else's, is what turns that uncertainty into a booked date.

Who uses this

Facial plastic surgeons and plastic surgeons performing otoplasty in their own practice. Surgical coordinators and patient care coordinators who run the consultation before the surgeon steps in. Pediatric-focused facial plastic and ENT practices, where a parent — not the patient — is the one making the booking decision. Multi-surgeon aesthetic and plastic surgery clinics that want every consulting surgeon setting the same visual expectation.

Heard this from a parent or patient?

A parent brings in their 7-year-old for prominent ear correction and stalls because they can't picture whether the result will look natural in next year's school photo, or if the other kids will still notice.

An adult with one ear that sits further out than the other worries surgery will overcorrect into a flat, pinned-back "telephone ear" look instead of simply matching the two sides.

A patient asks to see "someone with ears shaped like mine," scrolls your lop-ear and cup-ear cases in the portfolio, and still can't tell what their specific ear will look like once it's corrected.

How ear reshaping (otoplasty) previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Capture front and three-quarter profile photos

Standard consult angles with the ear fully exposed — hair pulled back so the AI can read the actual projection, fold, and cartilage shape, not a diagram of it.

AI generates the corrected preview

The model reduces ear projection and defines the antihelical fold to a natural, proportionate angle against the head, respecting the patient's specific deformity type and any asymmetry between the two ears.

Present it during the consult

Their own ears, or their child's, before and after, side by side. Parents stop imagining a worst-case result and start asking about scheduling.

Common questions about ear reshaping (otoplasty)

Straight answers. No jargon.

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