LAM FACIAL PLASTICS

Hi Dr. Lam

First post on this, I am strongly considering getting otoplasty on my right ear.

Ive always noticed my left side was always by "best side" and i could never figure out why, Untill recently. My right ear is a completely different shape then my left ear and its only of late ive figured out why. When i look in the mirror i look fine but your mirror image is reversed. But in pictures that are not reversed its really noticeable and its causing me great self esteem issues and paronia i cant even look someone straight in the face and have a conversation with them incase they notice. But my right ear at the top of it at the back feels like theres a small "v" gone out of it under the skin. When i press on this "v" my ear top of my ear pops out towards my face. Also ive noticed if i press the top of my right ear down it naturally shifts its shape exactly into the shape of my left ear. Im thinking something went wrong when i was in the womb? What i want to know is, After you's looking at pics would i be a candidate for otoplasty to make my right ear the same as my left?

My left ear. (Good ear)

My right ear (Bad ear)

Front view (Notice odd ears)

The "popping out" i was talking about. I cannot do this with my left ear

Again.

Front view when top of right ear is pressed down. Notice how it matches the left naturally

honestly, i would not do your ears for the following reasons:
1. the projection off your head looks about good. anymore tucking back may make it look too tight.
2. symmetry is not that far off and it is something very hard to fix.
3. i cannot fix the way an ear feels and there is nothing that i see that is truly off.
4. if you are having social issues with something that i don't think anyone else sees including myself then the risk is a mild to moderate case of body dysmorphic disorder. that is something that should not be surgically treated.
s.

Thanks for the reply Dr.

I can see where you are coming from and after researching BDD i think maybe i do have a mild or even higher case of that but anyways, Here's a picture that might show you more clearly what i mean. Im on your right, Notice the big difference in proportion of my right to my left, This is what gets me the most. Anytime i get in a picture i try hide my right side behind the person in the picture with me but i failed this time.

again, we are all different in small degrees of asymmetry. i would say again that you are not at the level of justifying surgery. certainly not, until you get over the social issues. i would not feel comfortable operating on you at this time. and, to be honest, not in the future either since i do not believe there is sufficient problem to justify a surgical correction.
best,
s.