Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plastic surgery of the ear.
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- noun surgery A procedure of
plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’sears .
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- noun reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear
Etymologies
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Examples
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After doing some research, she looked into a type of cosmetic procedure called otoplasty, more commonly known as "pinning back" the ears.
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Thailand is world renowned for "aesthetic" plastic surgery procedures such as otoplasty and blepharoplasty.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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The only procedures to lose favour were tummy tucks (abdominoplasty), which were down 7.5% and the pinning back of prominent ears (otoplasty), down 17%.
Cosmetic treatments up as Britons turn to surgeon's knife 2011
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To avoid the heartache that comes with so-called 'jug ears', three year old Vivi's parents want her to undergo otoplasty.
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Samantha, who will have her otoplasty on April 5, isn't the only child to undergo cosmetic surgery because of bullying.
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Some are opting for nose jobs to correct old sports injuries, otoplasty for ears, or breast reduction surgery for the dreaded 'moobs'.
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He also offers additional plastic surgery procedures that appeal to young adults, including rhinoplasty, otoplasty and Asian eyelid surgery, which creates creases in the eyelids of individuals of Asian descent.
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The most popular procedures for men are rhinoplasty (nose), blepharoplasty (eyelids), breast reduction, otoplasty (ear correction) and liposuction.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By LOIS CAIRNS 2010
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Kids can be mean and the stigma of having large ears that stick out inevitably leads to insults along the lines "Dumbo" but there is a surgical option that many parents opt to have for their kids and that is ear pinning or otoplasty.
EzineArticles 2010
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Hell, I'd like to get some otoplasty done, a half hour procedure that will cost me over two thousand bucks.
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