Ears pinned back on NHS

only if you play the "they're effecting my mental health" card... my bro just got it done... looks good tbf... looked quite sore and uncomfortable though... you have to wear like an alice band for like a month after.. and the badges were hilarious! oh and defs gett aa haircut like the day before and invest in lots of dry shampoo cos you cant get them wet for a while lol

I got it done pretty late, maybe 17/18 so i'm sure you could get it on the NHS at 20.

Make a GP appointment, they will refer you to a surgeon on the NHS and it goes from there. Such a minor operation, its usually a day-surgery.

Not as bad as the person's comment above either, a little uncomfortable, you have to wear a bandage around them for a week, and after that comes off you just need to sleep with a head band round them. Heals pretty quickly and not much pain involved.

Good luck

I don't want to make it look like I have a sense of entitlement, but there's not really any other way to get it done as by looks of it treatment just isn't affordable. For other medical issues I tend to go private anyway.

Surely having your ears pinned back is one of the cheapest operations around? What other medical issues have you paid for privately?

I haven't paid for operations, so I haven't paid anything like a four-figure sum up front. How much is it private ??

But was that just before you were an adult?



Will do



Is it pretty risk free ?

How old is you brother??

I'm an adult and so probably can't get it free. Is it even worth asking? Otherwise I'd be looking at going private. I#ve always wanted to get it done, but as a kid I was way too embarrassed to even mention it to my parents (and they were never very sympathetic in that regard) so I just had to suck it up. I would consider private long term because when I push my ears in, my appearance seriously improves 4x - I think 'wow' what a difference! It isn't so bad when my hair is longer but I can only really manage short hair. And with smaller ears and short hair I'd look much much better. You only live once and you might as well be happy with your appearance. I think I'm fairly attractive but this is a hindrance and effects self esteem.

Thanks for you post

I think 18 classed me as an adult if I remember correctly.

It is pretty much risk free, they do tell you the complications but these are EXTREMELY rare such as infection, heavy bleeding and scarring. But if the latter 2 do not run in the family you will be fine.

What I will say however, is go into the whole thing with realistic results. Don't expect your ears to be perfectly shaped, sized, formed etc. They will look as natural as possible and less prominent, but they still wont be perfect. I am very happy with mine though!

Fair enough.

A quick Google search gives the BUPA website which says that a pinnaplasty operation (i.e. ears being pinned back) costs between £1,000 and £3,000. You may as well get it done on the NHS if you can though (the BUPA website says in the same sentence as the price on the pinnaplasty page that "cosmetic surgery isn't available on the NHS", but of course if it's affecting you psychologically, then the NHS probably wouldn't see it as cosmetic). Here's the link.

Do it yourself

How come you got it free then? Were you an exception? Is there anything you did/said that made them allow you to have the procedure?

Thanks. How long was recovery? I don't need mine reshaped or anything just pushing back... as soon as I start pushing them back in the mirror my appearance just improves so much because there's no focus on the ears at all. My face shape, hair etc etc all looks better and it suits me much more. Sucks to have been born with dodgy ears!!

If I couldn't get it done on NHS I'd only really be able to pay around £1000-£1500 for private, any more would be too much because I am also paying private for other medical issues.