Useful contacts
American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has a leaflet on ‘Understanding Otoplasty - Surgery of the Ear’. The leaflet is also in the procedures section of its website. Write to: 310 S. Henry St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, USA. Tel: 001 703 299 9291.
www.aafprs.org/patient/procedures/otoplasty.html
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)
British Association of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) will send you a factsheet on Setting Back Prominent Ears and a list of their members. The factsheet is also available on their website. Write to: BAAPS, Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE (send an sae). Tel: 020 7405 2234.
www.baaps.org.uk
Ear Buddies
Ear Buddies are splints to correct sticking-out ears in babies under 6 months of age. They were invented by a plastic surgeon. The website explains how they work, how to fit them and how to buy them, and has general information about sticking out ears in babies. Tel: 0906 802 0197
www.earbuddies.co.uk
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