All people are different. Nature endowed some with huge expressive eyes, others were lucky with sensual puffy lips, still others became owners of magnificent thick hair - each of us is beautiful in his own way, although he does not always recognize this. But what about those who believe that he is far from ideal? That his legs are crooked, his ears are large, his teeth are crooked and, in general, even exhibits in the Kunstkamera are prettier? We will break stereotypes together.
Instead of joining
To begin with, the shape of the ears is something that can be inherited, but at the same time, a number of researchers notice: sometimes there is no connection in this regard between the child and his parents. That is why it is difficult to say what exactly affects the shape of the ears, it is only known that it is determined in the third month of pregnancy. The main thing is that this does not affect either the hearing or the general well-being, so that the ears are larger than the head or tiny ears are a purely aesthetic issue. Of course, both the first and the second have their advantages and disadvantages: it’s problematic to pierce small ears, for example, and for large ones you have to tinker with a hairdo to hide them. So no matter what size your auricles are, this is no reason to worry, right?
Like a Buddha!
Have you ever noticed that in Chinese engravings and paintings, Buddha has very big ears? Legends say that the earlobes of the enlightened ears were pulled back so much due to the massive jewelry that he wore as a prince. So, if you are the owner of large lobes, you can proudly say that you are a descendant of the prince-founder of one of the world religions.
Physiognomy
Well, now seriously. There is such a science as physiognomy. She is studying the relationship between the external appearance of a person and his character. Specialists in this industry can easily prove that if you are the owner of a snub nose, you are likely a potential genius. So, according to physiognomy, ears are truly a mystical part of the body: they talk about the fate of a person, and not about his character, like the rest of the body. For example, ears with a clear form show that in a person’s childhood everything was bright and calm, the atmosphere at home was favorable for his development. And if the upper part of the ear, the most-most cartilage, is above the level of the eyebrows, then you have a real genius who is doomed to financial and career success.
Physiognomy about rims and sizes
Also, physiognomists argue about the importance of having a rim in the upper part of the ear - an inversion of cartilage, as doctors call it. If he is not there, a person will have to fight for everything in his life, nothing of what he so desires will not come easy to him. People with big ears, especially if these ears are proportional to the face as a whole, can expect a happy and calm life, but woe to those whom nature has endowed with excessively large ears, experts believe that the owners of such ears are conceited, narcissistic, and indeed difficult call nice people. Tiny ears are a sign of limitation, some even slow-wittedness, passivity. And small ears with a not very beautiful rim on top are a clear sign of a traitor and a sly one. And even the biggest ears, which seem so because of the massive rim, which has already been mentioned many, many times, are not so bad: according to the Chinese, people with this shape of the auricle are brave, straightforward, they are real fighters, which, if desired, mountains are curtailed. The owners of large, but saggy ears are not so lucky - they say that they are prohibitively stubborn, and with age this only worsens.
So, according to physiognomy, a person who has big ears with rounded forebones and neat rims is simply doomed to a happy life. Envy the owners of tiny treacherous ears!
Stars with big ears
Let us now move on to more serious issues. Whatever the Chinese physiognomists would believe, for some large ears are a real problem, causing a number of complexes. And the most annoying thing is that it’s impossible to fix the situation on your own here, you can’t just mask the offensive lack with hairstyles or just try to ignore it. Of course, you can talk about famous people as much as you like, who mother nature did not skimp on: what is Barack Obama alone, the US president, who, incidentally, recently complained in an interview that his wife and daughters often tease him due to big ears. The list of stars that are not embarrassed by their ears included Miley Cyrus, Emma Watson, Channing Tatum, Will Smith, Daniel Craig and many others. As you can see, the size of the ears does not hinder a successful career at all, even in such a capricious sphere as show business.
Some more medical theories
Some doctors believe that the size of the ears is directly proportional to the size of the kidneys. And the larger the latter - the better for our body, the better excess fluids are excreted, the body is cleansed as a whole, and indeed, there are a lot of all sorts of advantages. And the biggest of them is almost a direct dependence of life expectancy. According to the analysis of one famous researcher, almost ninety percent of long-livers possess big ears. So here it is - another plus in favor of big ears.
Now seriously
Let's move on to dry medicine. It is very difficult to answer the question why the ears are big. It can also be connected with the problem of deafness - a disease, from a medical point of view, this is not considered, but it is also not pleasant. Foolishness is considered an increase in the angle of deviation of the auricle from the head, translating from a scientific language to a common language, this is when the ears protrude slightly. The fact is that up to a month and a half this can still be fixed - at this time the cartilage of the newborn is soft, that is, if you fix the ears in the right position, their shape can still be changed. Usually, the occurrence of this problem is associated with features in the development of ear cartilage.
At a later age, surgery is no longer necessary. True, one will have to wait until the child is seven or eight years old - it is at this age that the formation of the facial skeleton ends. The operation is very simple, complications after it are extremely rare, but it also has its own characteristics.
Otoplasty
Surgery related to changing the shape of the ears is called otoplasty. Distinguish between aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. The first type is aimed at correcting aesthetic defects, while the second is more associated with the correction of pathologies of the auricles. The complexity of otoplasty varies from the simple removal of excess skin, which does not allow the ear to fit snugly to the head, to a serious correction of both the rims of the auricles and their urine. Usually the operation is performed under local anesthesia, although in especially difficult cases they also use general anesthesia, so the presence of an experienced anesthetist is necessary. The surgeon makes an incision in the place where the ear and head rest, and then begins to remove the cartilage and skin tissue, forming the angle necessary for the patient (this is to correct the hearing loss) or correct the lobes and cartilage themselves. After the operation, for four days you will have to wear a turban bandage, on the tenth day you will need to remove the stitches. You can forget about washing your hair after otoplasty for a week, and edema will last another two, two and a half weeks.
Contraindications to this type of surgical intervention are the same as to other operations: poor blood coagulation, infectious diseases. The problems that can occur after otoplasty include blood poisoning, an allergy to anesthesia, infection at the incision site - the same as with other operations. Specific complications include the patient's unsatisfactory result - incomplete correction, for example, or asymmetry that arose as a result of the surgeon's work and manifested in the recovery process, but, of course, it all depends on the doctor. The average cost of an operation is a thousand dollars, but, probably, saving on your health is silly and wrong. In addition, such an operation will not only help correct physical defects, it will destroy a number of complexes associated with them. And then the question, ears big or small, will cease to excite you.
Some research
But you should always think carefully before deciding on any operation - risks always exist. And scientists have proved that for many people with big ears seem more attractive, reliable. An experiment was conducted at one of the Swiss universities, in which a group of volunteers was asked to rate children on a five-point scale who would like to reduce their ears by otoplasty. In some of the photographs proposed, the auricles were really reduced, though by means of photo-correction, while the others remained as they were in reality. According to the results of the experiment, the highest scores for intelligence, diligence and attractiveness were received by children whose ears were larger than those of the rest. So, it is likely that the size of the auricles does not affect the perception of a person by others, moreover, large ears cause much more positive emotions.
Finally
Almost every person sincerely believes that he is far from perfect. If desired, even the most beautiful and most attractive can find flaws in itself. There is always something to complain about. But sometimes our problems are so far-fetched and so insignificant that we should not even mention them. Today, virtually any physical disability can be corrected surgically. But it’s better to think about whether the game is worth the candle. The point is not whether you are beautiful or not, the point is how you perceive yourself. And if you are still worried about the problem of the size of the ears, then look at the Fenechka - those who have the biggest ears in the world, and because of this, he does not worry at all!
Live in harmony with yourself, this is important.