Splintage is now recommended by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, ENT-UK, the British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, and by BUPA.
"As a plastic surgeon and a father, I would not hesitate for a moment to recommend your product. My wife and I could not be more thrilled with the results."
Rigoberto J Mendoza MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Chicago USA
Some of our hospital customers
Mayo Clinic, USA
UMC Utrecht
Wolverhampton City PCT
Royal Liverpool Childrens NHS Trust
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Will your new baby be teased about their ears? At birth the ear cartilage is soft and easy to mould, so if there is an obvious deformity, the sooner Ear Buddies™ splints are fitted the better.
Splintage is also recommended if there is a family history of stick-out (bat) ears, even if the ears seem fairly normal at birth. In at least a third of 5 year olds with stick-out ears, prominence wasn’t noticed until about three months of age. By this time splintage is more difficult and lengthy. “Parents are often falsely reassured that their child will grow into their ears”, says David Gault FRCS, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, who developed the Ear Buddies™ system. “It is a real shame if the chance to splint is missed, because the only option then is to wait for surgery. As NHS ops become less available, it can be a costly mistake.”
Ear Buddies™ kits are simple enough for any parent to fit.
"It is vital that neonatal paediatricians, obstetricians, general practitioners, and midwives are educated about early detection and how to initiate treatment themselves.” - Lindford, Hettiaratchy, Schonauer, British Medical Journal, February 2007
....splintage can work really well. In a newborn it can correct a deformed or sticking-out ear within two weeks; in a three-month-old within ten weeks” - Dr Jane Collins, Chief Executive and Honorary Consultant Paediatrican, Great Ormond Street Hospital, The Times 2006 more...