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
The Portland Hospital, London
Royal Liverpool Childrens NHS Trust
Royal Free NHS Trust
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Colchester General Hospital
Countess of Chester NHS Trust
Freeman Hospital, NUT
Gt Ormond St Hospital
Lorn & Islands DGH
NHS Argyll and Clyde
Manchester Childrens Hospital
Mid Essex Hospital Trust
NHS Lothian
Sheffield Childrens Hospital
Singleton Hospital
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
St Thomas's Hospital, London
WGH, Edinburgh
Carstens Sanitatshaus, Stuttgart,
Copenhagen University Hospital,
Eastern HSC, Canada
GE Healthcare, Germany
Specialist Fitting Service
Mr David Gault FRCS, The Portland Hospital, London
Mr Niall Kirkpatrick, The Consulting Suite, London
Mr Simon Eccles, The Consulting Suite, London
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.
"I would like to thank you for creating such a brilliant product. I used earbuddies on my daughter from the age of 5 months through to 7 and half months. I think they have vastly improved her ears and I am forever grateful for that, as I am sure she will be." Mrs SR, Queensland, Australia
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 Paediatrician, Great Ormond Street Hospital, The Times 2006 more...