What shape, size, surface texturing, incision site and placement site are recommended for me?

Choices that come from an exam

Those choices come from an exam of your own face and a plan you make with a surgeon, so arrive with good questions.

Implant terms or ear surgery

The question reads like a list of implant choices, yet ear surgery is a different procedure, so be clear with the office about which procedure you mean. If your interest is ear surgery, the Stanford Health Care page on ear pinning and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons ear surgery page show how those organizations describe it. If the surgery is for a child, the ASPS article on reshaping a child's confidence with ear pinning surgery looks at it from a parent's side.

Describing what bothers you

Before a consultation, write down what bothers you about the area. Ask the surgeon which of the choices in the title apply to your procedure, what the plan is for each one, and why. Ask to see photos of patients who started out like you. If you live around Redmond, also ask where the surgery is done, how far that is from home, and who to call after hours.

The written plan is the answer

Use the linked pages as background reading and your surgeon's written plan as the real answer. No reading replaces advice from your own surgeon.