Seriously. What a BS title. Its not like she got a boob job. Pinning back ears has been done for years on little kids. I even remember a black and white TV episode of "Leave it to Beaver" where one of the kids discussed with his parents having it done by a doctor.
I seem to remember that. I think we tend to think negatively of cosmetic surgery because it's so abused by the vain but it does have it's valid uses. I say this little girl is one of those examples.
Back in the fifties, and sixties, lots of kids got their ears pinned back. I think in the late sixties when short hair, and ponytails fell out of style, so did the ear pinning back surgeries. Whether you were a girl or guy with dumbo ears, you could just hide them under long hair.