Re: Does taping of infants ears prevent 'bat-ears' in later life?

"Bat ears" is the term sometimes used to describe a person's ears that do 
not lie flat against the side of the head, and stick out instead.  It is not necessarily a term of derision, 
and indeed has even become an acceptable medical term.

Sometimes, bat ears is seen in newborns and may be more pronounced than 
after the head grows and develops during  succeeding years.  Or it can develop during adolescent growth.
But like most other structures that we are born with the shape and size of ears are genetically determined.
No  amount of taping can change that fact. Tape can only draw even more attention to the ears, and the whole 
process will only make the infant needlessly miserable.  The bat ear structure is not a physical impairment.
Medically, it is considered a "cosmetic [appearance] problem."

When someone decides to change the shape of the head this is done surgically 
at
a later stage.  Children are,
of course, first made self-conscious about their bodies by their parents and
people around them.  Therefore,
it is possible that some child born with so-called bat ears will adopt self
consciousness from people around
him/her.  If a psychological problem develops from this then perhaps a 
clinical
psychiatrist may recommend
plastic surgery for dealing with the emotional problem.

As far as cosmetic surgery for bat ears is is concerned, there is a 
description of this at a Web site based in England: http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/
mosby_factsheets/bat_ears.html  This description contains drawings and fairly complete discussions of 
problems that can result from the surgery.

Answering the original question, taping an infant's head cannot prevent bat
ears. Such taping would be useless, and can do some harm.