Surgery of the Ears
Our ears rarely attract attention when normal in size and relationship to our other facial features. However, large, protruding, or misshapen ears can detract from facial appearance. Children with prominent or deformed ears may suffer the ridicule of peers and a resulting lack of self confidence.
If protruding or disfigured ears bother you or your child, you should consider plastic surgery of the ear to improve the position, shape, or proportion of the ear. Surgery of the ear can correct a defect in the ear structure that is present at birth, a defect that becomes apparent with development, or it can treat misshapen ears caused…Read More >>
PATIENT 30 - Otoplasty
This 23 yo woman was unhappy with her prominent ears and wore her hair long to conceal them. Examination showed absence of the upper two-thirds of the left antihelical fold and superior crus, and absence of the upper half of the right antihelical fold and superior crus; conchal prominence was also present. Six week post-operative photographs showing results of bilateral otoplasty with placement of three conchal-mastoid sutures and five Mustarde sutures on each side. Note reduction in the prominence of the conchal bowl and creation of the upper antihelical fold and superior crus.
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