Treatment of Prominent Ears and Otoplasty

Pawar, Sachin; Koch, Cody A.; Murakami, Craig S.

doi:10.1001/jamafacial.2015.0783

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“…The age at which treatment is performed is important. It has been shown that early treatment has a positive impact on psychological well‐being and development . Moreover, in the first few weeks of life (up to 6 months), nonsurgical molding or splinting techniques can be effective, while the cartilage remains pliable .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Earfold: A New Technique for Correction of the Shape of the Antihelix

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An absent or poorly defined antihelix often plays a central role in the perception of the prominent ear. A wide variety of otoplasty techniques have been described over the last 50 years that aim to reshape, create, or enhance the definition of the antihelix, which can, in turn, help to reduce the prominence of an ear. In addition to conventional suture and cartilage‐scoring techniques, a permanent implantable clip system (Earfold®) has recently become available that is placed using a minimally invasive approach performed under local anesthesia. In this review, we summarize conventional otoplasty techniques to correct the antihelix and compare these with the Earfold implantable clip system. Laryngoscope, 128:2282–2290, 2018

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confidence: 99%

“…Prominent ears are a common developmental anomaly affecting 5% to 10% of the population worldwide . In clinical practice, the presence or absence of prominence is largely a matter of subjective perception.…”

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Earfold: A New Technique for Correction of the Shape of the Antihelix

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“…Prominent ears are present in approximately 5% of the general population and can encompass a considerable psychological effect on individuals [2]. Children with protruding ears are often exposed to significant psychological stress, such as being bullied at school.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Current developments in otoplasty methods have steadily progressed in the direction of less to noninvasive procedures, from nonsurgical newborn ear molding to cartilage-sparing surgical techniques and even incisionless, office-based procedures [2].…”

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CO2 Laser-Assisted Otoplasty: A New Dermatosurgical Procedure

Silva¹

2018

Dermatologic Surgery and Procedures

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Otoplasty is the surgical procedure characteristically performed to improve the appearance of unpleasant, protruding auricles. An incision in the back of the ear with or without excision of cartilage is the usual approach. A novel technique performed with CO 2 laser is presented. The objective of CO 2 laser-assisted otoplasty is to decrease the mastoid-scapha angle up to approximately 30°; also, the conchal-scapha angle should be reduced to its usual of approximately 90°. The aims of this procedure are to restructure the scapha and the antihelix fold, to diminish the size of the concha (hinge effect), and to relocate the reshaped ear closer to the head in esthetically desired angles, not only horizontally (lateral angle), but also (and of extreme importance for most patients) vertically (superior angle).

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“…It affects around 5% of the population [1]. Otoplasty, the procedure commonly performed to correct protruding ears, usually shows a good outcome with a positive influence on the psychology of the children.…”

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Case Report: Unusual Complication Post Otoplasty

Subhi¹

2018

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Otoplasty is very commonly used for the surgical correction of prominent ears. This procedure generally does not involve major complications. Pain and itching, hematoma and bleeding and infection are the most common complications generally observed in post otoplasty patients. We present a case of a 13 years old boy who showed abnormal swelling from the pre-to the post-auricular area throughout the temporal region one day after the surgery. This case is distinct as the swelling was without the involvement of active bleeding but hematoma like complication at the site of surgery. The investigations were undertaken and the probable cause for these unusual observations were most likely related to lymphatic malformation.

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Treatment of Prominent Ears and Otoplasty

Cited by 36 publications

References 27 publications

Earfold: A New Technique for Correction of the Shape of the Antihelix

Earfold: A New Technique for Correction of the Shape of the Antihelix

CO2 Laser-Assisted Otoplasty: A New Dermatosurgical Procedure

Case Report: Unusual Complication Post Otoplasty

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