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Earlobe Setback Techniques in Otoplasty

Correction of prominent ears by a setback otoplasty, whether in children or adults, is a highly rewarding procedure for most patients. Numerous techniques have been described in how to reliably and permanently setback the cartilage of the protruding ear. None of these technique have proven to be absolutely superior over the others, indicating that any Read More…

The Dermal Anchor Technique in Setback Otoplasty

Correction of the protruding ear, known as setback otoplasty, has been around for well over one hundred years and numerous techniques have been described to treat it. Because so many methods have been described for the procedure this speaks to the observation that there is no one perfect way to do it. What separates these Read More…

The Dermal Anchor Technique in Otoplasty for Protruding Ear Correction

In the correction of the protruding ear numerous techniques have evolved over the years, all of which claim to produce good or improved ear shapes or less rates of relapse. Which each of these otoplasty techniques have a role in certain patients, good results are claimed with minimalist approaches to very aggressive cartilage reshaping techniques. Read More…

Surgical Reshaping of the Lying or Folded Back Ear Deformity

The appearance of the external ear is completely controlled by the shape of the cartilage that lies within it. Short of the lobule, any change to the ear requires manipulation of its cartilage framework. This is seen in the commonly performed setback otoplasty for protruding ears where bending of the cartilage moves it closer to Read More…

Technical Strategies – Maximal Superior Otoplasty Repositioning

Otoplasty is a generic term for ear reshaping of a variety of aesthetic deformities. In its most classic use it is a term specifically for setting back the protruding ear using different suture techniques of cartilage reshaping/repositioming done through a postauricular approach. It decreases the auriculoephalic angle by creating a more defined anti helical fold, Read More…

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