Category: ear reconstruction | earlobe reconstruction | plastic surgery case study

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Primary Repair of the Amputated Left Earlobe

Background: Reconstruction of the ear from traumatic injuries, cancer resections and congenital deformities has a long history of numerous techniques available to do so. But the hardest part of the ear to successfully create or rebuild is its smallest part, the lobule. This suspended piece of skin and fat lacks any cartilage support and its Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Reversal Otoplasty Technique for the Congenital Tight Auriculocephalic Angled Ear

Background: The ear is composed of a complex cartilage shape that accounts for much of its external appearance. The simplest shape of the cartilage, the auriculocephalic angle, happens to be the one that is the most requested ear shape change and the most commonly performed aesthetic surgery. (setback otoplasty) The auriculocephalic angle is defined by Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Correction of Congenitally Elongated Earlobes with Facelift Surgery

Background: The earlobe is a small structure that is situated at the bottom of the cartilaginous ear and the side of the face. Its attachment to the face has varying configurations from a ‘separated’ attachment (inverted V) or a direct attachment without a notch. In rare cases the earlobes can have another type of facial Read More…

Repair of the Congenital Cleft Earlobe

The ear is made up of many parts that have varying topographies. Most of these ear components are structurally either convexities or concavities which is due to the cartilage that lies within. The lone exception to this topography is the earlobe, the only part of the ear that does not contain cartilage. This makes it Read More…

Changing the Attachment of the Earlobe to the Face

One of the features of an earlobe is in how they attach to the face. In some patients the earlobe curves upwards and attaches to the face in an inverted V shape. They are often referred to as unattached earlobes. In other patients the earlobe joins the face directly without any break in he attachment. Read More…

Repair of the Large Gauged Earlobe

Gauging the earlobe through sequential expansion devices seems relatively new, but it is a custom in some cultures that dates back well into antiquity. It is the earliest form of tissue expansion and proves that even the smallest body structure can be modified by simple pressure. While it is a fashion statement for some Read More…

Mini-Mommy Makeover Procedures

The concept of a Mommy Makeover plastic surgery procedure is about combining abdominal and breast reshaping in one operation. The breast and abdominal components are not new and include many well known procedures such as tummy tucks, breast implants, liposuction and breast lifts in whatever combination each individual women needs. While the effects of a Read More…

Postoperative Instructions for Earlobe Repair and Reconstruction

Repair of the earlobe is done for a range of conditions from a tear caused by an ear ring, stretching of the earlobe from gauging to traumatic injuries. The small size of the earlobe allows even complex repairs to be done under local anesthesia as an office procedure in most cases. The after care instructions Read More…

The Energing Trend Of Stretched (Gauged) Earlobe Repair

The adornment of ears has been around since the dawn of civilization. Women and men have been putting all sorts of jewelry on ears from the top of the helix down to the earlobe. In what some may consider out of the ordinary or more extreme, the non-cartilaginous portion of the ear (earlobe) has even Read More…